Bloomfield

Our Baseball League is open to all surrounding towns. There are no borders! If you can get to our Bloomfield fields, you can signup in our league.

Junior level (league ages 13-14). Parents have the choice to signup their *higher*skilled 12yr old for 60/90 high-school-field competition.

Senior level (league ages 14-17). Basically, the same age group of those attending high school.

Adults & Amateurs (18-22, 23-33, 34+) no age cutoff: Volunteer your time to coach our juniors and/or tryout to play for the Bloomfield Buzzards' adult travel teams (different skill levels).

Our games are a great way to get your teenager extra reps in the field (or pitching) and extra game time plate appearances.

Most after school sports, games or practices wrap up by 5:30/6:00 and even though our games start at 6:00ish, there is still plenty of time to get your teenager into our games which typically go until 8:30/9:00 (7 innings); as late as 9:55p when the game is moved to a later start time.

Most club teams don't practice every night and most of their games are played on the weekends so your teenager should be able to attend most of our games during the week.

Everyone is assessed and drafted to a team. Age, experience, skill level, and player confidence will be evaluated to get the overall balance of each team equal to all the others.

The balance of each team is MOST important to our league. We frown upon any of our teams running up the score on an opponent.

Most teams will carry a roster of 11-13 players.

Including practice, each team on average plays
2-3 nights per week, Monday to Friday. NO weekends!

During Spring Season, sometimes (but rarely), bad weather could force makeup games to Saturday mornings.

During summer league & fall ball, NO games on Fridays unless bad weather forces it.

Spring Season is sometimes INDOORS (February or March) then OUTDOORS March or April thru June

Summer League is July thru August

Fall Ball is September into November

After you are registered - Workouts, practices and assessment information will be communicated via league emails or group texts. Plus, much info is provided on our Facebook, Instagram and/or our website calendar.

Your coaches will obviously communicate with you as well, after you're assigned to a team.

Spring Season is typically the end of June; very rare going into July (weather permitting of course)

Summer League is the end of August/ rarely going into September

Fall Ball often concludes within the first two weeks of November.

Wrights Field

Upper Memorial Field (next to Foley Football)

Bloomfield Middle School

Practice 1 ½ - 2 hours. Game 2½ - 3 hours

Single-game nights, usually start at 6:00, and conclude by 8:30

Double-game nights are usually needed to make-up games when weather disrupts our field conditions. Slot one is 5:30-7:45p; and slot two is 7:45-9:55p

Umpires Dues, Balls, Team Uniform (hat & shirt).

Coaches will have available at each game & practice> baseballs and catcher’s equipment.

Also, included is easy access to the SportsEngine phone app which shows the game schedule, game results, division standings and league events.

Any sporting-goods store (Dick's, Lefty's, etc) should have a knowledgeable employee on hand to help you determine the ideal bat-size for your player.

NO 'BAMBOO' BATS ARE ALLOWED *Our league only permits wood-bats or wood-blends (wood composites are ok) like Ash, Maple & Birch; and the thickest part of the bat cannot exceed 2.61 inches in diameter.

Please do NOT buy any wood-bat(s), especially online that has the word YOUTH on it. It will be too thin and too light, and it will break easily.

We discourage the sharing of bats unless living in the same household.

Required: batting-helmet, grey baseball pants, belt for pants, wood-bat(s), fielder's mitt, cleats, protective cup/ jockstrap, and transportation to/from games/practices. 

Optional yet recommended: batting gloves, bat bag or gear bag, sunglasses

Financial Hardship? Please inquire within about use of lightly worn equipment or gear that's been donated to our league (free to you, while supplies last).

Early Online Signups:
Save $60 before March 1st (Spring Season),
May 1st (Summer League),
August 1st (Fall Ball), or

Save $30 online before:
April 1st (Spring Season),
June 1st (Summer League),
September 1st (Fall Ball).

Dick's 20% In-Store Event: Use our BBA-Coupon at the Wayne Store, or at their In-Store-Kiosk on March 31st thru April 3rd for 20% Off! [Email us for the coupon.]

Dick's 10% In-Store Coupon: Always available April thru December. Email us for the coupon.

Game info will be posted on our website calendar or Facebook, Instagram when available. The game is typically scheduled for the mid/end of June (pending weather conditions). Checkout our All-Stars from last year, click> ASG

A player may indicate that they prefer to play for a specific coach. To better your chances in accommodating this request, we encourage you to online register early.

As advertised, we welcome carpools of 3-4 players, rarely more than five to be on the SAME team. To better your chances in accommodating this request, we encourage you to online register early.

Yes! Please see the coaches page for details and be sure to inquire at the Wrights Field clubhouse, or just call us at (973)680-4280.

Yes, BUT it depends on the age group (and skill level)! Please click and view some of the details and guidelines here> team registration

Registering and paying online is recommended which will speed up the entire process, especially for the next time you register for other seasons or for other league events & fundraisers.

If paying in full via check or money order, please mail payment to: Bloomfield Baseball Association, P.O. Box 1956, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

We can also coordinate a cash payment & receipt at our concession stand. Please call or email us for arrangements.

We have a sponsor link set up on our website to make the process as simple as possible. Click Here!

Or you can ask a Board Member for details at the Wrights Field clubhouse or email us at BloomfieldBaseballAssociation@gmail.com

Our league, and its perks like the food-stand's reliability and 'hours of operation' varies week to week based on volunteerism.

Our small group of kitchen-volunteers do their best to keep the food-stand staffed and open on game-nights.

If you are interested in volunteering some of your time, please call us (973)680-4280, stop by our Wrights Field food-stand to inquire, or for more details click here.

NO, all we do is focus on playing local baseball. YET, we do encourage our spectators to frequently visit our food-stand window to support our volunteer's efforts.

NO, we believe our registration (player) fee is the appropriate amount to cover KEY league expenses, such as Umpire dues, uniforms, insurances, team equipment, staffing, field improvements, etc.

NO, our few "fundraising" events & activities are only meant to generate extra fun, excitement & awareness, BUT are completely optional. Events such as the Home Run Debry, All-Star-Game, Trip to Cooperstown, Food-Promos (Bambino Bucks), Team Merchandise, etc.

Not an issue here. Some of our coaches don't even have children playing in the league.

Our teams are drafted by a committee; NOT drafted by the coaches.

As advertised, we welcome carpools of 3-4 players, rarely more than five to be on the SAME team. To better your chances in accommodating this request, we encourage you to online register early.

Everyone is assessed and drafted to a team. Age, experience, skill level, and player confidence will be evaluated to get the overall balance of each team equal to all the others.

The balance of each team is MOST important to our league. We frown upon any of our teams running up the score on an opponent.

Each Bambino Buck is equivalent to a $1.00 value. NO CASH REFUNDS.

For as little as $15 Bambinos, you may order a customized league trophy for your player or other.

Spend your Bambino Bucks at the Wrights food stand window which is open most game nights.