A fairly substantial took place in the Phillies’ minor-league system as the Low-A Lakewood BlueClaws were sold to Shore Town Baseball, a group comprised of Art Matin, former owner of several minor-league teams, and local investors Bob Tamashunas and Bill Luby, who both live in Monmouth County.
The news was announced Thursday afternoon by the team. No financial details were released about the team, but an estimate says the team has an annual revenue of about $13.4 million. They own the highest average attendance of the South Atlantic League and their seven-millionth fan will step through the gates Thursday night.