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Greensboro Grasshoppers sold to Temerity Baseball

First National Bank Field in Greensboro, North Carolina. Screenshot courtesy of the Greensboro Convention and Visitor's Bureau.

The Greensboro Grasshoppers minor league baseball team has been sold — and the new owner has some big plans.

Temerity Baseball recently announced the purchase of the team, which is the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The change means it won't be owned by a local group of investors.

According to a press release, Temerity Baseball is a family-owned business and is an affiliate of Temerity Capital Partners based in Washington, D.C. It also owns the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

The company is partnering with local government officials and others to build apartments and other economic development near the Kannapolis ballpark.

The company says it sees a lot of potential for growth in Greensboro.

In a press release, Temerity Baseball CEO Andy Sandler says they will continue to build off of the success of the previous ownership group and plan to make First National Bank Field a year-round destination for food, music and other forms of entertainment and events.

The Grasshoppers began playing at the downtown Greensboro stadium in 2005.

The purchase price for the acquisition was not disclosed.

The Hoppers will open the 2022 season at home against the Rome Braves on April 8.   

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Keri Brown is a multi-award winning reporter and host at 88.5 WFDD. She has been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her stories about coal ash, and was named the 2015 radio reporter of the year by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).Although she covers a variety of topics, her beats are environmental and education reporting.Keri comes to the Triad from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she served as the Chief Bureau Reporter for the Northern Panhandle. She produced stories for the state's Public Television and Radio programs and was honored by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association for her feature and enterprise reporting.She also served as an adjunct instructor at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College in West Virginia. She worked with the Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, WV, and other NASA centers across the country to develop several stories about the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.Keri's journalism career began at WTRF-TV 7 in Wheeling. She worked in several roles at the station, including the head assignment editor. She also was a field producer and assignment manager at WPGH-TV Fox 53 in Pittsburgh.Keri is a graduate of Ohio University. When she's not in the studio or working on a story, she enjoys watching college football with her family, cooking, and traveling.Keri is always looking for another great story idea, so please share them with her. You can follow her on Twitter @kerib_news.

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