About our league...

The Albany Babe Ruth (ABR) League welcomes you all to its web site. We will use this site to keep you and our community up-to-date with news and happenings related to the baseball season as well as its teams and players. The ABR was established in 1956 and provides opportunities for young persons in the City of Albany NY to enjoy the game of baseball.

League News:

We are looking forward to the 2011 season. Albany youth have a number of opportunities to play baseball:

13-prep (age 13 – born between May 1, 1997 and April 30, 1998): All players are placed on teams. The regular season begins in April and runs through the end of June.

Babe Ruth (ages 14-15 – born between May 1, 1995 and April 30, 1997): All players are placed on teams. The regular season begins in April and runs through the end of June.

Eastern New York Babe Ruth Travel Baseball (15 & under, 14 & under, 13-year-old): Players are selected by tryouts. Players must be registered in Babe Ruth or 13-prep. Spring season begins in late-May and ends on or about July 1.

Mickey Mantle (16 & under - born after April 30, 1994): Players are selected by tryouts. The season begins in late-May and ends in July.

Senior Babe Ruth (18 & under - born after April 30, 1992): Players are selected by tryouts. The season begins in late-May and ends in July.

Connie Mack (18 & under - born after April 30, 1992): Players are selected by tryouts. The season begins in late-May and ends in July.

Mandatory skills assessments for ages 13-15 will be held on Saturday, April 9 (rain date: April 10) on the Babe Ruth field

  a.. 13-year-olds from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
  b.. 14- and 15-year-olds from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.

Try-outs for the Mickey Mantle (16 & under) and Connie Mack (18 & under) teams will be held on Saturday, April 9, AND Sunday, April 10 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., on the Babe Ruth field

Try-outs for the Senior Babe Ruth team (ages 16-18) will be held on Saturday, May 14, AND Sunday, May 15 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., on the Babe Ruth field

Try-outs for the 13-year-old travel team will be held on Saturday, April 30, at 6 p.m., on the Babe Ruth field

Try-outs for the 15 & under (14- and 15-year-old) travel team will be held on Sunday, May 1, at 6 p.m., on the Babe Ruth field

Our Affiliations:

• Babe Ruth League Baseball
• AABC: Mickey Mantle & Connie Mack