2018 MWBL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC HOME RUN DERBY
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
2018 CHRISTMAS CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED
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 | |||||
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| J.D. Martinez | Khris Davis | Paul Goldschmidt | Edwin Encarnacion | Mike Trout | Nelson Cruz |
| Chicago | Fremont | Hollywood | Tijuana | Motor City | Manhattan |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||
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| Giancarlo Stanton | Cody Bellinger | Joey Votto | Joey Gallo | Logan Morrison | Josh Donaldson |
| Sacramento | Triple Creek | Tempe | Pittsburgh | Bethesda | Valdosta |