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
Clondalkin ( ; ) is a suburban town situated 10 km south-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland, under the administrative jurisdiction of South Dublin. It features an 8th-century round tower that acts as a focal point for the area. Clondalk ...
, 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 City Cosmos play at the Cork Showgrounds.
As of the 2020 season, the following teams were participating at the associated venues:
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Baseball Ireland official website
(retrieved 12 March 2017) and click on "Fixtures & Results" and then "League Tables".
Irish A League history
; Irish League Champions (1997–present)
* 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
See also
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Baseball in Ireland
The first baseball game in Ireland was held in Dublin in 1874, and it continues to be played by several teams including in the Irish Baseball League. Baseball Ireland is the governing body of baseball on the island of Ireland, covering both Northe ...
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References
External links
Baseball Ireland Official websiteBelfast Baseball Association''The Emerald Diamond''Irish National Team pitcher Cormac Eklof's blogRegister of Irish-born Major League Baseball playersOfficial website of the Ashbourne Baseball Club
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Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
Baseball in Ireland
Sports leagues established in 1997
1997 establishments in Ireland
Professional sports leagues in Ireland