CONGRATULATIONS TO 14U YANKEE REBELS FOR CAPTURING THE 31ST ANNUAL MICK SHARKEY 4TH OF JULY CHAMPIONSHIP IN CINCINNATI !!!!!!

Thanks for choosing to visit the home of the 2012 Yankee Rebels 19u and 22u Collegiate Wood Bat Team's web site. The purpose of this site is to keep in close communications with parents, guest, sponsors, and fans of the 2012 Yankee Rebels Baseball Clubs. This marks the 42nd Year Anniversary of the Storied Yankee Rebels Baseball Club.

In 1969 Young Joseph and Francis Palmer fresh out of the US Air Force launched a series of Yankee Rebels Baseball Clinics, while piloting a new 14u Ball Club. The 1969 team had a rough start, finishing with a record of 5-22. Things improved quickly with the decision after 1972 to have Joe manage the 14u team and Francis to head up the new 16u team. By 1976, the Yankee Rebels Babseball Club began recieving national attention by winning births to three consecutive World Series. The Palmers became Pioneers in their cutting-edge teaching techniques that gave Young Rebel Players the clear advantage over their counterparts. College Coaches and Pro-Scouts were now bombarding the Coaching Staffs for recommendations on players for their specific programs. Francis stepped in to assume the duties of State Commissioner of AABC in 1978 to rescue the troubled program from folding. This program became the pre-cursor for the Baltimore Metro Baseball League that was turned over to Rebels Coach Roger Faw.

The next twenty-five years included the creation of High School Fall BAll Leagues and the East Coast Premiere Fall Showcase Program. The Yankee Rebels Fall Showcase Program was designed for Graduating High School Seniors. By 2001 the Yankee Rebels Baseball Club included players from all over the State of Maryland with over 90% of them continuing their play at the collegiate or pro levels. Thirty-eight former Rebels Players signed Major League Baseball Contracts over the past 40 years. The Rebels have won 61 State and 24 Regional Championships, while competing in 47 World Series. The Yankee Rebels Professional Tree remains strong today with former players representing coaching at the High School, College, and Professional Ranks. Rebel Players are also currently positioned in areas of Pro-Scouting, College and Professional Umpiring, and Front Office Personnel in Colleges and Major League Baseball. Joe Palmer remains active in the Yankee Rebels Organization today, serving as President with General Manager Sherman Reed, Sr running the day to day operations of the Club.

 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009 YANKEE REBELS BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO CELEBRATEDTHE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS GREAT BASEBALL CLUB!