The Sydney Metros were one of the eight foundation teams of the now defunct Australian Baseball League. They disbanded after the 1989–90 season due to heavy financial losses and sold their licence to the
Sydney Wave
The Sydney Wave were formed after the first Australian Baseball League championship purchasing the Sydney Metros licence. The Wave had a bit more luck then the Metros lasting a further two seasons, both at different stadiums before disbanding d ...
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The Metros played out of the Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, but won no games at the venue, finishing their first and only season with a win% of just .077, just over 30 games behind the
Waverley Reds.
History
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Sport in Australia
Sport is an important part of Australia that dates back to the early colonial period. Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union, association football, cricket and tennis are among the earliest organised sports in Australia. Sport ha ...
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Australian Baseball
In Australia, baseball is a game that is played in all states and territories of the country.
History
Baseball was believed to have been brought to Australia with American gold miners in the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, where miners w ...
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Australian Baseball League (1989-1999)
The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it ...
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The Australian Baseball League: 1989-1999
Australian Baseball League (1989–1999) teams
Defunct baseball teams in Australia
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