Western Major Baseball League

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The Western Major Baseball League is considered to be Canada's premier Summer Collegiate Baseball league. comprised of the some of the top college players from across the country, the Western Major Baseball League is dedicated to providing increased competition for players entering the MLB Amateur Draft. All WMBL players live with host families in the same manner as A and Independent League players, but are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their eligibility.

Each team is operated in a similar manner to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips and playing nightly before fans in a stadium.

The league was formerly known as the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League.

Current (?) WMBL Teams[edit]

Western Major Baseball League Teams
Team Location Stadium
Fort McMurray Giants Fort McMurray, AB Shell Place
Brooks Bombers Brooks, AB Elks Field
Lethbridge Bulls Lethbridge, AB Henderson Stadium
Okotoks Dawgs Okotoks, AB Seaman Stadium
Edmonton Prospects Edmonton, AB TELUS Field
Medicine Hat Mavericks Medicine Hat, AB Athletic Park
Swift Current 57s Swift Current, SK Mitchell Field
Moose Jaw Miller Express Moose Jaw, SK Ross Wells Park
Yorkton Cardinals Yorkton, SK Jubilee Ballpark
Melville Millionaires Melville, SK Pirie Field
Regina Red Sox Regina, SK Ultimate Sports Park
Weyburn Beavers Weyburn, SK Tom Laing Park