Metro Baseball 2026 Team Formation Birthday Information

2026 Metro Baseball:

2026 Metro Baseball Season

Metro Baseball is a competitive and skills based traveling league. All participants must attend their age appropriate player evaluation. Games can start as early as mid April and go through the month of July. Players cannot play in both Metro and one of our recreational leagues. 

Registrations for playing up with your grade need to be pre-approved by contacting Recreation Coordinator Derek Veldhuisen at 952-856-4520.

Registration Deadline - Sep 03, 2025

Fall Tryout Dates for the 2025 Metro Season:

Saturday Sep 6, 2025 @ Brook Peterson Fields 5-8

• 9U - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

• 10U - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

• 11U - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Saturday Sept. 20, 2025 @ West Diamonds A and B

• 12U - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

• 13U - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

• 14U/15U - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

If your player is unable to attend their time slot please Inform Derek Veldhuisen at dveldhuisen@isd110.org if your player will need to tryout during another age groups time.

All Players must Tryout to be placed on a team in an age group that has cuts.

Baseball Fees:

9U - At the time of registration you will pay a non refundable $25 tryout fee. If your child is assigned to a Metro baseball team your payment will be split into 2 payments. 

The first payment is due November 5th. Second payment is due December 3rd.

10u through 15u Metro Baseball - At the time of registration you will pay a non refundable $25 tryout fee. If your child is assigned to a Metro baseball team your payment will be split into 2 payments. 

The first payment is due November 5th. Second payment is due December 3rd.

The $25 dollar tryout fee is non refundable and goes towards the operation of the tryouts.

The league fee includes 2 uniform tops, hat, two tournaments, equipment, game and field supplies, field/facility rentals, umpire fees, administration, coaching training/clinics, indoor open gyms run by high school coaches and board members, and indoor batting cage/gym time. 

*New Uniforms & hats for 2025 will be available to try on January 2025

Mandatory Uniform Dress Code:  All players must wear the official team uniform which consists of the following:

• Purple Jersey (Provided with registration)
• Purple Hat (Provided with registration)
• Gold Alternate Jersey (Provided with registration)
• White Pants 
• Purple Belt & Socks

Commitment: It hurts an entire team to have players with other priorities. If a parent (or guardian) knows that their child will miss multiple games or weekend tournaments during the season due to vacations or other commitments then please consider participating in one of our recreation leagues and allow another player who does not have any attendance limitations an opportunity to make the team. When missing a practice or a game, the player is not fulfilling his responsibilities to his team or teammates.

• Community Education and the Waconia Baseball Board want to support kids in their baseball development as they experience a competitive level in our Metro program.  With recent changes to the Metro Baseball League rules.  MBL states that "club ball and double rostering is now the responsibility of each individual association."  Associations are now asked to develop expectation concerning these rules changes. If families decide to train or play on other teams along with being on a Waconia Metro team.  Community Ed supports that decision as long as those families put Waconia first.  Heading into the upcoming season we expect the mindset for families to be that if there are any conflicting dates, the priority goes to your Waconia Metro Baseball Team.

Practice and Games: As a member of the Waconia Area Athletics’ Metro Baseball team you are expected to be at every practice and game. If you do know of a scheduling conflict (example: vacation) the coach should be notified at the initial coaches meeting. All players must assist with cleaning up field and dugout following every practice and game.

Information regarding each team will be housed on the left hand side. Click on the tab to visit your teams page. As the season progresses we will link your teams schedule from the Metro Baseball website, which has updated scores and schedules.

Check the main page as well. If there is an update that pertains to ALL teams it will be posted on this page.

Rules/Information subject to change for 2025. Will update as soon as possible.

Metro Rules (Including Bat Regulations)

Home Field Locations

Catchers Gear

The NOCSAE standard for chest protectors in catcher’s gear is required for 14AAA, 14AA, 15AAA, 15AA & 14/15A leagues.  Strongly Recommended for all other levels.

Rule Changes:

https://www.mbl.bz/pages/rules-changes-mbl

Helmet throwing, bat throwing, yelling at players/coaches/umpires and temper tantrums in general will not be tolerated. It is a privilege to make a traveling team and the players are representing Waconia. If one of the above happens, a coach is instructed to sit the player for the rest of the game. Also, unexcused absences from practice or being late for games may affect playing time. Please keep in mind that this is traveling baseball and there is a commitment to both practice and games.

DO NOT discuss any concerns you may have with your son’s coach until you have talked with your son about the issue first. DO NOT discuss with the coach immediately before, during or immediately after a game you must wait a whole day. (24-HOUR RULE). If after discussing with the coach, you are not satisfied, please contact Community Education.