Babe Ruth League

• Chartering and Insurance Guide
  
• Converting to Major/70 Baseball

Why Affiliate with Babe Ruth League?

Babe Ruth League serves over 1 million players from ages 4-18 in Babe Ruth Baseball, Cal Ripken Baseball, Babe Ruth Softbal, Xtreme Fastpitch and bambino Buddy Ball. The Bambino Buddy Ball Division encompasses players ages 4-20.

Below are just a few of the ways affiliating with Babe Ruth League Baseball and Softball can benefit your community or organization.

• The annual charter fee is only $15-$25 per team.
  
• Chartering with Babe Ruth League normally takes less than two weeks.
  
• World Series Tournaments are played in seven divisions of baseball and five divisions of softball. Ten communities will advance to every Babe Ruth World Series. Five additional tournaments advance to the Regional level.
• Babe Ruth League baseball and softball are played in more than 8 countries, and all 50 U.S. states. The Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series has been televised nationally on CBS Sports Network and MLB Network.
• Babe Ruth League, Inc.'s approved accident insurance* is secondary coverage. Babe Ruth League, Inc. insurance programs cover leagues and teams for up to 12 months (if they obtain their coverage annually by February 1st); and local leagues will not have to purchase additional insurance for Fall Ball, Winter Programs or when they participate in tournaments outside of Babe Ruth League.
  
• Babe Ruth League, Inc.'s approved commercial general liability* offers both a $1 million and a $2 million plan. This liability coverage has a large aggregate, so leagues with fields that are required to carry more than $1 million are covered under the $1 million plan. This coverage is for up to 12 months (if obtained annual by February 1st).
  
• Directors and Officers liability insurance* is available for purchase for those leagues who obtain both the Babe Ruth League, Inc. offered accident and liability insurance policies.
  
• Each league receives free Babe Ruth League Rules & Regulations and a scorebook for each team chartered. Babe Ruth League also supplies free materials for establishing a constitution, by-laws, committees, etc.
  
• Babe Ruth League has two full-time National Commissioners who will help with rules interpretations and can easily be contacted by phone or e-mail.
  
• National Umpire Association - Becoming a member can open the door to umpire Babe Ruth League Tournaments up to and including a World Series.
  
• Babe Ruth League-through our Region, State and District Commissioners-offers clinics and seminars at various locations around the country each year for league officers, managers, coaches, and umpires.
  
• Sports Illustrated Play - offers web hosting and administrative tools are available to member leagues at a very reasonable cost.
  
• Babe Ruth League surveys local leagues for input for possible rule changes. Survey results are tabulated at Headquarters and presented to the International Board of Directors Rules Committee for consideration at the annual Board of Directors Meeting.
  
• Bambino Buddy Ball Division for players with special needs, giving every child a chance to be a player.
  
• Your boundaries are protected so your program cannot be "raided" by another Babe Ruth program.

* All Babe Ruth League, Inc. insurance programs are solicited and administered by K&K Insurance.