2026 Canadian Baseball League season

2026 CBL season
League	Canadian Baseball League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 10 – August 30, 2026
Games	48 (216 in total)
Teams	9
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The 2026 Canadian Baseball League season is the 107th season of operation and first professional season of the Canadian Baseball League. The CBL was known as the Intercounty Baseball League until November 2025. Nine teams in Ontario will compete during the season. The teams are located in Barrie (Barrie Baycats), Brantford (Brantford Red Sox), Chatham-Kent (Chatham-Kent Barnstormers), Guelph (Guelph Royals), Hamilton (Hamilton Cardinals), Kitchener (Kitchener Panthers), London (London Majors), Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs), and Welland (Welland Jackfish). The Jackfish are the reigning Dominico Cup champions entering the season. ^[1]

League and team changes

On November 24, 2025, it was announced that the league would be rebranding from the Intercounty Baseball League to the Canadian Baseball League for the 2026 season. ^[2] It was also announced that the league would be transitioning from semi-pro to fully professional with a monthly salary cap of $30,000 per team, a season expansion from 42 to 48 games, and clearer league-wide standards and regulations. ^[3] There will also be changes to the postseason format, with five teams qualifying and two best of seven series preceded by a one game playoff between the fourth and fifth place teams. ^{[4] [1]}

On November 27th, the Guelph Royals were put up for sale. The Royals, which joined the league as a founding member in 1919, had previously been sold after not fielding a team for the 2017 IBL season. ^[5]

Schedule

Regular season

The 2026 regular season schedule was released on December 22, 2025. ^{[6] [7]}

Game log
May Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Home Location Attendance Box score/recap May 10 2:00 Kitchener – Toronto Dominico Field May 14 7:38 Toronto – Barrie Athletic Kulture Stadium May 15 7:05 Barrie – London Labatt Park 7:07 Welland – Brantford Arnold Anderson Stadium 7:35 Guelph – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field 7:35 Kitchener – Hamilton Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium May 16 6:05 Guelph – Welland Welland Stadium May 17 2:00 London – Brantford Arnold Anderson Stadium 2:00 Hamilton – Toronto Dominico Field 2:05 Chatham-Kent – Kitchener Jack Couch Park May 19 7:35 London – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field May 21 7:05 London – Kitchener Jack Couch Park 7:38 Welland – Barrie Athletic Kulture Stadium May 22 7:05 Guelph – London Labatt Park 7:35 Chatham-Kent – Hamilton Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium May 23 2:00 Brantford – Guelph Hastings Stadium 4:08 Kitchener – Barrie Athletic Kulture Stadium 6:05 Toronto – Welland Welland Stadium 7:05 Hamilton – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field May 24 2:00 London – Brantford Arnold Anderson Stadium 2:00 Guelph – Toronto Dominico Field 2:05 Welland – Kitchener Jack Couch Park May 26 7:05 Welland – Guelph Hastings Stadium May 27 7:30 Barrie – Toronto Dominico Field May 28 7:05 London – Kitchener Jack Couch Park 7:05 Barrie – Welland Welland Stadium May 29 7:05 Toronto – London Labatt Park 7:35 Kitchener – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field 7:35 Brantford – Hamilton Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium May 30 2:00 Kitchener – Guelph Hastings Stadium 4:08 Chatham-Kent – Barrie Athletic Kulture Stadium 5:00 Hamilton – Brantford Arnold Anderson Stadium 6:05 London – Welland Welland Stadium May 31 1:05 Brantford – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field 2:00 Welland – Toronto Dominico Field 2:05 Hamilton – Kitchener Jack Couch Park 4:05 Guelph – London Labatt Park
June Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Home Location Attendance Box score/recap June 2 7:05 Hamilton – Guelph Hastings Stadium June 4 7:05 Hamilton – Kitchener Jack Couch Park 7:05 Brantford – Welland Welland Stadium 7:38 Chatham-Kent – Barrie Athletic Kulture Stadium June 5 7:05 Kitchener – London Labatt Park 7:07 Barrie – Brantford Arnold Anderson Stadium 7:35 Toronto – Hamilton Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium June 6 2:00 London – Guelph Hastings Stadium 6:05 Barrie – Welland Welland Stadium 7:05 Brantford – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field June 7 2:00 London – Toronto Dominico Field 2:05 Chatham-Kent – Kitchener Jack Couch Park 4:05 Welland – Hamilton Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium 6:08 Guelph – Barrie Athletic Kulture Stadium June 9 7:05 Barrie – Guelph Hastings Stadium 7:35 Welland – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field June 10 7:30 Guelph – Toronto Dominico Field June 11 7:05 Brantford – Welland Welland Stadium June 12 7:05 Toronto – Kitchener Jack Couch Park 7:05 Welland – London Labatt Park 7:35 Barrie – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field 7:35 Brantford – Hamilton Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium June 13 2:00 Hamilton – Brantford Arnold Anderson Stadium 2:00 Kitchener – Guelph Hastings Stadium 6:05 London – Welland Welland Stadium 7:05 Barrie – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field June 14 1:05 Barrie – Chatham-Kent Fergie Jenkins Field 2:00 Brantford – Toronto Dominico Field 2:05 Guelph – Kitchener Jack Couch Park 4:05 London – Hamilton Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium
July Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Home Location Attendance Box score/recap – –
August Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Home Location Attendance Box score/recap – –

