List of organized baseball leagues explained
Organized baseball leagues include:
International competition
See also: Baseball at the Summer Olympics, List of world cups and world championships and List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth.
Americas
United States & Canada
Youth Leagues & Major Organizations
- American Legion Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Babe Ruth League, a youth program, headquartered in Hamilton, New Jersey.
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Little League Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- Pony Baseball, a youth program, headquartered in Washington, Pennsylvania.
- Roy Hobbs Baseball, an over 30 amateur, adult men's baseball organization, headquartered out of Ft. Myers, FL, with national and international Leagues and Teams.
High school
- In the US, 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.
Baseball for People with Disabilities
Amateur baseball
Townball is a popular tradition in the Upper Midwest, with grassroots support at the local level.
- Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, made up of two component leagues;
- 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.
Instructional Leagues
Latin America
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol (CBB), Brazil
- Colombian Professional Baseball League (LPB), Colombia
- Cuban Elite League (LEB), Cuba
- Curaçao Professional Baseball League (CPB), Curaçao
- Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), Dominican Republic
- Dominican Summer League (rookie), Dominican Republic
- Mexican Pacific League (LMP), Mexico
- Mexican League (LMB), Mexico
- Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League (LNBP), Nicaragua
- Panamanian Professional Baseball League (LPBP or Probeis), Panama
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC), Puerto Rico
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), Venezuela
- Venezuelan Major League (LMBP), Venezuela
Defunct Leagues
See also: List of defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States.
Asia
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
China
Philippines
Other
Defunct Leagues
Europe
- European Champions Cup, Europe's first-tier continental competition
- European Confederation Cup, Europe's second-tier continental competition
- European Federation Cup, Europe's third-tier continental competition
- Baseball-Bundesliga, Austria
- Croatian Baseball League, Croatia
- Czech Baseball Extraliga, Czech Republic
- Interlyga, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia
- Baseball Finnish Championship Series, Finland
- Division Élite, France
- Baseball-Bundesliga, Germany
- Greek Baseball League, Greece
- Hungarian National Baseball League, Hungary
- Irish Baseball League, Ireland
- Italian Baseball League, Italy
- Latvian Baseball League, Latvia
- Lithuanian Baseball League, Lithuania
- Honkbal Hoofdklasse, Netherlands
- Ekstraliga Baseball, Poland
- Bałtycka Liga Baseballu, Poland
- Liga Atlântica de Basebol, Portugal
- División de Honor de Béisbol, Spain
- Elitserien, Sweden
- National Baseball League, United Kingdom
Oceania
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