THE BOSTON MEN'S BASEBALL LEAGUE

Men's Adult Baseball League (MABL) - Ages 18 and over.
12 teams will compete in a 28-game schedule, plus playoffs. Games are typically played each Saturday or Sunday, plus one weekday-night game per week. Teams are primarily Boston-based, but players reside all over the Boston Metro area, as far north as New Hampshire, as far south as Rhode Island and as far west as Worcester. The regular season will likely begin the last weekend of April and playoffs will end late-September. Wood bats only are permitted.

Men's Senior Baseball League (MSBL 30+)- Ages 30 and over.
29 teams across 3 divisional levels will play a 24-game schedule. The regular season will likely begin the last weekend of April and playoffs will end late-September. Teams tend to be more suburban-based, but players reside all over the Boston Metro area. Games are played in Boston-proper, as well as the surrounding suburbs. Wood bats only are permitted. Teams are based out of:

• National League, 14 teams (upper-tier): Braintree, Brockton, Cambridge, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Natick, North Andover, Scituate, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland and Winchester.

• American League, 15 teams (secondary-tier): Boston, Brighton, Brockton, Cambridge, Dorchester, Lynn, Medford, Milton, Newton, North Shore, Quincy, Roxbury and Wellesley.

Men's Senior Baseball League (MSBL 40+) - Ages 40 and over.
10 teams will play an approximate 16-18 game schedule. The regular season will likely being late-May with playoffs carrying into October. Teams are based out of Acton, Billerica, Boston, Braintree, Brockton, Duxbury, Quincy, Wellesley and Wollaston -- but the players reside all over the Boston Metro area. Games are played primarily in Boston, but also in the suburbs. Wood bats only are permitted.

MEN'S ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE (MABL) & MEN'S SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE (MSBL)

The Men's Senior Baseball League (MSBL)/Men's Adult Baseball League (MABL) is a national organization with 325 local affiliates, 3,200 teams and more than 45,000 members who play organized amateur baseball in local leagues, 30 regional tournaments and six national tournaments. The MSBL/MABL World Series and Fall Classic take place every October/November in Arizona and Florida, respectively, playing on almost exclusively MLB Spring Training fields. There are two tournaments held over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in January, the MSBL/MABL Holiday Classic at Disney which is held at the Atlanta Braves spring training facility in Orlando, and a new addition is the Desert Classic which takes place in Palm Springs, CA. The Las Vegas Kickoff Classic, held in ealry-mid March, has become one of our most highly attended tournaments with 104 teams in 2005. Aside from the many regional tournaments held over Memorial Day, the Las Vegas Open is another national tournament which attracts 60 teams each year. Our national tournaments hosted a total of 650 teams in 2004 making them the largest amateur baseball tournaments in the world.

The MSBL/MABL is the fastest-growing adult baseball organization in the country. Started in 1986 with 60 members, the MSBL/MABL is now 45,000 strong. Within a few short years, membership is projected to exceed 50,000. Among the members are doctors, lawyers, local businessmen, former professional athletes, and average working men. All are united by a common passion for playing and enjoying baseball.

MSBL/MABL members are serious amateur athletes of various skill levels. They exhibit a special commitment in their chosen sports, in their professions, and as contributors to the well-being of their communities. Nationwide, there are divisions for those aged 18+, 30+, 40+,and 50+.

The MSBL/MABL has been featured in over 600 local radio, T.V. and newspaper accounts and has reached national prominence with major articles in Sports Illustrated, Sport, Baseball America, USA Today, Sporting News and the US News and World Report. In addition, MSBL/MABL has been in the spotlight on broadcasts of the Today Show and Good Morning America.

Visit the MSBL National website for more information or to find other leagues across the country.

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