Detroit Michigan – The Mid-West Baseball League Christmas Classic was played the day after Christmas 12/26/2019.   Comerica Park with unreasonable nice weather for this time of year. Capacity 38,362 patrons made their way in for the Mid-West Baseball League annual Christmas Classic.  This year’s weather was 54 degrees mostly cloudy with a humidity of 88% & the winds blowing in at 15 MPH.   A nice day for the 2019 MWBL Christmas Classic, & the first one played in a cold-weather park.   It was not a hitter’s dream, but it would play out into a nice Christmas Classic for all involved.

The cast of the 2019 Christmas Classic can be found here. This would be a great show for the fans & give great exposure to the league itself.  A perfect way to showcase some of the league’s best bats. Continue reading →

The 2019 Christmas Classic will be held on Christmas night – December 25th, 2019 (results posted on 12/26) in Honolulu Hawaii at Hohokam Park.

How does the MWBL going to handle the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby?  This is an idea that came from a league (BUNT), that the Commissioner checks out from time to time.  Dave Snyderman one of the members produced the idea a few years ago and which has been refined somewhat as they went along.  The MWBL refined the idea a little more and adopted the concept for the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby.

Representing the American & National League teams they finished 2019 with, will be the following twelve (12), players.
Started in 2017 – No Mid-West Baseball League Franchise will have more than one representative.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Miguel Andujar	Khris Davis	Manny Machado	Eugenio Suarez	Max Muncy	Nelson Cruz
Southwest Detroit	Fremont	Detroit	Mesa	Southbend	Manhattan

NATIONAL LEAGUE
J.D. Martinez	Cody Bellinger	Francisco Lindor	Mike Moustakas	Trevor Story	Nolan Arenado
Tempe	Triple Creek	Sacramento	Pittsburgh	Bethesda	Harsens Island

Miami Florida – The Mid-West Baseball League Christmas Classic moved this year to a new day – Christmas Day, & to a new ballpark as well.   Marlins Park Capacity 36,742 patrons made their way in for the Mid-West Baseball League annual Christmas Classic.  This year’s weather was a perfect 73 degrees mostly cloudy with a humidity of 67% & the winds blowing out at 11 MPH.   A perfect day for the 2018 MWBL Christmas Classic, as well as a hitters dream as we would soon find out.

The cast of the 2018 Christmas Classic can be found here. This would be a great show for the fans & give great exposure for the league itself.  A perfect way to showcase some of the league’s best bats. Continue reading →

The 2018 Christmas Classic will be held on Christmas Eve – December 24th, 2018 in Honolulu Hawaii at Hohokam Park.

How does the MWBL going to handle the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby?  This is an idea that came from a league (BUNT), that the Commissioner checks out from time to time.  Dave Snyderman one of the members produced the idea a few years ago and which has been refined somewhat as they went along.  The MWBL refined the idea a little more and adopted the concept for the Christmas Classic Home Run Derby.

Representing the American & National League teams they finished 2018 with, will be the following twelve (12) players.
Started in 2017 – No Mid-West Baseball League Franchise will have more than one representative.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
J.D. Martinez	Khris Davis	Paul Goldschmidt	Edwin Encarnacion	Mike Trout	Nelson Cruz
Chicago	Fremont	Hollywood	Tijuana	Motor City	Manhattan

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giancarlo Stanton	Cody Bellinger	Joey Votto	Joey Gallo	Logan Morrison	Josh Donaldson
Sacramento	Triple Creek	Tempe	Pittsburgh	Bethesda	Valdosta

Mesa, Arizona – For the fourth year now the Mid-West Baseball League Christmas Classic history took place in Mesa, Arizona.   Hohokam Park was renovated in 2014 to a state of the art facility in the heart of Mesa. The Christmas Classic tradition continues in 2017, as Hohokam Park opened its gates to a record breaking crowd of just over 10,007 fans, 6 more heads in attendance since last years Classic.  This year’s weather was a perfect 68 degrees with a little cloud cover & a perfect afternoon for the 2017 MWBL Christmas Classic.

2017 had a two timer winner in Miguel Cabrera as a participant, along with plenty of veterans of the Mid-West Baseball League & the Christmas Classic itself.   The cast of the 2017 Christmas Classic can be found here. This would be a great show for the fans & give great exposure for the league itself.  A perfect way to showcase some of the leagues best bats. Continue reading →