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Orange County Commissioner Michael Scott is the first on the Board of County Commissioners to voice support forMajor League Baseball for the Orlandoregion.
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Scott backed the Orlando Dreamers’ effort via ashort video releasedby the team May 19, saying, “Baseball is coming soon. He spoke in front of a mural in his office that includes National Baseball Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente.
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The Dreamers want to use a roughly35-acre parcel owned by the countyfor a 45,000-seat baseball stadium. That land is next to Scott’s district.
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