Ontario based Intercounty Baseball League goes fully professional after over a century, rebrands to “Canadian Baseball League”
Ontario based Intercounty Baseball League goes fully professional after over a century, rebrands to “Canadian Baseball League”
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Wonder how that affects teams like the Ottawa Titans. We used to have a team in this league. The Fat Cats. And the crowds were massive.
If this leads to a North American Baseball Champions league I’m all for it.
My grandfather was the 1958 playoff MVP!
Also a fun fact about the league, Labatt Park in London is the oldest continuously operating baseball field in the world.
I hope this leads to more washed MLB players coming to play lol. I loved seeing Fernando Rodney in Hamilton
Is this the league with the Toronto maple leafs?
Calling a league with teams from a single province after the whole country is a bit silly isn’t it? People don’t necessarily understand the geography of Canada but this is kinda like if, say, a league with teams only on one continent called their finals the “world” series!
Shout out to my Hamilton Cardinals.
They should add a few weird ass rules like the CFL.
Whoa Fernando Rodney still pitching at like 47? For Hamilton?
>The CBL’s regular season will increase from 42 to 48 weeks, starting the second week of May 2026.
42 to 48 *games*, not weeks, although I do want to see the Baycats try to play a game in January after a snowfall.
Anyone here remember the original [Canadian Baseball League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Baseball_League)? Poor thing lasted only half a season.
Do a lot of minor leagues operate with volunteers? I attended a few IBL games the last couple seasons and it’s all volunteer labor. Not sure who is actually getting paid but the owners seem to enjoy a lot of perks from the local municipality picking up the tab for the ballpark.