Yawkey Baseball League

With a 5-1 victory in Game 7 of the Yawkey League finals, the Brighton Black Sox capture the 2024
championship to successfully defending their title as league champions.

In what proved to be a tremendous back and forth series, the Braves would win an exciting Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the series. The Black Sox would take Games 6 and Games 7 behind strong pitching and timely hitting to capture the 2024 championship.

Congratulations to John Griffith and the entire Brighton Black Sox organization on successfully defending their 2023 title.

As part of the 2024 Hall of Fame Banquet, the McKay Club was recognized for its 40 years of existence. The Dorchester Reporter wrote an article celebrate our league President Dave McKay and his commitment to Dorchester baseball.

Follow the link for the article.
Dave Mckay’s Baseball Story

The 2024 Hall of Fame Banquet was held on May 18 at the Common Market Restaurant in Quincy. Dave McKay presided over the event that saw the induction of Sean Glavin, Todd Guber, Nate Hodor, Bill Reichman, Chris Chris Santosuosso, Steve Sherman, Jon Tenney and the McKay Club Beacons franchise celebrating 40 years. The evening was a great success bringing back many alumni, friends and rivals.

For more information on the inductees
Hall of Fame Program

For more photos of the evening.
Banquet Photos

The Lowell Sun recently ran an article on Billerica native’s Sean Glavin and Chris Santosuosso as both will be inducted as part of the 2024 YBL Hall of Fame class.
You can read the article using the following link.

Billerica baseball duo head to Yawkey League Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame inductions will be held on Saturday May 18 at the Common Market Restaurant at 97 Willard St in Quincy. Cocktail hour starts at 6 pm with dinner and inductions to follow. For more information or to purchase tickets for the event use the following link.

Yawkey Baseball League Hall of Fame Dinner

On May 18, the Yawkey League will be hosting a dinner to honor this year’s Hall Of Fame class. The board of directors is proud to announce the induction of the following honorees

Please join us as we celebrate an amazing Hall of Fame class. Cocktail hour starts at 6 pm at the Common Market Restaurant at 97 Willard St in Quincy (upstairs), followed by dinner at 7 and the Program begins at 7:45. $40 per seat – you can venmo @Chief29, send check payable to YBL to Joe O’Hara, 45 Oval Rd #27, Quincy, MA 02170 or use the link below to register and pay online.
Yawkey Baseball League Hall of Fame Dinner

The Yawkey Trust/Yawkey Foundations has been a longtime supporter of the Yawkey Baseball League, and that relationship continued in 2023 with $20,000 in grants to help defray operating costs. The Trust made a $10,000 donation and pledged another $10,000 in the form of a challenge grant for the league. Once the YBL raised over $10,000 on its own, the Challenge Grant of $10,000 kicked in.

In 1982, Jean Yawkey establishes Yawkey Foundation II to ensure that the legacy of thoughtful giving to help those most in-need in the communities that she and Tom called home would continue, in perpetuity, to improve the lives of individuals, families and communities long after their lifetimes.

The Trustees of the Yawkey Foundation are honored to perpetuate the philanthropic legacy of the Yawkeys, whose eight decades of quiet generosity is sustained to this day through providing resources, opportunity, and dignity to the vulnerable and underserved in the areas of giving that reflected their charitable values: Health Care, Education, Human Services, Youth and Amateur Athletics, Arts and Culture, and Conservation and Wildlife.

In 1990, The Boston Junior Park League was renamed the Yawkey Amateur Baseball League of Greater Boston. The Yawkey League, which has fielded anywhere from 8-18 competitive amateur teams each summer, is a wood bat league that has roots back to the 1950s. Games are open to the public and players comprise top amateur talent from the Boston area.

Funds from the Yawkey Foundation’s grant will help defray the league’s operating costs, such as umpires, field lights and insurance, some of the league expenses that continue to increase in recent years. YBL president Dave McKay is proud of the partnership with the Yawkey Foundations, citing, “The Yawkey Family has had a profound effect on amateur sports in Boston and surrounding areas. Their support allows us to provide competitive baseball opportunities for young men in and around Boston, especially those who need to hone their skills for college baseball and beyond.”