2026 Competitive Division Rules
Born in the 2022 Fall Baseball Season, our Major League Competitive Division now has eight full seasons in the books! We’re happy to report that everyone who’s played has had a great time and the Major League Competitive Division will continue again in the 2026 FALL Baseball Season. We’re also continuing our Cactus League Competitive Division this Fall Season (for younger players) after two successful seasons from the expansion Orioles and the Tigers!
PLEASE NOTE, FOR THE FALL 2026 SEASON: The Major League Competitive Division shifts play to Thursday nights, beginning Thursday, SEPT 24th, 2026. This is so we can now play a doubleheader every Thursday with a 4-team league, with games at 6 and 7:30pm. The Cactus League Competitive Division for our younger players plays every Saturday evening at 6PM.
Our Cactus League teams, the Tigers and the Orioles, will use the standard Miracle League foam bats with Incrediballs. Every Cactus League player will have a “Play-Assist” Buddy (unless by pre-game agreement, a player wants to try playing on their own):
- The Play-Assist Buddy is permitted on the field on their team’s defense and must position themselves next to their player. The Play-Assist Buddy is permitted to field a ground ball (only), hand it to their player, and provide verbal coaching instruction on where to throw the ball. The emphasis is on the player’s preference – if a player wants to try fielding ground balls, the Play-Assist Buddy will respond accordingly. A Play-Assist Buddy is not permitted to field a fly ball, except to knock down a line-drive in the interest of safety.
- Volunteers can sign-up to be a Play-Assist Buddy in the same way as all Buddy volunteers sign-up, but look for the labeled Play-Assist Buddies option (SATURDAYs, 6pm-7:15pm) when signing up.
REMINDER: These Competitive Division games are all about our players! The primary objective is to have fun, and to develop skills at a pace that is comfortable for each player. Pure and simple, we want to be responsive to our players that want a more competitive game (IMPORTANT! see the RULES and FIELDING DIAGRAM below), but to do so in a way that is appropriate for each player’s abilities and desire.
Interested in taking a closer look at the Competitive Division?
PLEASE Click Below to READ THE RULES CLOSELY to make sure this is a good fit for your player!
If, after reviewing the RULES and PLAYER CRITERIA, your player is interested in participating in this Competitive Division in the future, please send an email to Robin at: robin.loyed@yahoo.com with your player’s name, age, and the words: COMPETITIVE DIVISION.