Why Babe Ruth?
What do Cal Ripken, Jr., Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza, Bernie Williams, David Wells, David Justice, Curt Shilling,
Orel Hershiser, Daryl Strawberry, and Jason Giambi have in common?
Along with Hall of Famers such as Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Palmer, Rod Carew, George Brett and Nolan Ryan, they are but just a few of the notable major league baseball stars who honed their skills playing Babe Ruth Baseball.
The Babe Ruth League (BRL) has increased steadily from its first 10-team league in Hamilton Township, NJ, in 1951 to its present combined size of over 886,500 players on some 45,200 teams in more than 7,315 leagues.
Players, from ages 13-15 on Babe Ruth teams and players 16-19 on Senior Babe Ruth teams, learn the right way to play baseball and compete with some of the best players in the world. In post-season tournament play Babe Ruth and Senior Babe Ruth players at each age level earn the chance to play in division, state, regional tournaments that culminate in the Babe Ruth World Series.
The success of the program is due to the millions of volunteer hours spent every year. Every volunteer, from the local League Manager to the Chairman of the 17-member International Board, is dedicated to the betterment of youth, while at the same time producing better players. An important feature that makes the Babe Ruth a “players program” is the stated policy that all players are guaranteed playing time. Unlike like many of the pricey vanity leagues, all Babe Ruth participants are guaranteed innings in every regular season league game.