The Mumbai Cobras are a

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club from

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Founded in 2023 as a member of

Baseball United Baseball United is a professional baseball league in the Middle East and South Asia. It began with two "showcase" games in Dubai in November 2023. The first season with four teams representing cities in India, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirate ...

, the Mumbai Cobras are the first professional baseball team in India's history. The Cobras were announced on May 15, 2023, as the first of four franchises revealed by the league. They were later awarded the first pick in the inaugural Baseball United draft, which they used to select Karan Patel.

Roster

The Cobras selected 20 players during the 2023 Baseball United Draft, some of whom previously played in

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References

{{Reflist Baseball teams established in 2023 2023 establishments in India Sports clubs and teams in Mumbai