Canadian Baseball League
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Tony Riviera |
| Inaugural season | 2003 |
| Ceased | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |
 Canada
|
| Last champion(s) |
Calgary Outlaws (declared winner) |
| Most titles | Calgary (1) |
| TV partner(s) | The Score (18 regular season games, CBL All-Star Game and Jenkins Cup Championship) |
| Official website | None |
The Canadian Baseball League was an independent minor league that operated in 2003. The league's only Commissioner was Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member Ferguson Jenkins. The league featured former major league players such as Francisco Cabrera, Floyd Youmans, Rich Butler, Steve Sinclair.
The CBL was based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The championship trophy was the Jenkins Cup, named after the commissioner of the league, Ferguson Jenkins.
The CBL was the brainchild of Tony Riviera, a former major league scout, and the face of the league. It was backed by former Microsoft product developer Charlton Lui, and later by former Yahoo! president, and part owner of the San Francisco Giants, Jeff Mallett.Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins was brought in to act as the league's Commissioner.
Riviera's vision had big goals, and he followed suit by making big promises. Riviera stated that the CBL would be "AAA quality", He was rumoured to have approached the Winnipeg Goldeyes about switching leagues, and even nominated Pete Rose for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
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