All-American Baseball Challenge

The All-American Baseball Challenge was a six-team recreational baseball league formed in July 2020 in the New York City metropolitan area.[1] Local ownership quickly organized this pop-up league in response to the cancellation of the 2020 Frontier League season, which was to feature three of the teams involved, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Games were played at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey, Skylands Stadium in Augusta, New Jersey, and Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, New York. Each stadium featured two teams, which included the New Jersey Jackals and Sussex County Miners each playing in their home parks. The owners of the New York Boulders also fielded a team in their stadium, but the team kept the franchise’s former name of Rockland Boulders for the season.

Major leaguers Vin Mazzaro and Taylor Motter played in the league.

  1. ^ Tredinnick, Andrew (July 16, 2020). "Independent minor-league All-American Baseball Challenge heading to Skylands Stadium". Daily Record (Morristown). Gannett. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ Rapay, Eugene. "All-American Baseball Challenge recreational league opener returns live sports to Rockland". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-09-07.