JULY 2, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A17
Robertson starts fundraiser for Mavs league players
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertines
The Mavericks Independent League
has attracted ballplayers from across
the country, all for the opportunity to
continue playing the game that they
love.
While the Mavericks League does
provide host families, there is no com-
pensation available for the players.
Campesinos de Salem-Keizer man-
ager Daniel Robertson recognized
the sacrifices players are making to
compete in the Mavericks League and
wanted to do something about it.
“Their love of the game and the
dream of opportunity brings them here
to Salem-Keizer, and we want to make
their stay more comfortable,” Robertson
said.
Last week, Robertson started a
GoFundMe page asking for financial
support from the community so that
he could provide game-day meals to
Mavericks League players. Robertson
is asking for $20,000 of support — as of
press time, the page had raised just over
$2,000.
Robertson’s plan is to hire local
restaurants in the Keizer-Salem area to
provide pre-game and possibly post-
game meals for the players.
Robertson, who played for the
Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Los
Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians,
also spent nine seasons in the minor
leagues and is especially familiar with
the difficulties that come with playing
Campesinos manager Daniel Robertson gives instructions during Mavericks league tryouts in April.
semi-pro baseball.
“I have skipped meals before a game.
I know what it is like. That is what I felt
inspired to do this,” Robertson said. “I
wanted to do something to ease the bur-
den for the players.”
Robertson also believes that con-
necting with local restaurants to pro-
vide meals will naturally bring more
fans to Volcanoes Stadium.
“It all stems back from my play-
ing days. My teammates and I were
ingrained in the community, and it won
us fans,” Robertson. “That is how you
grow something naturally. We want this
league to be great, but we have to build
it naturally,”
Along with helping players get fed,
Submitted photo
Robertson is also hoping that this fund-
raiser will be a benefit to local restau-
rants that have been struggling due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I know that there are many restau-
rants that are in need, and possibly
being able to provide a boost for them
would be huge. You can’t put a price tag
on that,” Robertson said.
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