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- ↑ Owens, Charles (October 11, 2023). "Princeton will no longer have a Minor League Baseball team". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Appalachian League returns to Huntington, W.Va., for 2024 season". Appalachian League. November 16, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Huntington-based Appalachian League team will go by Tri-State Coal Cats, don green and black". WV MetroNews. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
