As part of a weekly series of stories leading up to the Program 15 New Balance Future Stars Series upcoming national events in Houston, FutureStarsSeries.com spoke with 5 Star Baseball President Andy Burress about being involved.
“That’s huge. The key for us is to get some of these guys in South Georgia to be able to be on the national stage. Some of these kids in bigger cities where sometimes you get these guys that have a little benefit because they might be in a bigger area, it’s big for a guy like me to get these South Georgia kids and North Florida kids who are in rural areas exposure.”
Mike Ashmore is a veteran baseball writer. Since 2003 he has covered multiple World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for Future Stars Series, the New Jersey native currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian. Ashmore has worked six Super Bowls, ten Stanley Cup Finals, the NBA Playoffs, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,000 games covered in his career.
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