World League
Three new fictional New York baseball players in Puerto Rico, Korea, and India skyline uniforms photographed at Coney Island at dusk
Founding season · 2027 · New York City

Sixteen flags.
One diamond.

New York is the only city that can host the World Cup of baseball — every summer. One local player pool. One stage. The league this city was already built for.

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Independent founding proposal · Not affiliated with MLB or the World Baseball Classic
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01 / The audience

The fanbase
already exists.

World Cup, WBC, and Olympic fervor already fills New York’s streets. World League NYC gives that existing passion a home field.

A nighttime map of New York City formed by dense baseball crowds with small, unique flags representing the sixteen founding teams and additional New York communities
Sixteen flags · one cityConcept visualization · no demographic boundaries implied
02 / Identity & merch

National pride becomes
a neighborhood uniform.

Uniforms first. Baseball second. Sixteen flags, sixteen neighborhood identities, and a collectible system built to outsell half the league shops it’s named after. Sixteen flags already have millions of New Yorkers who will buy the hat the day it drops.

Founding collection · uniform wall

The current founding direction.

Eleven unique World League NYC skyline jerseys displayed side by side with their matching national caps in a premium locker room
Founding uniformsCurrent direction
Featured pieces · two neighborhoods

A cap and jersey program, one neighborhood at a time.

Mexico baseball cap concept with a minimal embroidered skyline and World League NYC side emblem
MexicoSunset Park
Close-up Dominican Republic baseball jersey concept with a diagonal skyline sash and Washington Heights sleeve detail
Dominican RepublicWashington Heights

A cap for every block in the five boroughs.

Matchday culture

Fuel the vibes and traditions
already here.

Dominican megaphones and trumpets answer Japanese ōendan flags, horns, and twin sticks across the field. Different rhythms. One joyful ballpark.

Jovial Dominican baseball supporters with megaphones and trumpets cheering across the field toward Japanese oendan with a large pole flag, horns, drum, and twin cheering sticks
Founding merch interest

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03 / The 2027 spectacle

Founding season

2027

Four pools of four. Three rivalry-hungry games per nation. Eight teams left standing under the lights.

Summer 2027 · Maimonides Park · Coney Island

Night games under the Coney Island lights. Fireworks over the boardwalk for the World Final.

A sold-out World League NYC baseball game concept at Maimonides Park with the league emblem painted behind home plate
Maimonides Park · Coney Island · 2027 venue concept
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4Pools of four
24Pool-play games
8Playoff teams
04 / Why every player wants in

Represent your country.
Play on a global stage.

Players from anywhere can earn the chance to represent their country in New York. World League NYC offers pay, a concentrated international stage, and a pathway scouts can watch.

Paid roster spot

Players and staff are paid. This is not a showcase league.

One city, global stage

Represent your country in New York before an international audience.

Scout & network visibility

A concentrated, multilingual media stage built to get seen.

A real development path

2027 proves it. 2028 turns it into a professional season.

Four-stage motion study of a tall Indian athlete transforming from a cricket batter with a broad bat into a baseball power hitter with a round bat

The world has the talent.
New York has the plan.

From India and Pakistan to the West Indies’ Big Four, World League NYC is bringing the world’s untapped talent to New York—and building the next generation of baseball.

05 / The business case

The math New York
already proves.

The WBC proves the power of country versus country. New York can make that connection local, recurring, and developmental — with the numbers to back it.

Why 2027

With MLB’s current collective bargaining agreement scheduled to expire December 1, 2026, World League NYC could keep meaningful baseball active in New York if the major-league calendar is interrupted—while standing on its own if it is not. MLBPA source ↗

01150K–220KProjected pilot attendance

Sixteen fanbases, one ballpark, a full summer of rivalry nights.

0235–45%Merch attach rate target

Diaspora fans over-index on wearing the jersey — well above typical MiLB attach rates.

036 categoriesDiaspora sponsor demand

Telecom, beer, banking, fashion, and food brands already spend against these exact communities.

04Rookie setTopps & pipeline value

Skyline-back cards and a visible academy-to-scout pathway — a licensing category before a pitch is thrown.

New leagues

Women’s baseball just opened a new professional chapter.

The Women’s Pro Baseball League launched its inaugural 2026 season with four city teams, national distribution, and a New York identity.

WPBL source ↗
New formats

Banana Ball proved baseball can build a different spectacle.

A touring phenomenon that grew into a six-team circuit, sold-out stadium dates, and a national television product.

SBJ source ↗
Global IP

The World Cup is already treated as more than a tournament.

FIFA recently explored a separate commercial vehicle for its World Cup assets — global sports identity supports year-round value.

AP source ↗
06 / The launch plan

2027 proves it.
2028 turns professional.

The inaugural tournament is a concentrated proof of concept—not the finish line. It gives partners one summer to measure the audience, talent, operations, and commercial case for a professional World League NYC.

2027Pilot tournament

Prove the demand.

Sixteen national teams, 31 games, one local player pool, and one compact event built to create a clear operating and audience baseline.

  • Paid players and staff
  • Ticket, merchandise, sponsorship, and media tests
  • Community-led attendance and content
2028Professional league

Build the institution.

A recurring professional competition with contracted rosters, deeper club operations, a longer season, and a media product fans can follow every week.

  • Professional player and staff contracts
  • Expanded regular season and club identities
  • Year-round development, sales, and storytelling

The city that already contains the world.
It just needs a league.

Let’s give it
a league.

Merchandise

Fanatics / New Era / ’47 Brand

Build the official league shop, sixteen national cap systems, limited rivalry drops, and neighborhood collections made to travel.

Collectibles

Topps / Panini / Leaf

Skyline-back rookie cards, sixteen limited inserts, and a founding set ready before the first pitch.

Baseball

MLB

A talent pipeline and a calendar hedge, not a competitor. Development, visibility, and resilience across the baseball calendar.

City Hall

The Mayor’s Office

Outer-borough economic development that happens to be great baseball. Local jobs, tourism, and cultural ownership — every borough gets a flag.

Players

You

Be the first to wear your country’s colors on a New York field, in front of your own community. Pay. Visibility. Legacy.

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