List of organized baseball leagues

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This article contains a list of organized baseball leagues.

Contents 1 International Competition 2 North America 2.1 Youth Leagues 2.2 High School 2.3 Collegiate Level 2.4 Town Team Baseball 2.5 Semi-professional baseball 2.6 Professional baseball 3 Latin-America 4 Asia 5 Europe 6 Oceania

[edit] International Competition

• Many international baseball events are coordinated by the International Baseball Federation, including the Baseball World Cup and the World Baseball Classic.
• As an Olympic sport, see earlier section on the status of baseball in the Olympic games, and the article "Baseball at the Summer Olympics."

[edit] North America

[edit] Youth Leagues

• Little League
• Pony Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Washington, Pennsylvania (USA).
• Dizzy Dean Baseball a youth program in the USA.
• American Legion Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.
• USSSA Baseball a youth and adult program, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri (USA).
• Ripken Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland (USA).
• Babe Ruth League, a youth program, headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey (USA).
• Khoury League, a youth program, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (USA).

[edit] High School

• In the USA, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and each state association governs the play of baseball at the high school level. The Federated Christian Athletic Association (FCAA) and state Christian associations oversee the play of baseball at the private Christian School level.

[edit] Collegiate Level

• NCAA, including NCAA Division I and the College World Series
• NAIA, including the NAIA Baseball World Series
• List of Collegiate Summer Baseball Leagues
• National Club Baseball Association (NCBA)

[edit] Town Team Baseball

Townball is a popular tradition in the Upper Midwest, with grassroots support at the local level.

• The Minnesota Baseball Association[1] is the sanctioning body for amateur baseball leagues in Minnesota. A statewide list of leagues is available at the organization's website.

[edit] Semi-professional baseball

• National Semi-Pro Baseball Association

[edit] Professional baseball

• Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada;
• Minor League baseball in the United States and Canada;
• Independent League baseball in the United States and Canada;
• Negro League baseball, defunct since 1958, in the United States.
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, defunct since 1954, in the United States.

[edit] Latin-America

• Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), Venezuela
• Dominican Winter Baseball League (LDBP), Dominican Republic
• Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (LBPPR), Puerto Rico
• Mexican Baseball (LMP and LMB), Mexico
• Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua
• Cuban National Series, Cuba
• Colombian Professional Baseball League, Colombia
• Panama Professional Baseball League, Panama

[edit] Asia

• Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Japan
• Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League, Japan
• Baseball Challenge League, Japan
• Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), South Korea
• Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Taiwan
• China Baseball League (CBL), Mainland China
• Israel Baseball League
• Baseball Philippines

[edit] Europe

• Greek Baseball
• British Baseball Federation
• Irish Baseball
• Serie A1, Italy
• Bundesliga, Germany
• Honkbal Hoofdklasse, Netherlands
• Elitserien, Sweden
• American International Baseball Association (AIBC) - Vienna, Austria

[edit] Oceania

• Australian Baseball
• New Zealand Baseball
• Palau Baseball