The Medford Babe Ruth Baseball League provides a competitive and fun baseball experience for players of any ability ages 13 - 15, offering a separate Spring, Summer and Fall Baseball seasons. For those highly competitive players there is also the opportunity to be considered to play on a Medford Babe Ruth Select Summer Travel team competing in the Tompkins All-Star Baseball League.
The Spring season will run from about early April to mid June including playoffs. Teams will each play approximately 15 games plus playoff games. All teams are made up of players from Medford (about 150) and all games are played at Medford parks - no traveling. Players of all abilities can play in the Spring, Summer and Fall Leagues.
Babe Ruth District All-Star Games begin in late June. Players are selected by the coaches to represent Medford Babe Ruth in the 13, 14 and 15 year old divisions.
The Medford Babe Ruth Summer League runs for six weeks starting after the 4th of July. The teams are from neaby towns (in 2009 - Arlington. and Somerville). Games are played only Monday - Thursday (no weekend games). Teams are made up of players age 13 - 15.
The summer travel team (Tompkins) season runs from the 3rd week of June through the 2nd week of August. Medford Babe Ruth places 3 teams in the Lou Tompkins All-Star Baseball League. Three games per week are played on weekends and weekdays. Players for this highly competitive league are selected by the team managers. There is a separate team for each age group - 13, 14, and 15/16.
Babe Ruth Fall Ball is new for 2009. Players age 12 (by April 30, 2009) through age 15 are eligible.
Babe Ruth baseball is played on a professional size regulation diamond.
All players are covered by Participant Accident Insurance. The player participation fee includes uniform shirt, hat and socks (players must provide their own gray pants). Metal or rubber cleats are allowed. Players are encouraged to provide their own bat and batting helmet.
Players of all abilities will find that Medford Babe Ruth will provide an opportunity to improve their baseball skills while having fun playing the great game of baseball.
See separate section for information on the Spring League, Summer League, Fall Ball and the Medford Babe Ruth Affiliated Lou Tompkins All-Star Summer League.