The Hamilton Cardinals Baseball Club is part of Canada’s top independent league, the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL). Established over 100 years ago, the IBL is one of the oldest baseball leagues in the world. Founded in 1958, the Cardinals play their home games at Bernie Arbour Stadium, located at 1100 Mohawk Rd E, Hamilton, Ontario.
If you’d like our baseball operations department to review your information for a potential tryout or contract offer, please complete the form at the bottom of this page and review the details below.
Season Details:
• Runs from beginning of May to mid-September.
• Includes 42 regular-season games, 5-6 Exhibition games and 3 rounds of Playoffs.
• Played at a level comparable to high-A affiliate baseball. There are over 50 current players in the league have MLB/MiLB professional experience.
Player Considerations:
• Limited import spots are available for players outside of Canada.
• The league is focusing less on collegiate players with multiple years of eligibility remaining.
• We are especially interested in players graduating this spring or who have previously played in the NCAA or accomplished significant accolades at the OUA or OCAA levels.
• Housing is available for players from outside the Greater Toronto Area.
22U Team:
• Designed for collegiate players looking to play closer to home.
• Offers opportunities for IBL call-ups.
• For more information and to register for our 22U team, visit: https://www.iblcardinals.ca/jr-registration.
Tryout Information:
• No open tryouts are currently scheduled.
• Updates and registrations for those will be posted here: https://www.iblcardinals.ca/try-out.
