It’s that time in the off season where we get more news of start-up leagues showing up.
This league, the Moses Lake Professional Baseball League (MLPBL), plans to be based out of Moses Lake, Washington. Some readers may remember that this city was the home of the Moses Lake Rattlesnakes in the failed Mount Rainier Pro Baseball League.
This league is being formed by Jim Hayes and Keith Marshall. If those names sound familiar too, it is because Jim was the manager of the Ellensburg Bulls and Keith was the GM and announcer for Ellensburg and Moses Lake in the Mount Rainier League.
The league claims that: “If you are tired of being told that you do not throw hard enough, are too slow, and too small, then this is the league for you. Since the MLPBL is one of the last leagues to run a tryout, it will give all players that were not selected from other tryout during the summer one final shot at playing this summer. “
The website provides the “history” and background of the owners.
History:
The Moses Lake Professional Baseball League is being formed by Keith Marshall and Jim Hayes and is scheduled to begin June 13th, 2020 to August 9th, 2020 having a 40 game schedule. Keith and Jim met in 2015 when Jim was asked to manage the Ellensburg Bulls of the Mount Rainier Pro Baseball League and Keith was the announcer and GM for Ellensburg and the Moses Lake Rattlesnakes.
Our goal is to provide an opportunity for players that were overlooked, not drafted out of college, not given a real chance, and missed their window of opportunity due to personal circumstances. The Moses Lake Professional Baseball League is providing that 2nd chance for those players who have the dream of playing professional baseball at the next level.
The MLPBL players will be paid and housed while playing in beautiful Moses Lake, Washington. If you are tired of being told that you do not throw hard enough, are to slow, and to small, then this is the league that is for all of the above mentioned. Keith and Jim met this past August and discussed attempting to put a Professional baseball league together. We have been doing the groundwork needed and constantly correcting and evaluating. The mistakes other start up leagues have done. We want to make sure that we have everything in place to make sure we can follow through in giving the players their chance at playing pro baseball.
Since the MLPBL is one of the last leagues to run a tryout, it will give all players that were not selected from other tryout during the summer one final shot at playing this summer.
Staff:
JIM HAYES
GM OF BASEBALL
OPERATIONS/MANAGER
I have been involved in baseball most of my life. Since my retirement from public service 10 years ago, i have been promoting ball players to advance to a higher level once they have decided to attempt to enter the pro ranks, no matter which level. I have been involved with the Puerto Rico Instructional BB League for the past 8 years as the head pitching coach and assistant to the CEO.
the PRIBL has signed 375 players to into Pro BB throughout the world. Check their website player transactions. I have also been an independent agent and scout since 1994. I personally have signed over 200 players to play Pro BB at various levels.
Most recently, in 2015 I managed in the MRPBL mentioned earlier and the Ozark Pro BB League until each league folded due to financial hardships. In 2017, I managed in the Empire League for 3 weeks but due to health conditions, it stopped me cold. In 2018, I recovered to the point that i managed again in the Empire league. I have coached at 2 different colleges over 3 year and in 2019, I was head JV BB coach at my alma mater Los Altos HS in Hacienda Heights where I was able to promote 6 players to the Varsity level with impact. My capacity for the MLPBL will be managing a team and GM of Baseball Operations.
KEITH MARSHALL
GM OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS/ANNOUNCER
I, Keith Marshall was born and raised in Ellensburg, Washington. My Dad started a farm when I was young, but being allergic to Timothy Hay pushed me into college at Central Washington University. In 1991 I began my career in radio and am still employed by Wheeler Broadcasting, 98.5 The Key, which broadcasts Classic Rock into Moses Lake and the surrounding communities. I’ve also worked in TV, winning awards and becoming the Sea Galley guy wearing crablegs in 1993! But radio was my calling and I did nearly every job the business offers including General Manager, Disc Jockey, sales manager and twice I’ve replaced the light bulb on top of a 208 foot tower!
