Welcome To The Diamond League

The Diamond League is a highly competitive league based in Northeast Ohio. Many of our players move on to play in college while some are even drafted by Major League Baseball. The foundation of our leagues is not only the high quality of coaches, but also its sportsmanship and fair play.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  MICKEY MANTLE 16U /  KEN GRIFFEY JR 15U  -  TEAM MANAGERS / COACHES

Please remember we follow OHSAA rules.  Therefore bats must have the BBCOR certification on them or they are considered illegal.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE !!!

The BBCOR decertification process has been implemented on the following bats: REEBOK VECTOR TLS-33" - MARUCCI CAT-5 33" LENGTH

These bats may have the BBCOR stamp on them, But they have been ruled illegal by the OHSAA!!!!

The Baseball Diamonds all over Northeast Ohio will come alive starting June 1st  when the Diamond Leagues 18 /16/ 15U teams start their 2012 league schedules. This year promises to be another strong competitive season for the league.

Along with our league schedule, the leagues teams will be playing in some of the Top Tournaments in the Mid-West where they will be Showcasing their players to College and Major League scouts.

For the Connie Mack and Mickey Mantle divisions the Diamond League Tournament this year will be another strong event as the winners will have "Bragging Rights" in their divisions for the season.

Again this year the Connie Mack Division Teams will be going up against the strong teams of the Youngstown Class "B" league in the annual "Youngstown - Cleveland Challenge" in which our Connie Mack Teams have won the  "Challenge Trophy" for the past two years.

At the end of July this summer our leagues Connie Mack Division will send an All Star Team to the 2nd Annual "Palomino Classic All Star Game" that is played at Bob Cene Park Baseball Complex in Struthers, Ohio between the greater Pittsburg areas top teams and an All Star team from the Youngstown Class "B" league. Last year the Diamond League sent two teams to this event and they went undefeated against the other All Star Teams.

The League Board of Directors hopes that you will attend games and other league events this summer; and we hope you will support the Sponsors and Advertisers to our league.

Here are some of Baseballs Greatest "Quotes" 

"It's not over till it's over"

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase." 

"It ain't the heat; it's the humility." 

"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

"I made a wrong mistake."

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

"He must have made that before he died."

"Think! How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?"

"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."

"If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."

As a general comment on baseball: "90% of the game is half mental."

All said by one of Baseballs Greatest Players -  # 8 Yoggi Berra Catcher / Outfield Threw R/Batted L; player for the New York Yankees from (1946-1963) New York Mets (1965) He was one of the most Loved and Respected Baseball players of all time !! A True Champion on and off the field.

18 x All Star

13 x World Series Champion

3 x American League MVP

Major League Baseballs All Century Team

Inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame 1972

Manager - New York Yankees (1964)

Manager - New York Mets (1965-1975)

Manager - New York Yankees (1976-1983)

Manager - Houston Astros (1986-1989)

Born May 12th 1925 in St Louis Missouri

United States Veteran WW II U.S. Navy - Gunners Mate (E.T.O.)

Resides in Montclair, New Jersey

IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING THE 14U AGE DIVISION: The Diamond League has welcomed the idea of partnering with the Ohio Prospects League for this upcoming 2012 season.  In doing so, the Diamond League has discontinued its 14u Sandy Koufax Age Division.  Instead the top teams in the area at 14 and Under will participate in the Ohio Prospects League.

The Ohio Prospects League is run by the same administrators as the Diamond League.  It will have the same rules.  Teams will have the satisfaction of playing in the top 14u league in Northeast Ohio against the top teams in the area.  Teams familiar with the Diamond League will see that the Ohio Prospects League 14u division will have the same quality and competition of the Diamond League 14u age divisions of the past.  Rest assured, you will see the same hard work and dedication from our board members.  The Ohio Prospects League 14u age division will become the stepping stone into the Diamond League.  The top 14u teams will be offered the opportunity to enter the Diamond League at the 15u age level.

The Diamond League has undergone a contraction at the 15u and 16u age levels and this is another phase in its transformation.  These steps are part of our continued dedication to keep the Diamond League as the top league in the state of Ohio at the 15u to 18u age levels.