California Baseball League

California Baseball League

Sport	Baseball
Founded	2032; 15 years ago
Commissioner	Paul Newgrove
No. of teams	20
Countries	New California
Headquarters	600 Q Street, Sacramento, Sacramento, New California
Most recent champion(s)	San Bernardino Rail Riders (1st title)
Most titles	Los Angeles Dodgers; San Jose Astronomers (3 titles)
Official website	CBL.co.ns

The California Baseball League (CBL) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in New California. It is one of California's big five major leagues, comprising 20 teams divided equally between the Northern Division and Southern Division. The CBL carried over four teams from Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as promoting one from Minor League Baseball (MiLB), the Sacramento River Cats.

The CBL was formed in 2032 shortly after New California became an independent nation, splitting off from MLB and absorbing the four clubs already in California. In need of a team in Sacramento, the River Cats were subsequently promoted to major status. Despite this, the CBL was essentially defunct for three years, until nine more teams were founded in 2035 and the league began operations. 2038 saw the addition of two new teams, as did 2040 and 2042. The newest teams are the San Diego Sluggers and Eureka Lakers.

Each team plays 126 games per season (after spring training has ended), with Opening Day traditionally held around the middle of May. The season ends near the beginning of October, after which ten teams advance to the four-round California Tournament, culminating with the California Series, a best-of-seven between the champions of each division. The Dodgers and Astronomers have won the most titles with three. The reigning champions are the San Bernardino Rail Riders, who defeated the Astronomers in 2047.

The CBL is the wealthiest professional sports league in New California by revenue. Baseball games are broadcast through television, radio, and the internet in California and some parts of Willamette, the Reformed States, and Mexico. The CBL has the highest annual attendance of any professional sports league on the West Coast, averaging at around 36.9 million annual spectators.

The CBL oversees the California Minor Baseball Leagues, comprising three semi-autonomous levels of minor league baseball. The league also manages the Palm League, a winter baseball league located in the Coachella Valley each year from December to February.

Teams

Overview of CBL teams

Division	Team	City	Stadium	Founded	Joined
Northern	Eureka Lakers	Eureka, Humboldt	Laker Field	2042
	Redding Roughriders	Redding, Shasta	Gold Hills Park	2035
	Red Bluff Pioneers	Red Bluff, Tehama	Richardson Stadium	2040
	Chico Gold Planners	Chico, Butte	Golden Park	2035
	Sacramento River Cats	Sacramento, Sacramento	Raley Field	1979	2032
	Santa Rosa Stompers	Santa Rosa, Sonoma	Schulz Field	2038
	Stockton Sunflowers	Stockton, San Joaquin	Banner Island Ballpark	2035
	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco, San Francisco	Willie Mays Field	1883	2032
	Modesto A's	Modesto, Stanislaus	John Thurman Field	2035
	San Jose Astronomers	San Jose, Santa Clara	Moraga Park	2035
Southern	Fresno Seeds	Fresno, Fresno	Chukchansi Park	2035
	Visalia Crowns	Visalia, Tulare	Royal Park	2035
	Bakersfield Sound	Bakersfield, Kern	Country Field	2040
	San Luis Obispo Mission	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo	Valencia Stadium	2035
	Lancaster Tumbleweed	Lancaster, Los Angeles	Lancaster Municipal Stadium	2038
	San Bernardino Rail Riders	San Bernardino, San Bernardino	Railroad Park	2035
	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles, Angeles	Dodger Stadium	1884	2032
	Los Angeles Angels	Anaheim, Orange	Angel Stadium	1961	2032
	San Diego Padres	San Diego, San Diego	K Street Park	1969	2032
	San Diego Sluggers	Chula Vista, San Diego	Date Palm Field	2042