In 2006, the league returned for its sixth season. It was the only winter league to feature both top Japanese and American talent. However, this new league folded following the 2008 season when the contract with MLB expired.[1]
The Kaneohe Bay Dawgs and Kona Man O'Wars were announced in August 1996 as expansions teams to begin play in 1997.[4] The Kaneohe announcement was rescinded in October 1996,[5] and Kona did not play in 1997.[6]
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hawaii, winter, baseball, based, honolulu, hawaii, professional, baseball, league, hawaiian, islands, loosely, affiliated, with, major, league, baseball, logosportbaseballfounded1993, years, 1993, ceased2008, years, 2008, teams4country, united, stateslastchamp. Hawaii Winter Baseball HWB based in Honolulu Hawaii was a professional baseball league in the Hawaiian islands It was loosely affiliated with Major League Baseball MLB Hawaii Winter BaseballHawaii Winter Baseball logoSportBaseballFounded1993 31 years ago 1993 Ceased2008 16 years ago 2008 No of teams4Country United StatesLastchampion s North Shore HonuOfficial websitewww hawaiiwinterbaseball com Contents 1 History 1 1 Alumni 2 2006 2008 Teams 3 Former teams 4 Champions 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe HWB league first began play in 1993 Funded by Major League Baseball the league drew players from the MLB Nippon Professional Baseball the Korea Baseball Organization and independent leagues Games were played in Hawaii from October to December The HWB league first folded after the 1997 season as it was too heavily reliant on its limited funding from MLB In 2006 the league returned for its sixth season It was the only winter league to feature both top Japanese and American talent However this new league folded following the 2008 season when the contract with MLB expired 1 Alumni edit Aaron Boone Aaron Fultz Adam Kennedy Alex Ochoa Armando Almanza Atsunori Inaba Atsushi Nohmi A J Pierzynski Austin Jackson Ben Petrick Benny Agbayani Bill Mueller Blake DeWitt Brad Clontz Brad Fullmer Brian Cooper Bud Norris Buster Posey Chris Singleton Chris Truby Chris Widger Craig Counsell Daniel Bard Daniel Murphy Derrek Lee Dexter Fowler Domonic Brown Doug Mirabelli Eli Marrero Eric Young Jr Ernie Young Eugene Kingsale Gabe Kapler Geoff Blum Hideki Okajima Hiroki Kokubo Ian Desmond Ian Kennedy Ichiro Suzuki Jacob Cruz Jason Castro Jason Giambi Jason Conti Jason Christiansen Jason Grilli Jeff Clement Jermaine Dye Joba Chamberlain Joe Roa John Mayberry Jr John Parrish Jonathan Lucroy Jonny Venters Julie Croteau Kazuo Matsui Kenji Johjima Kenley Jansen Kevin Gryboski Kirk Bullinger Kyle Drabek Marcus Jensen Mark Kotsay Matt Murray Matt Wieters Michael Barrett Mike Carp Nate Schierholtz Neil Wagner Nobuhiko Matsunaka Nyjer Morgan Quinton McCracken Randy Winn Ramon Ortiz Rick VandenHurk Ricky Stone Robert Fick Brian O Connor Russ Ortiz Ryan Kalish Scott Sauerbeck Shane Halter Shane Spencer Shinya Miyamoto Steve Johnson So Taguchi Tadahito Iguchi Terrence Long Travis Driskill Todd Greene Tomotaka Sakaguchi Tsuyoshi Shinjo Todd Helton Yasushi Iihara Yoshiyuki Kamei Yusaku Iriki Source 2 3 2006 2008 Teams editEast Team City Stadium Honolulu Sharks Honolulu Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium Waikiki BeachBoys West Team City Stadium North Shore Honu Waipahu Hawaii Hans L Orange Field West Oahu CaneFiresFormer teams editHilo Stars Kauai Emeralds Kaneohe Bay Dawgs Kona Man O Wars Kona Navigators Lahaina Whalers Maui Stingrays The Kaneohe Bay Dawgs and Kona Man O Wars were announced in August 1996 as expansions teams to begin play in 1997 4 The Kaneohe announcement was rescinded in October 1996 5 and Kona did not play in 1997 6 Champions editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hawaii Winter Baseball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1993 Hilo Stars No play off 1994 Kauai Emeralds No play off 1995 Maui Stingrays 1996 Maui Stingrays 1997 Honolulu Sharks 2006 North Shore Honu 2007 North Shore Honu Play off rained out 2008 Waikiki BeachBoysReferences edit Goldstein Kevin December 16 2008 Aloha Hawaii Winter Baseball Baseball Prospectus Archived from the original on March 7 2012 Retrieved March 6 2020 Galdeira Kyle March 13 2007 Alumni News and Information hawaiiwinterbaseball com Hawaii Winter Baseball Archived from the original on January 18 2014 Retrieved March 6 2020 Hawaii Winter Baseball Alumni hawaiiwinterbaseball com Hawaii Winter Baseball Archived from the original on August 27 2007 Retrieved March 6 2020 Luis Cindy August 8 1996 Hawaii Winter League unveils two new teams Honolulu Star Bulletin Archived from the original on May 14 2021 Retrieved March 6 2020 Luis Cindy October 22 1996 Keeping Score Honolulu Star Bulletin Archived from the original on May 14 2021 Retrieved March 6 2020 Chase Al October 9 1997 Hawaii Winter Baseball opens season tomorrow Honolulu Star Bulletin Archived from the original on May 14 2021 Retrieved March 6 2020 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hawaii Winter Baseball amp oldid 1163562829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
