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    Fundamentals: Minor League Baseball CMO David Wright

    • David Wright — Chief Marketing Officer for Minor League Baseball — joins Fundamentals on Tuesday, May 26th.
    • The episode will begin at 12pm ET on Tuesday, streamed live on this page.
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    May 26, 2020 | 07:20 am
    UPDATED May 26, 2020 | 01:34 pm

    Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals with Ian Thomas, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

    On Tuesday, we were joined by David Wright, the Chief Marketing Officer of Minor League Baseball, to discuss the organization’s approach throughout the shutdown of live baseball, along with some insight on what the “new” fan experience may look like for MiLB clubs.

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