Karachi Monarchs

Karachi Monarchs
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Information
League	Baseball United
Location	Karachi
Founded	2023
Colours	Blue, White
Website	www.karachimonarchs.com

The Karachi Monarchs are a professional baseball club from Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 2023 as a member of Baseball United, the Karachi Monarchs are the first professional baseball team in Pakistan's history. ^[1] The league has scheduled its first season to start in October 2025. ^[2]

Roster

The Monarchs selected 20 players during the 2023 Baseball United Draft, ^[3] some of whom previously played in Major League Baseball. The selection of 50-year-old four-time All-Star and 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colón in the 2nd round received some media attention. ^{[4] [5]}

Karachi Monarchs roster – 2025 Baseball United season
Players				Coaches
Pitchers  1 Isaac Milburn  7 Mark Simon 10 Franklin Van Gurp 15 Kolby Kiser 17 Alex Dubord 21 Dylan Unsworth 30 Musharaf Khan 36 Enrique Burgos 51 Kyeong-Chun Chae		Catchers 14 Henderson Perez 19 Rickardo Perez Infielders  2 Pavin Parks  3 Jake Perez  4 Pierce Khan  9 Isaac Nunez 13 Juremi Profar 33 Muhammad Hussain Outfielders  8 Karim Ayubi 12 Eric Meza 18 Max Jung-Goldberg 29 Makhi Backstrom		Manager 11 Jay Bell Coaches Roster updated on 8 October 2025

References

1. "Baseball United names Karachi Monarchs as its second franchise". Arab News. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
2. "Baseball United Announces Dates for First Full Season and Inaugural Baseball United Cup". baseballunited.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
3. "Monarchs 2023 Roster". Baseball United. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
4. "Bartolo Colon, Robinson Canó, Pablo Sandoval join Dubai-based league". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
5. "Bartolo Colon, Robinson Cano And Other Ex-MLBers Have Joined A Middle East Baseball League". Barstool Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-24.