Golden Baseball League
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| Current season | GBL season 2010 |
| sport | baseball |
| abbreviation | GBL |
| League foundation | 2004 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Country countries |
 Canada United States Mexico 
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| Title holder | Calgary Vipers |
| Record champions | Calgary Vipers (2) |
| TV partner | Adelphia , Shaw TV , IBN Sports , Comcast SportsNet |
The Golden Baseball League was an independent, professional baseball league in North America , based in San Ramon , California . Geographically, the teams were on the west coast of the continent, in Canada , the United States and Mexico . It existed between 2004 and 2010 and then went on to the North American League .
The league's main sponsor was Safeway Inc. , the third largest retailer in the United States. The league received a lot of media attention in 2010 when a Japanese player was signed to an American professional team for the first time. The Chico Outlaws signed the Knuckleballerin Eri Yoshida . Yoshida, who was selected as the first woman in Japanese baseball in an entry draft , tries to recommend herself with appropriate performances for a major league team .
Last teams
- GBL season 2010
| Golden Baseball League | |||||
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| division | Team name | founding year | Hometown | Stadion | capacity |
| North | Calgary Vipers | 2005 | Calgary , Alberta | Foothills Stadium | 6,000 |
| Chico Outlaws | 2005 | Chico , California | Nettleton Stadium | 4,200 | |
| Edmonton Capitals | 2005 | Edmonton , Alberta | Telus Field | 10,000 | |
| St. George RoadRunners | 2007 | St. George , Utah | Bruce Hurst Field | 2,500 | |
| Victoria Seals | 2009 | Victoria , British Columbia | Royal Athletic Park | 4,247 | |
| division | Team name | founding year | Hometown | Stadion | capacity |
| south | Well Koa Ikaika Maui | 2009 | Kahului , Hawaii | Maehara Stadium | 4,100 |
| Orange County Flyers | 2005 | Fullerton , California | Goodwin Field | 3,500 | |
| Tijuana Cimarrones | 2009 | Tijuana , Baja California | Estadio de Beisbol Calimax | 18,500 | |
| Tucson Toros | 2009 | Tucson , Arizona | Hi Corbett Field | 9,500 | |
| Yuma Scorpions | 2005 | Yuma , Arizona | Desert Sun Stadium | 10,500 | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Matthew Keys & Mark Demsky: Chico Outlaws Sign Japanese Baseball Sensation Eri Yoshida ( English ) KTXL-TV - fox40.com. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Golden Baseball League plans to have Maui team in 2010 , Robert Collias, The Maui News , Sept. 30, 2009
- ↑ Golden Baseball League Expands to Hawaii ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , GBL website, September 30, 2009
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/sports/?t_id=2373
- ↑ Golden Baseball League adds Maui, Tijuana teams for '10; drops Long Beach , Ballpark Digest , January 15, 2010
