Draft:Royal Oak Leprechauns

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  • Comment: Still does not have enough independent sources. DrowssapSMM 03:17, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

The Royal Oak Leprechauns are a summer collegiate baseball team playing in the Northwoods League, based in Royal Oak, Michigan. The Leprechauns play their home games at Memorial Park.[1]

HISTORY

In 2015, the team became a 501(c)(3) organization and signed with the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League as the Irish Hills Leprechauns playing out of Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. [2]

In 2018, Leprechauns owner and general manager, Mark Sackett considered relocating the team to Grand Rapids, Michigan[3] but ultimately came to a 10 year agreement with the city of Royal Oak to move the team to Memorial Park, as the Royal Oak Leprechauns. [4]

In 2020, New York Yankees all-star and gold glove winning infielder, D.J. LeMahieu began supporting the Leprechauns as a primary investor, funding numerous renovations to Memorial Park.[5] In 2023, LeMahieu transitioned to the role of Leprechauns president. [6]

In October 2023, it was announced that the Leprechauns would be leaving the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League and joining the Northwoods league for the 2024 season.[7] Over 340 players from the Northwoods League have advanced to play Major League Baseball. The Leprechauns are the fourth team from Michigan to join the Northwoods League which just completed its 30th season in 2023. [8]

References[edit]

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  1. ^ "Homepage". Royal Oak Leprechauns. 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Royal Oak Leprechauns | Royal Oak, MI". www.romi.gov.
  3. ^ Paul, Tony. "College baseball stars setting up shop in Royal Oak: Here's how the Leprechauns came to be". Detroit News.
  4. ^ "About Us". Royal Oak Leprechauns. 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ Galli, Brad (June 4, 2022). "Year Two Begins for Royal Oak Leprechauns, College Summer Wooden Bat Team DJ Lemahieu Helped Start". WXYZ Detroit. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. ^ Paul, Tony. "'It's gonna be a great thing': Yankees' DJ LeMahieu finances Royal Oak summer team". The Detroit News.
  7. ^ "Northwoods League Welcomes the Royal Oak Leprechauns for 2024". Northwoods League. 19 October 2023.
  8. ^ bchampio@mlive.com, Brandon Champion (October 19, 2023). "Royal Oak Leprechauns to become Michigan's 4th Northwoods League team". mlive.
  9. ^ "Royal Oak Leprechauns - Summer Collegiate Baseball Team".
  10. ^ "About Us - Royal Oak Leprechauns". September 10, 2018.

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