The Mets Sandlot Baseball League was started in 1968

to provide great baseball experiences for youth

baseball players ranging from ages 10u to 21u.

At its peak during the late 1980's and early 1990's

the Mets Sandlot Baseball League had over 150 teams,

including some great travel teams.

The Bayside Yankees, Whitestone Knights, Youth Service,

Bonnies, Flushing Tigers, Long Island Mets, Astoria Youth

and several others where all a part of this elite league.

 

In 2012 we have decided to restart the league

with a generation of new youth baseball players

under the leadership of our President John Procida.

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Mets Sandlot Baseball League (MSBL) Organization Roles

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League President - John Procida

League Commissioner - John Guarneri

Board Member - John G Guarneri

Board Member - Vincent Morinello

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For 2025, we plan to offer the following teams \ leagues \

programs to our dedicated players:

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1. MSBL Knights Travel Teams - for spring, summer & fall seasons we look to build travel teams for 7u, 8u, 9u & 10u age groups. Players can take their games 

to the next level with the paid non-biased managers & coaches and 

playing top-level competition in leagues including NYCE & East Coast Baseball.

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2. MSBL Training - we offer training sessions for individuals or groups. we customize each players training regimen to what the players want to work on. Fielding, Hitting, Pitching, Catching, Outfield, Baserunning, etc. Our GNM training crew can cover all areas of the game.

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3. NYCE (New York City Elite) - for the summer season we offer local travel teams the opportunity to highly competitive local travel league games against other local travel teams. There is no longer the need to commute out to long island and other states for tournaments. Our local travel teams have the ability to play in a great, competitive local league.

                     

      Currently we have the following NYCE divisions:

    Gary Carter Division - 10u to 12u - 50/70 field size

Edguardo Alfonzo Division - 12u to 15u - 60/90 field size

Keith Hernandez Division - 15u to 17u - 60/90 field size 

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4. WBF (Whitestone, Bayside, Flushing) Fall Travel League - for fall season we offer local travel teams the opportunity to highly competitive local travel legaue games against other local  teams. There is no longer the need to commute out to long island and other states for tournaments. Our local teams have the ability to play in a great, competitive local league.

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Currently we have the following WBF divisions:

    Mookie Wilson Division - 9u to 12u - 50/70 field size

David Wright Division - 6u to 8u - Pitching Machine/60 field size

WBF Oreos - 4u to 6u - Designed for Beginner Players

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    History of how we re-started Mets Sandlot \ NYCE \ WBF

 

The resurgence of the MSBL started with WBF Baseball Program

in the fall of 2012 when two coaches wanted to extend

the Bayside summer season into the fall.

At the time there was no Fall programs in northern queens 

and the other fall programs from the other local leagues

where cancelled due to not having enough players.

So we decided to put the initial fall program together.

 

We where able to get enough players for two teams,

and ended up playing 8 games during the

September and October months in 2012.

 

We initially decided to make this league a free of charge,

developmental league where the players will not only

play games, but also learn about the game and the

proper way to play it. Many of the players from the

initial 2012 season where able to improve their

skills in preparation for their spring seasons

the following year.

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The WBF Fall League grew to 4 teams and 65 players in 2013,

9 teams and 133 players in 2014 and 150 players in 2015.

We also held our First Annual Season Ending Award Ceremony

on a chilly day in November. 

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In 2015 we decided to put together a New York City based

Travel League and the NYCE (New York City Elite)

Travel league was born. We started with the

9/10u, 11/12u and 13/14u divisions but have also

added the 15/16u &, Senior divisions

over the past seasons.

 

In 2017, due to popular demand, the

1st official NYCE Fall League was put together.

We look to continue to grow the league and continue to

provide the best competition through out

the five NYC boroughs.

 

Also 2017 was the 1st year that we had all

five NYC boroughs represented in the league.

We also had our first team from Westchester county

and look to keep expanding our borders

into the surrounding areas of NYC. 

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In 2018 & 2019 we had our finest years

with over 1000 total games scheduled across

all divisions and spring, summer and fall seasons.

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In 2020 & 2021 due to the pandemic we decided to

pause all league activities.

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But we have decided to restart the league in 2022 and beyond. 

We look forward to the upcoming 2025 Baseball season.

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Our vision is to improve the overall athletic talent

in the New York City and surrounding areas.

We also look to give the players a positive experience

that they will remember the rest of their lives

and also learn many different life lessons

that they will use throughout their life.

 

We do thank all of the players, parents, sponsors,

umpires, and coaches/managers for their great support

and dedication to the program.