America’s pastime starts here

About Legion Baseball

American Legion Baseball provides a summer alternative to travel ball for players aged 13-19. Teams partner with a sponsoring American Legion post that, in many cases, may offset the costs of registration fees, team insurance, uniforms, travel, and more.

American Legion Baseball registers players in all 50 states plus Canada and it serves the young people who play, awarding $25,000 in scholarships annually.

The Senior division ends with an American Legion World Series each summer in Shelby, NC.

Columbia Post 19 American Legion Baseball

Columbia Post 19 seniors

american legion world series

The 98th American Legion World Series was held in Shelby, NC, in August, featuring eight teams from across eight regions. Post 280 from Chesapeake, Va., bested the competition to clinch the 2025 World Series title.

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from the legion
to the pros

More than half of the current major-leaguers played Legion Baseball, as did almost every manager and several baseball commissioners. Eighty-nine players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame also played American Legion Baseball, and Albert Pujols is expected to be inducted in 2028.

The program’s “Citizenship Through Sportsmanship”ethos has led Legion Baseball alumni to the top echelons of their fields in a variety of pursuits.

Yogi Berra

Johnny Bench

Willie Stargell

Carl Yastrzemski

Gaylord Perry

Reggie Jackson

Ryne Sandberg

Joe Torre

why legion baseball?

“The relationships you build are as important as the on-field success. I still keep up with quite a few of my players, and I’ve been a reference on law school applications and first-job references. I can’t help but think that Legion ball helped foster that.”

America’s pastime starts here

About Legion Baseball

Columbia Post 19 seniors

american legion world series

from the legion to the pros

why legion baseball?

Scott beasley, Coach of post 19 seniors from columbia

from the legion
to the pros