Grassroots Baseball Stories Premiere

0:00It's April 30th. I'm Corey with The Story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and Bill for baseball fans. Grass Rouse is firing back up with season 2 of that minor league baseball docu-series hosted by Jonathan Mayo from MLB Pipeline. It dives into the heart of those small town baseball scenes and how teens blend right into community life. The premiere drops this Sunday, May 3rd, at 1 p.m. Eastern on MLB Network kicking off four fresh episodes in new cities. Last year, the pilot took us to Portland, Maine, spotlighting the double AC dogs up close. Now is leveling up with all new spots, starting with Asheville, North Carolina, home to the high A Asheville tourists, affiliates of the Houston, Astros. Asheville got hit hard by Hurricane Helene back in September 2024, but the baseball fans stepped up big, raising $200,000. Dollars for recovery, fans and players rallied, pulling locals and visitors together, even with top prospects like Connor Griffin chilling at

1:03spots like skinny beats for. Sound therapy and pitchers, trading mound work for Canvas Art at Trackside Studios. Coming up, expect the Tulsa drillers on May 17th, Montgomery Biscuits on May 31st, and Rochester Redwings on June 14th, all. Sundays at 1 p.m. Eastern. These episodes show how baseball thrives off the field through people, places and that unbreakable vibe. Tune in to catch how these grassroots stories keep the game spirit alive and ways the big leagues can't touch.