Photo via the Long Beach Baseball Club. The Long Beach Baseball Club took another major step forward today, announcing on social media that former Anaheim Angels pitcher and World Series champion Troy Percival has been hired as the team’s manager. The Southern California native spent 14 years in MLB, most notably in Anaheim, where he […]
The Long Beach Baseball Club announced its six semifinalists after receiving more than 1,300 submissions to its team-naming contest. Public voting is open through Wednesday, October 15, to help narrow down the name for the new independent professional baseball team that plans to debut in Long Beach in 2026. Semifinalists: The Long Beach Coast, Cruisers, […]
The Long Beach Baseball Club launched its team-naming contest today for the new independent professional baseball team coming to Long Beach in 2026. The contest will remain open through Sept. 12, 2025. Click here to enter the contest or learn more. “We want the community to help us find the right name and have some […]
The Long Beach City Council unanimously approved the effort to bring a new independent professional baseball team to the city on Tuesday, including a collaboration between the Long Beach Baseball Club and Long Beach State to make Bohl Diamond at Blair Field its home. The team aims to begin play in the 2026 season, which […]
The Long Beach City Council will meet on Tuesday to consider approving the arrival of a new independent professional baseball team that aims to begin play on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field in the 2026 season. The team would join the Pioneer Baseball League—an MLB Partner League with 12 teams across the Western U.S. The […]