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What is the MetroWest ABL? |
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The MetroWest Adult Baseball League is an independent baseball league located
in Central Massachusetts on the 495 belt. The League plays real baseball with
wood bats. The league is for players 30 years old and over. Games are nine
innings except for double headers when each game is seven innings. |
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Where are the games played? |
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The League plays it's games in the Boston MetroWest area, typically Framingham, Marlboro,
Ashland, Hudson, Medway, Millis, Southboro and Sudbury. |
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What are the eligibility requirements for players? |
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A player is eligible to participate in an official League sanctioned game if they will be 30 years
of age at any time during the calendar year of the present season. Ex-professional ballplayers are
allowed to play in the league, but they can't have played professionally within the last 3 years.
I don't believe the MetroWest ABL has any ex-major league baseball players. |
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How much does it cost to play in the MetroWest ABL? |
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The cost for a new player is between $250 and $280 which includes a uniform. Returning players pay $100 less. |
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How many games are there in a season? |
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Each team plays 18 regular season games, 2 games against every team in the league.
The first four teams in each division make the playoffs, with 1 versus 4 and 2 versus 3 one game playoffs in the first round for both divisions.
The fifth place teams can play each other in a consolation game. The divisional
winners play in a best 2 out of 3 series the following weekend.
The winning team of each division plays a best 2 games out of 3 series to
decide the Championship. |
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When are the games and how long is the season? |
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All games are on Sundays and the season runs from late April until late September with some Sundays off for holidays. |
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How many teams are in the MetroWest ABL? |
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There are 10 teams in the league split between 2 divisions, an American and a National division.
The American division consists of the Indians, Mariners, Orioles, Red Sox and Yankees. The National division
has the Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies. |
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How many players on a team? |
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Team rosters must have at least 16 players. This helps to make sure there
are enough players for each game during the vacation summer months. |
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What is the quality of the competition? |
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The level of play varies, some people haven't played baseball since High
School while others have college experience and even maybe minor league
experience. |
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Are there any practices? |
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Each team decides whether or not to hold practices, there are very few during the course of the season. |
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