ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jessica Watts and Mark Labban have joined the Minor League Baseball staff as Coordinator, Business Services and Assistant, Business Development, respectively.

Watts was a travel and merchandise trainee with the Durham Bulls last year. She will coordinate the management of over 90 online team merchandise storefronts and 40 online auction sites on MiLB.com, among other duties. Jessica, a Greensboro, N.C., native, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Exercise and Sport Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in December.

Labban comes to Minor League Baseball after working for the Lake Elsinore Storm in food and beverage. He will assist in the planning and execution of projects involving the Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar and the Baseball Winter Meetings. The East Meadow, N.Y., native has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Seton Hall University.