Toronto Maple Leafs (semi-pro baseball)

Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
Information
League	Intercounty Baseball League (1969–present)
Location	Toronto
Ballpark	Dominico Field at Christie Pits
Founded	1969
League championships	8 1972; 1982; 1985; 1988; 1995; 1999; 2002; 2007;
Colours	Blue, white;
Manager	Rob Butler
General Manager	Jeff Lounsbury
Media	Maple Leafs Baseball TV
Website	mapleleafsbaseball.com

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team of the Intercounty Baseball League, based in Toronto, Ontario. They play their home games on "Dominico Field" at Christie Pits. They are also known colloquially as the Intercounty Maple Leafs or the Intercounty Leafs to disambiguate themselves from the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team.

History

The Maple Leafs baseball team began to play in 1969, the second season after the original Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the AAA International League moved to Louisville, Kentucky.

In their inaugural year, the new Leafs lost 23 games, finishing 18 games out of first place. But they have never ended a season that far back since then. They have been in first place 19 times in the subsequent years and have the best winning percentage of any active team in the League.

The team was owned by husband and wife Jack and Lynne Dominico for the first 40 years of its existence and was then owned exclusively by Jack after Lynne's passing on November 8, 2008, until his passing on January 12, 2022. The Inter-county Baseball League Championship is also named in their honour, the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy.

Championships

Since its inception, the team has won the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy as Inter-county Baseball champions eight times, the first in 1972. During the 2002 season, the Leafs were undefeated at home, a first for the league. They also won the championship that year. They have also achieved many individual awards and All-Star nominations.

Championships (8): 1972, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2007

Former players

Former Major League Baseball player Pete Orr once played for the Intercounty Leafs as did former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Rich Butler (2001–2002). Rich's brother, Rob Butler, who was also a former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder, also played with the Leafs (2001–2005), as did former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Paul Spoljaric (2002–2007). Chris Leroux (2009–2014, Dustin Richardson (2009–2010), and Angel Castro (2015) round out ex-big-leaguers that have played for the Leafs.

Front office

Keith Stein -- CEO
Rob Butler (Field Manager)
Thomas West -- U-tube Channel Operations & Leafs TV
Jeremy Margles (Gameday Operations Manager

Current roster

SP Ángel Castro
SP Max Lanoue
SP Wilgenis Alvarado
SP Marek Deska
SP Sam Greene(pitching coach)
RP Dustin Richardson
RP Taylor Lepard
RP Chris Nagorski
RP Julian Tymochko
RP Zach Sloan
RP Dean Christidis
RP Adam Marra
RP Julian Junior Valdez
C Justin Marra
DH/C Brandon Sekulovich
C Dionysius Chialtas
1B/C Justice Magee
1B Jordan Castaldo
SS/2B Charlie Towers
2B Dan Marra
SS Jose Vinicio
3B Johnathan Solazzo
3B/OF Jesse Hodges
OF Greg Carrington
OF Connor Lewis
OF Ryan Santos
OF Marcus Knecht
OF Anthony Buonaiuto

References

External links

Official website