Babe Ruth League
| Founded | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Marius D. Bonacci |
| President | Steven M. Tellefsen |
| Commissioner | Robert P. Faherty, Michael Solanik, and Daniela Bottoni (Softball Commissioner) |
| Sports fielded | |
| Countries | United States (all 50 states); 24 other countries |
| Headquarters | Hamilton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Official website | www.BabeRuthLeague.org |
The Babe Ruth League is an international youth baseball and softball league based in Hamilton, New Jersey, United States. It is named after George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1895–1948). The parent program—Babe Ruth League, Incorporated—is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization.
The Babe Ruth League programs of youth baseball sports has increased steadily from its first 10-team league in Hamilton, New Jersey, to its present combined size of well over one million players on some 60,000+ youth teams in more than 11,000 leagues and over 1.9 million additional volunteers.
The Babe Ruth League programs consists of five age divisions: Cal Ripken Baseball (ages 4–12), Babe Ruth Baseball (ages 13–18), Babe Ruth Softball (ages 4–18), Bambino Buddy Ball (ages 5–20), and Xtreme Fastpitch (ages 6–18).