Professional Baseball Development League
Founded In 2024
If you want the official page to discover which Mid-America League alumni made it to the higher professional levels then visit this link:
https://malbaseball.com/general/Alum
More DetailsIf you want to see previous Mid-America League games as well as the games during the 2026 season then here is the link:
https://midamericaleague-tv.app.vewbie.com/2025-Season
More DetailsThe “Teams” page on this website is now updated for the current list of Mid-America League teams scheduled to play in 2026:
Here is the list of teams:
This week the Mid-America League named the Beaumont expansion team be the Beaumont Oil Barons. Here is the team’s new website:
https://www.oilbaronsbaseball.com
Here is some of the media coverage of the new team name, including 12 News from Beaumont:
BEAUMONT, Texas — The Beaumont Oil Barons are the new semi-pro baseball team coming to Southeast Texas, officials announced Tuesday during a press conference at the Spindletop Gladys-City Boomtown Museum.
The team is part of an independent professional league and has been in development since last year, with Lamar University spearheading the effort to establish semi-pro baseball in the region.
The Oil Barons will provide local access to professional baseball without requiring long-distance travel, according to general manager Mike Marek.
“You don’t have to drive, you know, long distances to get, go to a sporting event, you know, obviously there’s great baseball here, there’s great baseball here at Lamar, but we want to be an extension to that during the summer,” Marek said.
The team will compete against other cities in the independent league, including Abilene, Texarkana and Joplin, Missouri. Home games will be played at Lamar University’s Vincent Beck Stadium.
Response to the team has been positive since the initial announcement in May, with many fans expressing excitement about having a local team, Marek told 12News.
The team’s schedule, roster and ticket prices have not yet been announced. — full credit for this news clip to 12 News Now (click here)
Below are YouTube videos about the team name announcement:
The Mid-America League announced the inclusion of Fort Scott Kansas as a new team. On March 11, 2025 the League will be in Fort Scott for the announcement.
Fans interested in submitting their ideas for the new team name, any parties interested in tickets or sponsorship options, or anything else pertaining specifically to the new Fort Scott team may contact the Mid-America League through the league’s official website (contact here) or through the Fort Scott team page on this website. The official press release announcing the new team also can be found on the Fort Scott team page here:
Earlier this week, the Texarkana Mid America League baseball team leadership announced the team’s name to be the Texarkana Rhinos. Here are several news articles about this announcement:
This video from the Texarkana Gazette YouTube channel shows more from this week’s team name announcement:
Recent e-commerce and payment solutions news about the Mid America League appeared on Yahoo Finance:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/olb-group-adds-seven-additional-120000981.html
More DetailsAccording to the Texarkana Gazette:
More DetailsTexarkana Sports and Entertainment LLC is organizing a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Texarkana Convention Center, 2910 Cowhorn Creek Loop, to unveil the team’s name and logo for the upcoming 2024 season.
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2024/mar/28/texarkanas-new-mid-america-league-franchise/
Recently, the Fort Smith Marshals named Steve Maddock to be the team’s first field manager:
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/mar/24/fort-smith-marshals-introduce-maddock-as-manager/
Here are his playing and managing statistics in professional baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=maddoc001ste
More DetailsThis video from KOAM’s YouTube channel covers the Joplin Outlaws joining the Mid America League: