American Legion Baseball will celebrate its centennial in 2025. The American Legion’s National Executive Committee (NEC) passed Resolution 3 at the 2023 Fall Meetings to recognize American Legion Baseball’s celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2025. The initial resolution proposing an American Legion Baseball program was passed at the Department of South Dakota’s convention on July 17,1925. American Legion Baseball was organized “to teach practical lessons in sportsmanship and citizenship by emphasizing such qualities as loyalty, respect for the rules, fair play, courage and physical fitness.”

Centenial Patches are now available, click the following link tobe directed to Emblem Sales. Centennial Baseball Uniform Patch - American Legion Flag & Emblem

If your Post sponsors or has sponsored an American Legion Baseball team, or if you have played, please share the details and momentoes through the Baseball category on legiontown.org.

Players and Posts are encouraged to share the following details:

• Names of the successful alumni who played in your Program;
• Memorable moments from your Program;
• How has playing ALB impact your life?

Legiontown provides an avenue to share stories, photographs and memories about the ALB experience. The American Legion's Media & Communications Division will share some of these stories throughout 2025 on legion.org, in The American Legion Magazine and across social media.

Keep up on plans for American Legion Baseball’s 100th anniversary celebration at Legion.org/baseball and on social media on Facebook and X, formerly Twitter.

Congratulations to Hudson Post 100 for winning the Northeast Region One Tournament.

Congratulations to Shrewsbury Post 397 for winning the 2024 Department of Massachusetts Senior Double Elimination Championship.

Congratulations to Swampscott Post 57 Jr team for winning the 2024 Department Jr Tournament.

Players who have played American Legion Baseball in prior years must register, tryout and play for the last team they played for.  In certain instances, players who fail to make the team they last played for may request a Transfer from their team manager and, if granted, must register and tryout for the next closest Base School team to their parent's legal residence.  Players who are otherwise eligible for a Transfer may only obtain one Transfer during their American Legion eligibility.

The Department Baseball Committee will Host the 2025 Junior Single Elimination Department Championship Tournament at Fitton Field on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross on August 2, 2025. Frank Vacarro, Manager of Shrewsbury Post 397 Senior Team has graciously agreed to provide the site for the Tournament.

The Department Baseball Committee has named Diamond Baseball model D1-AL as the only baseball authorized for use in Massachusetts during the 2025 through 2027 regular and post seasons. Existing supply of Model D1-AL-MA may be used until exhausted. The following retailers are direct retailers for Diamond Sports and may be contacted to obtain baseballs for the 2025 season:

On Deck Sports/Pro Mounds, Braintree
Tricon Sports, Lexinton
Grogan Marciano Sports, Mansfield
Beacon Sporting Goods, Quincy
Gibney's, Worcester
Butler's Sporting Goods, Hyannis
Piesco Sporting Goods, No Easton
Rockland Athletic, Rockland
Tri Valley Sports, Medway
NEATCO, Peabody
Whip's Sports, Springfield

Len Noce, long time manager of Sudbury Post 191, District 5 Baseball Chairman and currently Baseball Committee Member assigned to manage the Department All Star Game was presented with the 2024 Graduate of the Year Award at the Department Sr Tournament on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The Graduate of the Year Award is given annually to a member of the Massachusetts American Legion Baseball Community as a token of appreciation for their contribution to Massachusetts American Legion Baseball.

The Department Baseball Committee has announced that it will only accept mandatory abuse training certificates from Protect Youth Sports. All team staff must apply for a background check and complete abuse training prior to being allowed to participate in the American Legion Baseball Program. Click on following link to be taken to the Massachusetts site for Protect Youth Sports.

The Baseball Committee announced that it has accepted a Bid to host the 2025 Senior Department Championship Tournament. The 2025 Tournament will be hosted by Quincy Morrisette Post 294 and will be played at Adams Field in Quincy. 2025 marks the 100th year of American Legion Baseball. The Northeast Region One Tournament returns to Holy Cross in 2025.