Manse PP is a Finnish professional

pesäpallo Pesäpallo (; ; , colloquially known in Finnish as pesis and also referred to as Finnish baseball) is a fast-moving bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport that is often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other ...

team from

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

. It was founded in 2005. Manse PP is playing in the top-tier

Superpesis The Superpesis is the highest level of the Finnish pesäpallo league system. Contested by 13 clubs in men's league and 12 clubs in women's league, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ykköspesis. Seasons usually run from ...

. As of the 2024 season, they were the only remaining team in the men's Superpesis to be located in a city with more than 100,000 residents. Manse PP has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship (

) in 2021 and the women's Championship in 2017. The home ground of Manse PP is the Kauppi Stadium.

History

's rise to the top of the men's Superpesis map was long awaited, dating back to the early 1990s, when the Finnish Baseball Association set out its ambitious metropolitan vision. The vision was not realised until 2020, when Manse PP won the ''

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'' and was promoted to Superpesis. After the promotion, the club had to significantly strengthen its team, as there is a considerable difference in level between the First Division and Superpesis. Manse PP won the Finnish baseball championship by beating Kouvola in the fifth final in 2021.

Achievements

Men's Pesäpallo
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'' Women's Pesäpallo
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manse PP Pesäpallo teams in Finland Sports clubs and teams established in 2005 Sport in Tampere