ORLANDO -- Major League Baseball’s Take the Field program kicked off on Saturday morning in the most fitting way possible: with a five-person alumni panel.

Take the Field , a two-day program created in 2018 and held during the annual Winter Meetings, is aimed toward those interested in pursuing baseball operations, front office or on-field careers.

The program provides opportunities for education and engagement through breakout sessions, speaker panels and professional development facilitated by industry leaders from all 30 Major League clubs and the league office.

This year marks the biggest Take the Field yet, with more than 130 attendees chosen from over 800 applications. Seeing this sort of evolution is gratifying to Julia Hernandez, MLB’s coordinator of on-field operations.

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