The Mavericks Independent Baseball League is an Independent baseball league based in

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, founded in 2021. Each team in the Mavericks League plays a 48-game regular season schedule from May through August, with a championship series at the conclusion of the regular season. All of the league's games are played at Roto-Rooter Park in Keizer.

History

After the 2020-21

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reorganization left the

Salem-Keizer Volcanoes The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are a baseball team located in Keizer, Oregon, who are charter members of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League, a four-team league entirely based in the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area and playing all their ...

(hitherto members of the

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as the

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' A Short-Season affiliate) without an affiliation, the Volcanoes resolved that they would play in 2021 nonetheless, with further information to come. On January 26, 2021, it was announced that the Volcanoes ownership would be forming their own independent baseball league, the Mavericks League. The league has four teams based in the

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, with all games being played at Volcanoes Stadium in

. It is aimed at top-level undrafted and released players, as well as high-level collegiate and former Volcanoes players seeking to rejoin the MLB affiliated minor league ranks. Players are not paid. In addition to the Volcanoes, the league will feature the Campesinos de Salem-Keizer (previously the Volcanoes' Copa de la Diversión alter-ego) as well as the revival of the Portland Mavericks (an infamous independent

team which played from 1973 to 1977) and the Salem Senators (a name used by numerous

teams based in Salem throughout the 20th century).

Teams

Champions

References

External links

Official website
{{Oregon Sports Baseball leagues in Oregon Sports in Salem, Oregon Sports leagues established in 2021 2021 establishments in Oregon