About Us

ABOUT THE EMPIRE BASEBALL LEAGUE

The Empire Baseball League (EBL) is an independent professional baseball developmental league. Recognized in the industry as an amateur semi-professional baseball league dedicated to transforming amateur players into contracted professional baseball players. Operating primarily in Florida, New York, and other approved markets, we provide high-level competitive opportunities while delivering affordable, family-friendly baseball entertainment to our communities.

IDENTITY

As an in, and other professional baseball organizations.

OUR MISSION & OUR PURPOSE

The Empire Baseball League exists to create opportunities for amateur athletes to achieve their professional baseball dreams while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and excellence in America's pastime.

  • Player Development: Providing amateur players with elite competitive opportunities to develop their skills and secure professional contracts with Major League Baseball organizations and professional baseball leagues.
  • Baseball Excellence: Perpetuating baseball as both a sport and business, surrounded by safeguards that warrant absolute public confidence in our integrity and methods.
  • Mutual Interests: Protecting and promoting the interests of team owners, players, coaches, local entities, and all stakeholders involved in the League.
  • Professional Standards: Maintaining ethical standards in an atmosphere of benevolence, guiding our members in their relations with each other and the public.
  • Community Engagement: Providing affordable, family-friendly baseball entertainment to communities throughout our markets.
  • League Welfare: Protecting and promoting the reputation, stability, and financial welfare of the Empire Baseball League.

COMPENSATION

Empire League Players are not salary employees, or annually contracted to monetary pay base positions. Players agree to utilize the League as a platform for showcasing their abilities and assume self care responsibility to execute league participation. The Empire League does not meet the timeline length or revenue generating requirements at this time to enforce legal immigrant status adjustments on player visas, or monetary compensation.