With a 7–3 victory over Al Thomas in Game 4 of the finals, the Brighton Black Sox swept the playoffs on their way to a third straight YBL Championship.
In the semifinals, the Black Sox fought off the Brighton Braves in the first two games before closing out the sweep with a decisive Game 3 win. In the finals, the Black Sox came from behind twice to complete the sweep and capture the championship.
Congratulations to John Griffith and the entire Black Sox organization on a remarkable season and a third straight title.
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On Saturday April 26, the Yawkey League will be hosting a banquet to honor this year’s Hall Of Fame class. The Yawkey League is proud to announce they 2025 inductees to the Yawkey League Hall of Fame.
Justin Crisafulli
Somerville Alibrandis
Chris Deane
McKay Club/Malden Bulldogs/South End
JT Ross
Brighton Black Sox
Evan Tardugno
Malden Bulldogs
Jerrad Ryan
Brookline Dodgers
Rich Cabral
Eastern Mass Baseball Association
Al Thomas Club
Celebrating 45 seasons
Please join us as we celebrate an amazing Hall of Fame class. Cocktail hour starts at 6 pm followed by dinner at 7pm. The program will start shortly after dinner.
The banquet will be held at upstairs at
Common Market Restaurants
97 Willard St., Quincy, MA, 02169 (Map)
The cost is $50 per seat. To reserve seats, please contact Dave Treska (treska @ comcast.net). Or you can use the link below to register and pay online. Buy tickets online
Yawkey League President Dave McKay recently joined John Leahy on the Airing It Out podcast to talk all things baseball. In the podcast they discuss the 2025 Red Sox, the Yawkey League, and the world of amateur baseball.
Leahy, a seasoned broadcaster with 25+ years of experience, has been a tremendous supporter of the YBL. Over the years Leahy has broadcast many YBL games including Game 6 and Game 7 of last year’s Finals.
The Yawkey League is proud to announce the winners of its 2024 Silver Slugger Awards.
Justine Makisimu has been awarded his third consecutive Silver Slugger, while Ross Zamparelli has received his third Silver Slugger award, having previously won in 2018 and 2023. Cam Plank adds his second Silver Slugger to his collection, following his win in 2022. Kyle Cachopa has earned his second consecutive Silver Slugger.
This season there are five first time Silver Slugger winners including rookies Ryan Lush and Eric Ladd. In addition to winning a Silver Slugger this season, Cam Plank and Ross Zamparelli were also awarded Gold Gloves.
Congratulations to all the winners.
2024 Silver Slugger Award Winners
Position
Player
Team
C
Cam Plank
Al Thomas Athletics
1B
Conor Dines
McKay Club Beacons
2B
Kyle Cachopa
Brighton Black Sox
3B
Justine Makisimu
Brighton Black Sox
SS
Ryan Lush
Brighton Braves
OF
Ross Zamparelli
Brighton Black Sox
OF
Trevor Derochea
Al Thomas Athletics
OF
Eric Ladd
McKay Club Beacons
Designated Hitter
Christian Quigley
Brighton Black Sox
Each franchise nominates players from their own team. Each franchise then votes for one player at each position, expect outfield. Each team casts votes for three outfielders. The results of the voting can be found here. Silver Slugger Award Results
The Yawkey League is proud to announce the winners of its 2024 Gold Glove Awards.
There are seven first time Gold Glove winners. This including two rookies Eduardo Colmenares and Jack Hawke. For Cam Plank is his third consecutive Gold Glove award. For Ross Zamparelli this is he second consecutive Gold Glove award.
Congratulations to all the winners.
2024 Gold Glove Award Winners
Position
Player
Team
C
Cam Plank
Al Thomas Athletics
1B
Alex Klapes
Brighton Braves
2B
Kyle Cachopa
Brighton Black Sox
3B
Eduardo Colmenares
Al Thomas Athletics
SS
Aqib Shah
Brighton Black Sox
OF
Jack Hawke
Brighton Braves
OF
Elijah Perez
East Boston Knights
OF
Ross Zamparelli
Brighton Black Sox
P
Paul Wydom
Al Thomas Athletics
Each franchise nominates players from their own team. Each franchise then votes for one player at each position, expect outfield. Each team casts votes for three outfielders. The results of the voting can be found here.
