“I would love nothing more than to see another team here in Salt Lake City,” Charlie Monfort said. “It’s a baseball town.”
David Zalubowski | AP File Photo Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, left, jokes with co-owner Charlie Monfort after a ceremony on Aug. 17, 2014, at which Helton's number was retired before the Rockies playing the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game in Denver. Monfort said in a speech at the Crimson Club at the University of Utah on Friday, April 21, 2023, that he supports the MLB bringing a team to Utah.
on Friday, Monfort expressed his desire to see the MLB bring a team to Salt Lake City. Last week, a coalition headed by the Miller family and Larry H. Miller Co. launched a bid aimed at doing just that. “I would love nothing more than to see another team here in Salt Lake City,” Monfort said. “It’s a baseball town.”
Monfort graduated from the U. in 1982 and said he used to enjoy attending games at Derks Field. The team that played there at that time was a Triple-A squad called The Salt Lake Gulls. Monfort likes thatas well. He noted that in addition to their history as a team moniker, the gulls hold even more significance to the valley.
“Salt Lake City Skyscrapers? I don’t know about that name,” Monfort said, recalling the moniker of Salt Lake’s first pro baseball team, which was formed in 1911. “I like to stay with the Gulls because gulls are tough. And without the gulls, I don’t think this valley survives.”“I’m going to do my part on the inside,” he said. “It’s a baseball town, so hopefully it does happen.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pac-12 recruiting: Big weekends for Utah, Colorado, OSU and Washington as prospects attend spring gamesFour teams are playing spring games and hosting recruits.
Read more »
Phillies can’t get the big hit and are shut out by the RockiesThe gap between the Phillies' hits and the Phillies' runs should even out at some point in the season, but for now, it illustrates how the team struggles to produce consistently.
Read more »
Feltner, Cron help Rockies snap 8-game skid, top Phils 5-0Ryan Feltner tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, C.J. Cron homered and the Colorado Rockies snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Read more »
Phillies' Inconsistent Offense Falls Flat Against a Rockies Team That Was ReelingThe Phillies' inconsistent offense was shut down Thursday by a Rockies team that had lost eight straight and given up 14 runs twice in the last three days. They lost 5-0 Thursday night.
Read more »
Rockies beat Phillies behind Ryan Feltner, snap eight-game losing streakColorado Rockies right-hander Ryan Feltner pitched a gem Thursday night and C.J. Cron hit a first-inning homer as Rockies beat the Phillies 5-0 to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Read more »