“By driving both direct economic activity and long-term business growth, a sports-oriented community strengthens Durham’s local economy and supports a wide range of industries beyond athletics alone,” said Lulu Black, assistant director of the Durham Sports Commission.

When the Major League Baseball Players Association extended its union to minor league players in 2022, the new deal included benefits such as housing, food provision, off-season wages and rights to royalties of merchandise. 

The Bulls’ Copa night was sponsored by Alpaca Chicken, which has worked with the team for the last three Copa games and will sponsor the next two.