Sport Baseball Ceased 2008 Country United States | Founded 1993 No. of teams 4 Last
champion(s) North Shore Honu | |
Hawaii Winter Baseball, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a professional baseball league located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It was loosely affiliated with Major League Baseball.
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History
The HWB league first began play in 1993. Funded by Major League Baseball the league drew players from the MLB, Nippon Professional Baseball, the Korea Baseball Organization, and independent leagues. Games were played in Hawaii from October to December.
The HWB league first folded after the 1997 season as it was too heavily reliant on its limited funding from MLB.
In 2006 the league returned for its sixth season. It was the only winter league to feature both top Japanese and American talent. However, this new league folded following the 2008 season when the contract with MLB had expired.