Submitted by Ralph Proulx, Buffalo/MUNY MSBL League President Last year we, unfortunately, lost two members of our leagues.  We decided to give out two sportsmanship awards each year in their honor. The first award is presented in honor of Derek Cline. Derek was the long-time manager of the Bulldogs in our 35+ league. The Derek…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications We recently sent out a request to Chesapeake MSBL league president Alex E Brunet asking him to answer a few questions for us as we continue to seek the beginnings of some of our pioneer leagues as we celebrate the 35th year of the Men’s Senior Baseball League.  The…

Contributed by Jim Teeter, Tournament Director The 10th annual MSBL San Diego Memorial Day Weekend Fun Tournament was held May 28-30. Playing doubleheaders over the 3-day weekend with pool play Saturday-Sunday and single elimination playoffs on Monday, we played on five great diamonds: Calvin Christian School, Carlsbad High’s immaculate Ralph Cripe Field, Escondido HS, San…

Since David Van Sleet, General Manager of the MSBL sponsored Louisville Slugger Warriors National Amputee Baseball Team, Inc. reached out to Tony Castro and Bob Pfeffer of the MSBL SWFL (Southwest Florida) League in February 2022, the idea was hatched to create the ‘Battle at The Ballpark’ in Naples, Florida over Memorial Day Weekend. Tony…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications Kip Zelenak plays in the Cleveland MSBL.  Ok, big deal.  We all play somewhere, right?  So, what’s the story here?  Kip is 64 years old.  That is admirable but many of the current MSBL members have reached that milestone or beyond, including yours truly.  Kip is also a pitcher…

Submitted by Jim Forde, Long Island MABL/MSBL With a heavy heart, we are sad to announce the sudden passing at age 58 of long-time Long Island MABL/MSBL player Donald Hein, who was playing most recently for the Long Island Tides and the Orioles.  Many current teammates of “Donnie Baseball” had been with him for over…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications With this being the 35th Anniversary year of MSBL, we have been fortunate in having been able to speak with many players recently who have been around the block, so to speak.  Joe Milcoun is one of those individuals. “My biggest claim to fame may be that I was…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications In our 35th anniversary tour, we are switching gears just a little in that we are going way back to the beginnings of the MSBL World Series but not so much showcasing someone who has been playing and running leagues for decades. Enter 57-year-old Kurt Knop.  Kurt was not…

By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communication Gary Bowman is the League President of the Utah Adult Amateur Baseball League, a position he has held since 2003.  He came into the league in 2001 and was a 2009 inductee into the MSBL National Hall of Fame.  But there is a man behind the scenes that helped…