Yawkey Baseball League of Greater Boston
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Motto | Continuing the Yawkey Baseball Tradition in Boston |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Somerville Alibrandis |
| Official website | Official website |
The Yawkey Baseball League of Boston is a wooden bat baseball league comprising 13 teams representing towns in and around Boston. The league is named for the former owner of the Boston Red Sox, and Baseball Hall of Famer, Tom Yawkey.
The league comprises players and teams from various collegiate programs, neighborhoods and multi-cultural backgrounds. The league objective is to always be inclusive and field top amateur baseball talent to satisfy the competitive nature of its players and provide a free entertainment option in the communities where games are played.
The YBL is the largest amateur baseball program for young men in Boston and has a 30-game schedule from May through July with a playoff and championship schedule in August. The YBL plays seven-inning games under Major League rules with some adaptation of NCAA requirements to ensure player safety.
The league has its roots in Boston back to the 1950s and was also known as the: City League, the Twilight League, and until 1990, the Boston Junior Park League. The league was renamed for Yawkey in 1990. In 2013 the league won the Eastern Massachusetts All Star Classic and has had many of its players be signed by professional baseball organizations.
The Yawkey Baseball League, Inc. is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) public charity incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2015 board of directors
- David J. McKay, President
- Joseph O'Hara, Vice President/Treasurer
- David Treska, Secretary
- Marc DesRoches, Member-at-Large
- Matt Grimes, Member-at-Large
- Travis Adams, Member-at-Large
- Peter Lankarge, Member-at-Large
2015 team franchises
- Al Thomas Athletics (Milton, MA), Al Thomas - Franchise Holder
- Savin Hill Dodgers (Savin Hill, MA), Matt Grimes - Franchise Holder
- Brighton Black Sox (Brighton, MA), John Griffith - Franchise Holder
- Brighton Braves (Brighton, MA), Ted Tracy - Franchise Holder
- East Boston Knights (East Boston, MA), Geoff Harris - Franchise Holder
- McKay Club Beacons (Dorchester, MA), David McKay - Franchise Holder
- Malden Maddogs (Medford, MA), Nick Vennochi - Franchise Holder
- Revere Rockies (Revere, MA), Brian Cooper - Franchise Holder
- Somerville Alibrandis (Somerville, MA), David Treska - Franchise Holder
- South Boston Saints (South Boston, MA), Jon Tenney - Franchise Holder
- South End Astros (South End, Boston, MA), Owen Carlson - Franchise Holder
- Stoneham Sabers (Stoneham, MA), Angelo Colucci, Franchise Holder
- Waltham Yankees (Waltham, MA), Dana Levensaler - Franchise Holder
League champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Series result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Somerville Alibrandis | East Boston Knights | 4-0 |
| 2014 | Somerville Alibrandis | AlThomas Athletics | 4-1 |
| 2013 | Somerville Alibrandis | Revere Rockies | 4-0 |
| 2012 | Somerville Alibrandis | Malden Bulldogs | 4-1 |
| 2011 | Somerville Alibrandis | Malden Bulldogs | 4-1 |
| 2010 | Somerville Alibrandis | Bluefish Baseball Club | 4-1 |
| 2009 | Bluefish Baseball Club | Malden Bulldogs | 4-0 |
| 2008 | Bluefish Baseball Club | Brighton Brewers | 4-1 |
| 2007 | Somerville Alibrandis | Brighton Brewers | 4-1 |
| 2006 | Somerville Alibrandis | Medford Maddogs | 4-1 |
| 2005 | Somerville Alibrandis | Al Thomas Athletics | 4-3 |
| 2004 | Somerville Alibrandis | South Boston Saints | 4-1 |
| 2003 | Somerville Alibrandis | East Boston Blue Sox | 4-0 |
| 2002 | Somerville Alibrandis | South Boston Saints | 4-0 |
| 2001 | Somerville Alibrandis | Brighton Black Sox | 4-1 |
| 2000 | Somerville Alibrandis | McKay Club Beacons | 4-1 |
| 1999 | Somerville Alibrandis | South Boston Saints | 4-0 |
| 1998 | Cambridge Bucs | McKay Club Beacons | 4-2 |
| 1997 | Somerville Alibrandis | Brighton Black Sox | 4-3 |