Submitting Press Releases

Organizations & Individuals Who May Send Us Releases
Submission Rules
Where do I send my press releases?

 

From Whom Do We Accept Press Releases?

Currently, we accept press releases from:

  • All Minor League Teams & Leagues - Any professional sports team (paid athletes) or league in baseball, basketball, football, or hockey that develops players (or has the potential to develop players) for MLB, NBA, NFL, or NHL teams. We also cover developing women's professional sports, even if there is not a defined "major" women's equivalent.

  • Players/Managers
  • Agents
  • Municipalities where minor sports are played
  • Local tourism and commerce agencies & organizations
  • Major leagues with minor affiliations

Submission Rules

Stories that we accept:

Below is a partial list of the kinds of stories that we accept. Some are used by the staff of our Magazine, MLN Sports Zone™, and some go direct to our national streaming RSS news feed, MLN - The Raw Feed™ .

Player of the Week/Month/Year Interesting Player Stories
Beyond stats, what is this player doing that is interesting or different?
Game highlights
Game stats Business Articles Media Stories
UNUSUAL SPECIAL EVENTS League Issues Stadium Openings Closings
Records Established/Broken Coaching Changes Front Office Changes
Births & Obituaries Controversies Rules & Rule Changes
Athletes with unusual off-season occupations or hobbies Players/Coaches/Owners changing the business of a sport (For better or worse) Team Relocations
New Uniforms/Logos Historical Stories/Events Great Moments in Minor Sports

Stories that we don't like to see:

Blood Donation Drives Chuck-A-Puck Announcements Stories on players who will not be interviewed.
Most charity events Announcements of fan entertainment (Unless UNUSUAL) Bios on players after they've been shipped out or cut.

Portions of press releases cut in the Raw Feed™
If you want these items (other than direct solicitations and ticket pitches) in your release, they need to be integrated portions of the story (e.g. A fan was knocked senseless today by a t-shirt cannon the during the big AAA Brake promotion at Mo Cheeks Field.)

Direct Solicitations Give-Away Event Dates & Times Season/Ticket Pitches
Upcoming events thrown in Added announcements of fan entertainment (Unless UNUSUAL)  

Where do I send my press releases?

We accept press releases by email only at this time.Please remember to include your full name, title (position), email address, physical address, and GENERAL telephone number for your front office on your first communicatin/release, so that we can verify your credentials.

Send all press releases to info@minorleaguenews.com

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