List of organized baseball leagues

This article contains a list of organized baseball leagues.

International competition

• Many international baseball events are coordinated by the International Baseball Federation, including the Baseball World Cup and the World Baseball Classic.

North America

Youth leagues

• American Legion Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA).
• Babe Ruth League, a youth program, headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey (USA) (Babe Ruth League).
  • Cal Ripken Baseball (a Division of Babe Ruth League, Inc.), a youth program, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland (USA).
• Dizzy Dean Baseball, a youth program in the USA.
• Khoury League, a youth program, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (USA).
• Little League Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (USA).
  • Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball
• Pony Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Washington, Pennsylvania (USA).
• USSSA Baseball, a youth and adult program, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri (USA).

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. Note, however, that a substantial number of Christian schools choose instead to join their state's general athletic association if the organization's rules allow it.

Amateur baseball

• Midlands League Baseball, United States
• Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec, Canada
• New Brunswick Senior Baseball League, Canada
• Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League, Canada
• National Adult Baseball Association, United States
• Cuban National Series
• All-American Amateur Baseball Association, United States
• Federación Panameña de Beisbol^[1], Panamá
• Minnesota Baseball Association, United States

College baseball

• NCAA, including NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the College World Series (Div. I, Div. II, Div. III)
• NAIA, including the NAIA Baseball World Series
• National Club Baseball Association (NCBA)
• National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
• List of Collegiate Summer Baseball Leagues

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.

Semi-professional baseball

• Midlands League Baseball
• National Semi-Pro Baseball Association
• Mid-Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball League
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Professional baseball

• Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, made up of two component leagues;
  • National League
  • American League
• Minor League baseball (MiLB) in the United States and Canada, comprising several levels and multiple component leagues;
  See also: List of minor league baseball leagues and teams
  • AAA-level
    • International League
    • Pacific Coast League
  • AA-level
    • Eastern League
    • Southern League
    • Texas League
  • A-level
    • High-A / A-advanced
      • California League
      • Carolina League
      • Florida State League
    • A-level
      • Midwest League
      • South Atlantic League
  • Short-season A-level
    • New York – Penn League
    • Northwest League
  • Rookie-league
    • Rookie-advanced
      • Appalachian League
      • Pioneer Baseball League
    • Rookie-level
      • Arizona League
      • Gulf Coast League
      • Dominican Summer League
      • Venezuelan Summer League
• 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

• Cuban League (defunct)
• Dominican Winter Baseball League (LDBP), Dominican Republic
• Mexican Pacific League (winter league)
• Mexican League (Triple-A)
• Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
• Panama Professional Baseball League, Panama
• Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (LBPPR), Puerto Rico

South America

• Colombian Professional Baseball League, Colombia
• Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), Venezuela

Asia

• Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Japan
  • Central League, Japan
  • Pacific League, Japan
• Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League, Japan
• Baseball Challenge League, Japan
• Kansai Independent Baseball League, Japan

• Korea Professional Baseball, South Korea (major)
• Korea Baseball Futures League, South Korea (minor)

• Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Taiwan (Republic of China)
• Taiwan Major League (TML), (defunct)
• China Baseball League (CBL), China (Peoples' Republic of China)
• Baseball Philippines
• Israel Baseball League (defunct)

Europe

• American International Baseball Club (AIBC) - Vienna, Austria (youth)
• Croatian Baseball League (in Croatian)
• Division Élite, France
• Bundesliga, Germany
• Greek Baseball
• Irish Baseball League
• Serie A1 (Italian Baseball League), Italy
• Honkbal Hoofdklasse, Netherlands
• División de Honor de Béisbol, Spain
• Elitserien, Sweden
• British Baseball Federation, United Kingdom
• National League, United Kingdom
• Baseballin SM-sarja, Finland
• Collegiate Baseball League Europe [3]
• Nationalliga A , Switzerland

Oceania

• Australian Baseball League
• Greater Brisbane League, Australia
• New South Wales Major League, Australia
• New Zealand Baseball
• Palau Baseball
• Budweiser Baseball League (formerly Guam Major League), Guam

See also

• Sport governing body
• Regulation of sport
• Outline of sports#General sports concepts
• Baseball awards

References