Birmingham Baseball Club is an English baseball club based in Marston Green, situated in the West Midlands region of England.
History Founded in 2003 by a local enthusiast, the team was originally named the Birmingham Maple Leafs. This was an homage to the members of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps who were based at No.7 Canadian General Hospital in Marston Green, and took up baseball as recreation.
The club changed its name to the Birmingham Bandits in 2014 and competed at both AA and AAA levels within the British baseball system.
The club changed its name again in 2020, with the team becoming the Birmingham Metalheads, referencing the musical heritage of the region. In 2023, the club launched a second team, the Birmingham Bats, and in 2024 began their youth programme, the Birmingham GOATs. In 2026, the club launched a third, development-focused team, the Birmingham Warpigs.https://www.birminghambaseball.co.uk/senior
In 2024, the Birmingham Metalheads won the BBF Summer Cup Silver Level and the WMBL championship. The club announced the formation of a women's baseball program in early 2025.https://www.facebook.com/birminghambaseballclub/posts/pfbid02JZAxy9tcR1qfmj1jdbRmYK6hT5hLJsXD7AoNAHxVpTS4DAR3GLYgrQwiJkDN8Rful
Ballpark
All teams play their home games at Marston Green Recreation Ground also called Maple Leaf Field.
Season by season record
Metalheads
SeasonLeagueFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPost-SeasonAwards2021West Midlands Baseball League6th 2107.5Tim Kempf (Team MVP)2022West Midlands Baseball League5th 776Bob Rowe (Team MVP)2023West Midlands Baseball League3rd (East) 955Bob Rowe (Team MVP)2024West Midlands Baseball League1st (East) 10152-0BBF Summer Cup Champions, WMBL Champions. Andres Assuncao (Team MVP)2025British Baseball Federation AAA4th8169.5Andres Assuncao (Team MVP)
Bats
SeasonLeagueFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPost-SeasonAwards2023West Midlands Baseball League5th (West)1135Carl Lewis (Team MVP)2024West Midlands Baseball League4th (West)296.5James Marshall (Team MVP)2025West Midlands Baseball League3rd8660-1James Marshall (Team MVP)
References
External links Birmingham Baseball website