Ex-Hagerstown mayor hired by city's minor league baseball team

The Class A Washington Nationals farm team Hagerstown Suns has confirmed the hiring of the Western Maryland city's former mayor, who advocated for a new stadium for the Suns, the Hagerstown Herald-Mail reported.

Robert E. Bruchey II, who served as mayor from 1997-2001 and again from 2006 until being ousted last November, was named director of sales, marketing and community affairs for the Suns, a position some view as a payoff for his support of the ball club and advocacy of a new stadium, an assertion…