Local baseball team named Ironwood Agates

By PAMELA JANSSON

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IRONWOOD — The United States Baseball Congress has announced that the minor league baseball team planned for this area will be named the Ironwood Agates.

The Ironwood City Commission first approved on Nov. 25 a proposal requesting the use of the city’s Randa Field — near the largely fiberglass “big Indian” — for local league games.

Since then, city manager Paul Anderson said that an official agreement, reviewed by city attorney Timothy Dean, had been signed by the city.

“We at the United States Baseball Congress are thrilled to announce the establi...