MANCHESTER, NH — The Manchester Cal Ripken Board of Directors has announced the chartering of the Manchester Babe Ruth League.
“We are excited to bring Manchester Babe Ruth back to the Queen City, it was such an important part of many people’s lives for decades and put Manchester on the map in the baseball community around the country. We have had such an outpouring of positive support during our due diligence researching bringing the program back we had to make this leap,” said Jamie Burke, Executive Vice President of Manchester Cal Ripken, Manchester Babe Ruth.
“It is a huge undertaking, but the success of the MCR will hopefully carry over in bringing back the MBRL. I think connecting with the other youth baseball programs is a good idea,” said Tommy Ameen, former MBRL Director & Manchester Sports Historian. Ameen added, “On a side note recently retired UNH head football coach Sean McDonnell mentioned the MBRL during his final press conference. This shows that although the MBRL has been gone a few years it has not been forgotten”
Manchester Babe Ruth will also be hosting two events to celebrate their return.
MBRL will be holding a Manchester Babe Ruth Kick-Off Mixer inviting past, present and future friends of the league to attend. It will be held January 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Puritan Back Room. Tickets for that event are $45/per person with cash bar and light fare provided. MBRL will also be bringing back their popular T–shirts in various colors. Both the event and the T-shirts will be available for purchase on the league website, where you can also get more information about the league.