My biggest success was as a DJ, as Keith Danson, which lead to announcing for NASCAR at local tracks and so much more. I still emcee many events each year and perform many live remote broadcasts in Moses Lake. All this experience lead me to knowing what needed to be done to make the Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League work in 2015, too bad the owner ran out of money.
That experience is what I needed to make the Moses Lake Professional Baseball League work, and I’m very fortunate to have the help of Jim Hayes to make his dream, as well as the dream of many deserving baseball players dream a reality!
Indy Ball Island will be reaching out to the MLPBL soon for a Q&A.
For now, check out there official website HERE for more information.
*As always, we caution players about signing up and trying out for any new start-up league.*
Indy Ball Island 
Looks like another SCAM to me. Probably would avoid paying someone startup league who had involvement with a leagues that folded a week into the season. LOL. Just another small time hustler. Also I question the legitimacy of someone claiming to Sign over 200 players ??! Another LOL. Signed to who ?? And where ? What professional league ?! Total Joke. Small time hustler like the black Sox, if you are not the manager of a professional team you don’t “sign” anyone. You just can’t claim that you signed players.. like seriously how can you say your the one who signed them ? Your not the manager or GM. Total joke. Players stop paying these people tons of money and being stupid. Once again LOL.
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Blacksox have signed over 400 players to pro ball. Great organization. Get a clue about things before you make stupid comments about shit you couldn’t play for.
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Adam! I am directly responsible for signing 200+ of players the past 2 years, ill give exact detail as to how I sign and coordinate these players with teams. I usually don’t care to respond but you are on a forum and bashing my business (one of the only legitimate ones) on here.
I do my best and travel the country with my players to get them jobs.
Lets take 2020 for example
Chris Salvey and Akimasa Yasuda signed with the New York Boulders after attending my scout day. NY WAS NOT present and I sent the lists to every team in the country. I coordinated with them to not only get contracts for the players but to get a VISA for the Japanese player and make sure he had a Japanese host family in NY when he came over. I do this for hundreds of players every year. Im directly inviting players to workouts and games, and then coordinating with Managers, Coaches and Scouts to sign these guys.
Example from last year, Jameson McGrane comes to Florida. Florence signs him out of our camp. The Marlins then purchase his contract. We set up private workouts for him in Florida in front of the Marlins in the off season. He gets released by the Marlins, I pick up the phone that day and get him a job with the York Revolution in the Atlantic League.
So I hope this informs you somewhat of what I do on a day-to-day basis, and would be happy to inform you of any transaction listed on my page, for every year that I have been in existence.
But im the mean time, I must ask you, to shut your mouth you moron, and keep your idiot thoughts to yourself.
Also, “small time hustler” is an Andrew Dunn quote. You think you might know something because you talk to someone here or there. But ive never seen you at a field, at an event, I don’t know anything about you or anything you have done, but my entire history and past is on my web site and instagram and I have absolutely nothing to hide.
Also, big misconception about my program is that its expensive. We provide the most exposure for the cheapest price in the country. Its more than affordable and the service and workouts are provided NATION-WIDE and YEAR-ROUND.
There’s no one else doing it, or trying to do it, maybe thats why its a little unbelievable. But its true. Anytime you want some info, let me know!
The lists of signed players is on blacksoxprobaseball.com under the list of transactions.
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Adam is it, did you even read the website? No money is even asked for or will change hands unless the league has all of its money in the bank. A deadline was given for this to happen and if it doesn’t, NOT ONE PLAYER IS OUT ANYTHING!!! Mr. Hayes has been around baseball for awhile and promotes players moving forward if he can and gives those who never had a chance, an oppurtunity. As far as the Mount Rainier league goes, do you even know what your talking about or were there. Mr. Hayes was an employee of the league and manager, who never got paid by the owner along with the players. He put out his own money to house and feed players. So, without 1st hand knowledge, don’t shoot off your mouth unless you have all the facts.
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