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No Arizona Fall League; Mariners will participate in “instructional league” with Peoria neighbors

In a year where the blows keep on coming for MiLB, the latest was officially announced today: confirming what many suspected, there will be no Arizona Fall League this year.

The AFL is a yearly month-long league sometimes called “prospect graduate school.” Many of the MLB’s top prospects (and now players) are alums of the league, but it’s also an opportunity for clubs to get extra reps for players who lost time due to injury or are learning a new position, players whose developmental timetable a club wants to accelerate, players an organization is showcasing as a possible trade piece, or simply someone they want to see more from.