Welcome to the 2021 Oriole Park Baseball/Softball Season where we are home to the largest baseball/softball program in the city of Chicago and the largest single unit program in the country!

Registration opened on December 1st, 2020.  WE ARE GOING TO PLAY A 2021 SEASON! *Registration has been closed as of 2-15-2021 11:59pm.  Please contact the commissioner of boys baseball-Joe at joec678@gmail.com or commissioner of girls softball- Keith at keithhermann@yahoo.com for possible openings in each division.

**Please note that OPBA has the right to refuse annual membership registration  for any season to all that apply at the sole discretion of the OPBA.....We will be considering conduct on the field, off the field as well as social media use of both the families and players.  Processing of registration payment does NOT indicate acceptance into the program.  Once payment is received, OPBA reserves the right to provide a full refund (processing fees included) 30 days after receipt of application and payment.

Refund policy 2021 Season:

Please note that a full refund (less processing fees) will be provided upon request prior to Jan 1st, 2021.  50% refund (less processing fees) will be provided prior upon request prior to March 1st, 2021.  No refunds available after March 1st, 2021 for any reason.

*CALENDER UPDATE 2021 SEASON

MAY 1ST: OPENING DAY!!

MAY 16TH: MIDGET & PONY FIELD DAY AT CHICAGO DOGS STADIUM 

JUNE 5TH: NIGHT OUT WITH THE CHICAGO DOGS*OP FAMILIES DISCOUNTED TICKETS

JULY 24TH & JULY 25TH: DOME DAYS

Coaches, Parents, Volunteers and Players:

After each field use, please be sure to rake in low spots, put bases away in the field gang boxes and place orange plugs back in the base anchors.  Be sure to just backfill (not rake) the pitching mounds and batters boxes.

Thanks for all you do!

All 2020 sponsorships will also be honored in our 2021 Season!  We thank you for supporting our program and we ask that all of our OPBA families support our sponsors!

Thank You,

OPBA

This league does not exist without the great families and sponsors of our neighborhoods!  We NOW have averaged over 1500 players registered annually for our house league.  We have the great families---WE NOW NEED GREAT SPONSORS TO SUPPORT CHICAGO'S LARGEST YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE!

Tball Teams
Affliate Leagues
Park Information
Seasonal Program

T-ball through PeeWee

• USA stamped bats - Barrel size no bigger than 2-5/8"
• USSSA stamped bats - Barrel size no bigger than 2-1/4"
• Wood bats

Midget

• USA bat - Barrel size no  bigger than 2-5/8"
• Wood bats

Pony 

• USA bat - Barrel size no bigger than 2-5/8" 
• BBCOR bats
• Wood bats

Colt

• BBCOR only (Aluminum)
• Wood bats

Note: If a player uses an illegal bat during play, a dead ball will be called and the batter will be called out.  If after a play is completed, the bat is found to be illegal, the batter is out and the base runners will return to where they previously were.  The opposing team would have until the next pitch is thrown to make a claim of an illegal bat.

Thank you to all of the men, women and children of our great neighborhood who make this program a reality.  Let's show the city why we are #1!

COACHES: PLEASE BE SURE TO GIVE WAY TO ANY AND ALL MAINTENANCE CREWS ON FIELDS WHEN REQUESTED-THANK YOU!