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Just an aside that the Skeeters are an Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) franchise and aren't directly related to MLB. Minor League player contracts are actually handled by the MLB and divided into Classes A through AAA, with AAA being, typically, the highest paid. The ALPB, founded in 1998, is independent of MLB and its seven other teams are all in NY, NJ, MD, CT, and PA; the Skeeters are an "expansion" team as the ALPB tries to extend its reach westward.

But, yep, the players do get paid a salary. IMO It absolutely qualifies as a professional sporting event under PC §46.035(b)(2).