Standings

2026 Canadian Baseball League standings ^[8]

Team	W	L	PCT	HOME	AWAY
Barrie Baycats	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
Brantford Red Sox	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
Chatham-Kent Barnstormers	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
Guelph Royals	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
Hamilton Cardinals	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
Kitchener Panthers	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
London Majors	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0
Welland Jackfish	0	0	.000	0–0	0–0

Transactions

Signings

Date	Player	Position	Current team	Previous team	Notes	Ref
December 5, 2025	Marcos Castillo	OF	Guelph Royals	Texas Tailgaters (BBCL)	Free agency	[9]
	Yosvani Peñalver	OF	Kitchener Panthers	Kitchener Panthers	Re-signed	[10]
	Ryan Riho	IF/DH	Barrie Baycats	Barrie Baycats	Re-signed	[11]
December 15, 2025	Alfred Vega	RHP	Guelph Royals	St. Lucie Mets (MiLB)	Free agency	[12]
	Gianfranco Morello	OF	Welland Jackfish	Welland Jackfish	Re-signed	[13]
	Zane Skansi	UTIL	Kitchener Panthers	Okotoks Dawgs (WCBL)	Free agency	[14]
December 29, 2025	Jonah Weisner	IF	Welland Jackfish	Welland Jackfish	Re-signed	[15]

References

1. Pare, Marc (November 25, 2025). "Welland Jackfish to play in professional Canadian Baseball League in 2026". Niagara-on-the-Lake Local. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
2. Varley, Kristylee (November 26, 2025). "'A new era': IBL rebrands as Canadian Baseball League". CTV News . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
3. "Here's what the London Majors joining Canadian Baseball League means for fans". CBC News . November 26, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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5. Bueckert, Kate (November 27, 2025). "Guelph Royals baseball team for sale days after changes to league". CBC News. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
6. Franke, Bernd (December 23, 2025). "Big 'Fish reeled in: Jackfish captain returning for fifth season". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
7. "News: CBL Announces 2026 Schedule". Canadian Baseball League. December 22, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
8. "2026 CBL standings". Canadian Baseball League .
9. "Royals sign Castillo for 2026". Canadian Baseball League. December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
10. "Panthers re-sign All-Star Penalver". Canadian Baseball League. December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
11. "Baycats ink Ryan Riho for 2026". Canadian Baseball League. December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
12. "Royals sign former Mets farmhand Vega". Canadian Baseball League. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
13. "Jackfish re-sign Morello for 2026". Canadian Baseball League. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
14. "Panthers sign WCBL Rookie of the Year Zane Skansi". Canadian Baseball League. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
15. "Jackfish re-sign All-Star Jonah Weisner". Canadian Baseball League. December 29, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.