Our youth baseball organization is the largest program of its kind in New York State and could very well be one of the largest in the United States. We have over 200 teams allowing some 3,000 boys to play competitive baseball.

The league currently fields teams from Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties and covers players from 10 through 18 years of age and college players in their early twenties.

The ten to twelve year-olds play three seasons: spring, summer and fall. The thirteen to eighteen year-old teams play a summer and fall season and the college age teams play a summer season only.

The league is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1993 by its current President Len Renna. Under Len Renna's direction F.A.B.L. has become a vital part of our youth baseball community. There are over a dozen people volunteering to run the league and without their dedication and hard work, the league wouldn’t be able to provide our young players with such outstanding baseball.

Our league has developed strong affiliations with the oldest and finest national baseball organizations in the country. These relationships are very important to all our teams and players. You can learn more about NABF (National Amateur Baseball Federation), AABC (American Amateur Baseball Congress), PONY, AAABA (All-American Amateur Baseball Association) and Babe Ruth by clicking on them from this web site. These national baseball organizations are held in such high esteem within the world-wide baseball community that a special section on youth baseball is dedicated to them at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

Each year the league hosts an awards breakfast for the top 10, 11 & 12 year-old baseball players in our league. Often prominent baseball figures appear as special guest speakers. The guest speakers are selected with a view to inspire the younger players. College coaches often speak to the boys about maintaining academic standards and the virtues of playing college baseball. At times, we have had former F.A.B.L. players who are now playing minor league and major league baseball speak about their personal road to professional baseball through hard work and dedication.

We are very proud of our All-Star Game. The NY Mets organization has been very generous and gracious towards us. We greatly appreciate their continued interest in the betterment of youth baseball. Each year on the same date as the major league All-Star Game, our league holds our high school age All-Star Game at Shea Stadium. Each team in that age group sends their best players to this 9-inning game. We usually have about 50 players getting an opportunity to play. It is a tremendous thrill for the kids to play on the same field that so many great baseball players have played on. For the players and their families it is a very memorable day to say the least. We are truly giving the kids a “Field of Dreams” to play on. Also, we never overlook an opportunity to help our players. We invite every area college coaching staff to this game and are always seeking ways to help these players with college scholarships.

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Published on: 2005-03-10 (10722 reads)