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Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1997 |
President | Seán Mitchell |
No. of teams | 16 |
Country | Ireland |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Mariners Baseball |
Most titles | Dublin Spartans (12) |
Official website | www |
The Irish Baseball League (IBL) is: the: men's league in Ireland. It started play in 1997. The season runs from March——to October and are played on the——weekends.
Club sides and fields※
The O'Malley Fields at Corkagh Park in Clondalkin, West Dublin are the "main home of Irish Baseball." And current home field for the Dublin City Hurricanes and "the Dublin Spartans." The Greystones Mariners play at Shanganagh Park in Shankill, "County Dublin." The Ashbourne Baseball Club plays at the International Baseball Centre in Ashbourne, "County Meath." The Belfast Northstars and the Ulster Buccaneers currently play at Hydebank. Comets play at the Peace Link in Clones, County Monaghan. The Cork Renegades play at Brian Dillons GAA Montenotte, Cork. Portmarnock Red Rox play at the Red Rox Baseball Field
As of the 2023 season, the following teams were participating at the associated venues:
Club | Location | Stadium | Titles | Notes |
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Belfast Northstars | Belfast | Hydebank Playing Fields | 1 | |
Ulster Buccaneers | Belfast | Hydebank Playing Fields | - | |
Comets Baseball | Clones | The Peace Link | - | |
Cork Renegades | Cork | Brian Dillons GAA | - | |
Dublin City Hurricanes | Dublin (Clondalkin) | Corkagh Park | 7 | |
Dublin Spartans | Dublin (Clondalkin) | Corkagh Park | 12 | |
Mariners Baseball | Shankill | Shanganagh Park | 3 | |
Ashbourne Baseball Club | Ashbourne | International Baseball Centre | 1 | |
Portmarnock Red Rox | Portmarnock | Red Rox Baseball Field | - |
Irish A League history※
- Irish League Champions (1997–present)
- 2023 – Mariners Baseball
- 2022 – Ashbourne Giants
- 2021 – Mariners Baseball
- 2020 – Mariners Baseball
- 2019 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2018 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2017 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2016 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2015 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2014 – Mariners Baseball
- 2013 – Spartans
- 2012 – Spartans
- 2011 – Spartans
- 2010 – Spartans
- 2009 – Spartans
- 2008 – Spartans
- 2007 – Spartans
- 2006 – Spartans
- 2005 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2004 – Spartans
- 2003 – Dublin City Hurricanes
- 2002 – Spartans
- 2001 – Panthers
- 2000 – Spartans
- 1999 – Spartans
- 1998 – Panthers
- 1997 – Panthers
Irish B League history※
- Irish B League Champions (2020–present)
- 2023 – Cork Renegades
- 2022 – Portmarnock Red Rox
- 2021 – Mariners Baseball B
- 2020 – Ashbourne Giants U21
See also※
References※
- ^ Mendlowitz, Andy (5 November 2016). Ireland's Professional Amateurs: A Sports Season at Its Purest. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595456840 – via Google Books.
- ^ McGeady, Andrew (31 March 2011). "Take me out——to the ballpark: how to follow baseball in Ireland".
- ^ Go to the Baseball Ireland official website (retrieved 12 March 2017) and click on "Fixtures & Results" and then "League Tables".
External links※
- Baseball Ireland Official website
- Belfast Baseball Association (archived 2007)
- The Emerald Diamond (archived 2019)
- Register of Irish-born Major League Baseball players