MSBL Man of the Year

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications MSBL Founder and President Steve Sigler has recognized Chicago North MSBL League President Max Reising with the 2021 Co-Man of the Year Award.  We recently caught up with Max and asked him to fill us in on his MSBL journey. 72 year ‘young’ Max Reising is a man of…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications 64-year-old Mike Juliano is the long-standing league president of the highly successful Detroit MSBL, established in 1988.  Under Mike’s guidance, the Detroit MSBL offers play in 18+, 32+, 42+, 52+, 62+, and 70+ divisions while boasting 52 total teams.  Mike is also an MSBL World Series participant and coach,…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Tom Evans Krause grew up in the Twin Cities and attended his first professional baseball game in 1961, the Minnesota Twins inaugural year. His parents took him to see the vaunted New York Yankees play the home nine at the old Metropolitan Stadium. Dad taught him the game and…

By John Reel, Capital District (NY) MSBL League President First of all I am humbled by this recognition. The Capital District MSBL (Albany, NY) has been around since 1989. We are happy to have experienced a long existence and a fruitful relationship with MSBL. Steve Sigler had the dream by making it okay for adults…

Michael Lucas joined the Austin Metro Baseball League in 1991 and managed several teams over the years, ascended to the presidency of the 28-and-over Austin Division from 1996 to 1999 and took over as Austin Metro’s commander-in-chief in 2000. The league has grown to over 430 players and boasts 18+, 30+, 40+, 50+ and 60+…

Long-standing MSBL member and head cheerleader Donny DeCordova has been named the 2016 MSBL ‘Man of the Year’, as determined by MSBL Founder and President Steve Sigler. The 68 year old puts down his roots in the Tri Valley MSBL in the bay area of California and is a national and regional tournament participant and…

Duane Cordrey 2015 MSBL Co-Man of the Year Duane has consistently demonstrated commitment and leadership in making the Chesapeake MSBL one of the fastest growing adult baseball leagues in the country. Prior to Duane taking the reins as President in 2006, the Chesapeake MSBL had dwindled to a single 25+ Division with six teams. Since…

Don Pike loves baseball – the competition, the camaraderie, and excitement. Once he got so excited after hitting a home run that he ran back out to his position – catcher – and caught an inning before he realized he didn’t have a chest protector on. In words dripping with sarcasm, Pike’s good friend and…