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| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | 1948 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country(ies) | Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Regina Red Sox |
| Official website | www.wmbl.ca |
The Western Major Baseball League or WMBL is a collegiate summer baseball league. The league can trace its roots back to 1948, as it has gone by many names over the years, including the Alberta-Saskatchewan Baseball league, Western Canadian Baseball League and Saskatchewan Baseball League before settling on its current name in 2000.
The WMBL is a wood bat league along the lines of such American collegiate circuits as the Cape Cod League, the New England Collegiate Baseball League, the Coastal Plain League, the Northwoods League, the Horizon Air Summer Series, the Pacific International League and the West Coast League.
2011 WMBL Membership consisted of 11 teams, in three division play. The top three teams in both the East and West divisions qualified for the post-season, along with the top two teams from the Central Division.
| Team | Centre | 2010 Record | Finish |
| East Division | |||
| Regina Red Sox | Regina, Saskatchewan | 32-10 | 1st |
| Melville Millionaires | Melville, Saskatchewan | 20-22 | 2nd |
| Weyburn Beavers | Weyburn, Saskatchewan | 16-25 | 3rd |
| Yorkton Cardinals | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | 14-26 | 4th |
| Central Division | |||
| Swift Current Indians | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | 26-16 | 1st |
| Moose Jaw Miller Express | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | 17-24 | 2nd |
| Saskatoon Yellow Jackets | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 14-28 | 3rd |
| West Division | |||
| Okotoks Dawgs | Okotoks, Alberta | 34-12 | 1st |
| Medicine Hat Mavericks | Medicine Hat, Alberta | 34-16 | 2nd |
| Lethbridge Bulls | Lethbridge, Alberta | 23-25 | 3rd |
| Edmonton Prospects | Edmonton, Alberta | 10-36 | 4th |
Former teams include the Sherwood Park Dukes (2008), St. Albert Prospects (2007), and Red Deer Generals (2005). Cranbrook, British Columbia was granted an expansion team and will begin play in 2013 provided that the city builds a new stadium.
Recent WMBL champions:
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