10-Year Lease Approved in Frederick

PRESS RELEASE –  A negotiated stadium lease agreement between the Frederick Keys, Advanced Class-A Carolina League Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and The City of Frederick was approved tonight by the Board of Alderman. This will keep the Keys at Harry Grove Stadium through the 2021 season.

Frederick Stadium Lease Update Next Week

During a public workshop scheduled for August 3, city officials will update the Board of Aldermen on contract negotiations between the City of Frederick (MD) and the Single-A Frederick Keys (Carolina League) for the long-term use of  Harry Grove Stadium.  Interestingly, we hear Frederick Atlantic, LLC, which submittted a competing lease bid, has been invited to attend the session.  View notice and documents here.

Committee Selects Keys

A committee set up to review proposals submitted by the Single-A Frederick (MD) Keys and the indy pro Atlantic League group Federick Atlantic for the use of Harry Grove Stadium has recommended that the City of Frederick work to negotiate a new, long-term lease deal with the Keys.  Read more here and here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the links.

Gazette.Net: Keep Keys If Indy Bid Not ‘Substantially More’

The Gazette.Net has opined that if the indy pro Frederick Atlantic group has not offered “substantially more” to lease Harry Grove Stadium than the Single-A Frederick Keys, the City of Frederick (MD) should keep the Keys primarily because of the team’s affiliation with MLB’s Baltimore Orioles.  Sealed bids are currently

Submission Day is Friday for Atlantic League

The deadline to submit proposals to the City of Frederick (MD) to lease Harry Grove Stadium, home of the Single-A Frederick Keys, is this Friday, and Federick Atlantic, LLC, a group representing the indy pro Atlantic League, still plans to compete.  As we previously reported, the group recently launched a new website to educate local

Keys’ Owner Denies Sale, Atlantic League Group Launches Website

The Single-A Frederick Keys are denying a report that the team has been conditionally sold.  Read more here.  As you know, the Keys are in a battle with Federick Atlantic, LLC, a group representing the indy pro Atlantic League, for the rights to Harry Grove Stadium.  To educate local fans about the Atlantic League, Frederick Atlantic has just