Major League Baseball

The North American Baseball System includes Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Independent Baseball and the Men’s Amateur Baseball League (a National Tournament for the top Amateur Baseball teams in USA, which has included in its Senior League tournament MSBL the Ulster Buccaneers (also known as Ireland Buccaneers and UK & Ireland Buccaneers)

Major League Baseball

The Daddy of all Professional Sports Leagues, the National Professional Baseball Players Association (more commonly known as the National League) can trace its’ roots to the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first openly all-Professional sports team in the world. The Cincinnati Red Stockings incuded among the “First Boys of Summer” (that first ever Professional Team) an Irishman, Andy Leonard, born in Co. Cavan, who left Ireland as a baby during the famine. In all there have been 48 Irish-born Major League Baseball Players from 1869 to the present day. The American League was formed in 1901 and since 1903 has played for the “World Series” with the National League. The two leagues merged as Major League Baseball in 2001 although kept their National League and American League names and separate identities, with the two Champions still playing for the World Series.

Chicago Cubs v Chicago White Sox - Major League Baseball Poster 5th, 6th, 7th June 1998
Chicago Cubs v Chicago White Sox – Major League Baseball Poster 5th, 6th, 7th June 1998

Picture Credit: Chicago Cubs v Chicago White Sox – Major League Baseball Poster 5th, 6th, 7th June 1998 – Author’s Personal Collection

Major League Baseball

American League; National League; Federal League; Negro Leagues

Major League Baseball | Irish Players:

Major League Baseball | 48 Irish Born MLB Players

P.J. Conlon | Irish Born Major League & Minor League Baseball Player 2015-2018

Major League Baseball (seasons):

1914 2019

Rival Major Leagues

Negro Major Leagues 1929-1936

Negro Major Leagues 1920-1928