The following statement is made on behalf of the Kinston City Council by City Manager Rhonda Barwick

The City of Kinston has been informed of the sale of the Down East Wood Ducks baseball operations to Diamond Baseball Holdings. We are excited about this new relationship and wish DBH much success in Kinston. The City Council has agreed to assign the existing Stadium Lease to the new owners and look forward to another great season of Wood Ducks baseball.

The Council is organizing the Historic Grainger Stadium Commission to serve as an advisory board to support our efforts to make improvements to Grainger Stadium and support a legacy of baseball in Kinston. We encourage everyone to support the Wood Ducks and be sure to come out for next week's home games.