Baseball United, the first-ever skilled baseball league centered on the Center East and South Asia, introduced in the present day the signing of two acquainted faces from the Dubai baseball scene to the Arabia Wolves roster for its inaugural season.
Shortstop Chris Beyers, who’s been a fixture in Dubai’s Males’s League for a number of years, and pitcher, Sean Fekete, who starred at Dubai Little League whereas attending the American Faculty of Dubai (ASD), each will take the sphere this November for the Wolves. The Wolves – Dubai’s new skilled baseball group – will play all their video games at Baseball United Ballpark at The Sevens sports activities and leisure advanced.
Beyers starred for the Dhahran’s (Saudi Arabia) Little League group that made it to the Little League World Collection in 2007 and 2008. He’s performed professionally in Germany and likewise represented his native South Africa in worldwide baseball tournaments. He was the ultimate participant chosen to play within the Baseball United All-Star Showcase in November 2023 in Dubai, and he additionally competed within the Baseball United UAE Collection in February of this yr.
Fekete, who lived in Dubai for seven years, performed Division I faculty baseball in the USA at Oakland College, and likewise performed for the Hungarian Nationwide Baseball Crew. He additionally performed for the Wolves throughout the Baseball United UAE Collection earlier this yr.
Each Beyers and Fekete performed for the UAE Nationwide Baseball Crew, which was constructed by Baseball United and competed within the Arab Traditional Event in November 2024.
The addition of those two gamers on the Wolves roster is a major milestone for baseball in Dubai and throughout the GCC, offering inspiration for younger gamers throughout the area. Dubai Little League, based in 1996, has greater than 500 households related to its baseball and softball program. There are extra youth leagues in Abu Dhabi, in addition to in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
“We’re proud to have two gamers on the Wolves’ roster who’ve referred to as Dubai house for a few years,” mentioned Kash Shaikh, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder, Baseball United. “These guys grew up competing on the fields just some minutes outdoors of downtown, and now they’ll be suiting up as professionals in our league’s inaugural season in entrance of their households, pals, and group. I’m very pleased for Chris and Sean, and I do know their tales will encourage the subsequent era of nice gamers proper right here in Dubai.”
The Arabia Wolves are one in every of Baseball United’s 4 founding franchises, alongside the Mumbai Cobras, Karachi Monarchs, and Mid East Falcons. The Wolves roster contains a mixture of worldwide veterans, regional abilities, and younger prospects.
Baseball United’s inaugural season will start on November 14, 2025, in Dubai, with 21 video games scheduled over 4 weeks. The Wolves – Dubai’s house group – will play their first recreation on Tuesday, November 18th, in opposition to the Cobras, and a complete of 9 video games throughout the common season. The season will conclude with the United Collection — a best-of-three championship sequence between the highest two groups — held December 12–14 at Baseball United Ballpark.
All Baseball United video games will air domestically and internationally, with official broadcast companions to be introduced in October. The total Wolves roster and schedule may be seen at baseballunited.com.
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