LEXINGTON, Ky. — With a name change and a new minor league team added in Lexington, baseball fans are gearing up for the season. 

What You Need To Know

  • Lexington Legends introduces new minor league team

  • Morgan Turner is an 8-year-old pitcher and is excited for softball season to start

  • D-Bat Lexington is an indoor baseball and softball training center

  • Baseball fans are looking forward to this years season

Lexington is officially home to two minor league baseball teams. The Lexington Legends are being joined by the Wild Health Genomes.  The Genomes, who previously went by the name The Kentucky Professional Baseball Team, won the Atlantic League Championship in October. 

Along with the new team, it was announced Louisville Legends Stadium would be renamed Wild Health Field.

Wild Health is a genomics-based clinic in Lexington. 

The teams are independent of one another but share an ownership group, Stands LLC.

Morgan Turner is one eight-year-old softball player who is excited to get back on the field. 

“I try to hit it in the middle, so that they can hit it,” Turner said.

Practicing her pitches, Turner says she’s excited to watch the new baseball minor league teams in Lexington. 

“I can see how they’re pitching, and how I wanna be a pitcher,” Turner said.

Turner practices at D-Bat Lexington where co-owner Leon Davis says he’s excited to see the Lexington Legends expanding, with their new team Wild Health Genomes. 

“I think it’s exciting that Lexington is able to have two teams here. I think it gives more opportunity for kids and parents to take their kids out to the games, I think it’s exciting,” Davis said.

And says with their new turf field, this summer will be nonstop baseball. 

“I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like for them to manage the two teams, the schedules, you know everything going on at the field,” Davis said.

Practices and game days, Turner says no matter win or lose, just being on the field is a win in her books. 

“Softball is pretty fun for me. You do softball for fun, you just get over it if you lose and it doesn’t matter because it’s just fun,” Turner said.

It’s a season Turner, Davis and the City of Lexington are looking forward to. A summer full of Cracker Jacks and America’s favorite pastime. 

D-Bat Lexington has partnered with the Lexington Legends, working to incorporate the minor league into the community.