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2017 MWBL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC HOME RUN DERBY

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 →

2017 CHRISTMAS CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED

The 2017 Christmas Classic will be held on Christmas Eve – December 24th, 2017 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 came up with 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 2017 with, will be the following twelve (12) players. (New this season – No Mid-West Baseball League Franchise will have more than one representative.