Canadian Baseball League unveils 2026 schedule
The Canadian Baseball League has unveiled its 2026 schedule. Photo: Canadian Baseball League
December 22, 2025
Official Canadian Baseball League News Release
The Canadian Baseball League (CBL) is set to launch its 108th season in 2026.
The season opens on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 10th, with the Kitchener Panthers visiting Christie Pits to face the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Each team will play an expanded 48-game balanced schedule, where teams will play against each other six times. The league has strategically arranged its games to occur from Thursday to Monday, including holiday Mondays, thereby significantly reducing the number of games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
2026 Schedule Highlights:
Sunday, May 10th – 2026 Season Opener – Mother’s Day
Kitchener at Toronto - 2:00 pm
Father’s Day Sunday, June 21st
Chatham-Kent at Hamilton - 4:05 pm
Barrie at Kitchener - 2:05 pm
Brantford at London - 4:05 pm
Guelph at Welland - 1:05 pm
Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1st
Chatham-Kent at Brantford - 2:00 pm
Guelph at Kitchener - 2:05 pm
Barrie at London - 6:05 pm
Toronto at Welland - 6:05 pm
Civic Holiday Monday, August 3rd
Guelph at Hamilton - 4:05 pm
Brantford at London - 6:05 pm
End of the Regular Season Sunday, August 30th
Toronto at Chatham-Kent - 1:05 pm
Brantford at Hamilton - 4:05 pm
The Canadian Baseball League (CBL) is the top independent professional baseball league in Canada, boasting ex-MLB, MiLB and elite graduating NCAA college baseball players, including players from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Panama and Japan. The 2026 season will mark the CBL’s 108th year in operation. The CBL is one of the longest continuously operated baseball leagues in the world and serves as a valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff. More than 40 IBL players have advanced to Major League Baseball or returned to the CBL following their MLB careers. The league is comprised of teams from Barrie, Brantford, Chatham-Kent, Guelph, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Toronto and Welland.