Sandlot Baseball Coming to Saratoga County
Image via Saratoga Sandlot/Gabe Santos.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A baseball league that emphasizes good vibes over competitive play will soon have a presence in Saratoga County.
Sandlot baseball welcomes players of all skill levels, genders, and backgrounds. As long as you’re 25 or older and have your own glove, you’re eligible to participate. The league’s season runs from June until November, with weekly practices and biweekly games. Only wood bats are allowed.
“We care more about building the community around the game,” says the New York Sandlot Collective on its website. “We play games and do our best, but oftentimes you’ll hear people on the bench racking their brains trying to figure out what the inning is or what the score is…
That’s because the score and the 27 outs take a back seat to ensuring we’re all having fun playing this game that we love.”
The creation of the league was inspired by Jack Sanders, a Texan who authored the “Sandlot Manifesto.”
“If sandlot is to baseball what punk is to rock ‘n’ roll, then Jack Sanders is our Joey Ramone,” said former U.S. Representative and 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke in a blurb for the book.
For more information on the sandlot baseball league, visit nysandlot.org. To get in touch with the league, email info@nysandlot.org.