End of Season Banquet
The annual End of Season Banquet began in 1998 as a way to commemorate the end of a season and recognize all of the team champions and individual award winners.
Over the years, the banquet has been held at some hot Boston locales such as Game On, Boston Beer Works, and the 406 Club at Fenway Park.
2021 End of Season Banquet
The 2021 End of Season Banquet was back to an in-person gathering, held at Game On in Boston on Wednesday night, October 27th. Roughly 200 players and guests were in attendance enjoying the food and festivities.
League administrator Brett Rudy emceed the awards ceremony, which began with a few opening words from League President Jeff Coveney welcoming everyone to the event. Rudy then recognized the team champions from each of the four divisions, who all posed for a picture with the championship trophy.
2021 BMBL Champions: Boston Havoc (MABL 18+), South Shore Spartans (MSBL 28+), Metrowest Royals (MSBL MetroWest 28+), Bistro 781 Bulls (MSBL Masters 38+)
Next to be recognized were the individual award winners across each of the four divisions. All recipients received a plaque for their accomplishments on the field during the 2021 season. In a very touching moment, the father and brother of Matt DiTullio accepted the "Sportsmanship of the Year" award in Matt's honor.
MABL 18+ Award Winners: Sean O'Neill, Merrimack Valley Marlins (MVP), Sean O'Neill, Merrimack Valley Marlins (Cy Young), Sean O'Neill, Merrimack Valley Marlins (Rookie of the Year), Tyler Ferdinand, Middleboro Mocka Rays (Manager of the Year)
MSBL 28+ Award Winners: Teddy Dziuba, Boston Bombers (MVP), Luc Kocher, Cambridge Spinners (Cy Young), Dan Blomerth, Cambridge Spinners (Manager of the Year)
MSBL MetroWest 28+ Award Winners: Paul Goodwin, Metrowest Orioles (MVP), Chris Dion, Metrowest Royals (Cy Young), Anthony Perry, Metrowest Royals (Manager of the Year), Matt DiTullio, Metrowest Orioles (Sportsman of the Year)
MSBL Masters 38+ Award Winners: Johnny Hayes, Bistro 781 Bulls (MVP), Ethan Solomon, Avi Nelson Rockies (Cy Young), Mike Powers, Somerville Alibrandis (Manager of the Year)
Lastly, the five newest members (Jeff Coveney, Eric Bennett, Darwin Hernandez, Dave Lightbody, and Dan Godfrey) of the BMBL Hall of Fame were recognized and awarded with a plaque, and Sam Steed was inducted into the semi-pro baseball Hall of Fame. Check out a video replay of the 2021 Awards Ceremony below.
2020 End of Season Banquet
For the first time in league history, the BMBL held a virtual banquet due to the ongoing pandemic. The first-of-its-kind event was streamed live to the public on the BMBL Facebook page.
Celebrity guests including Tom Caron (NESN), Heidi Watney (MLB Network), Tim Wakefield (Red Sox Hall of Famer), Jonathan Papelbon (former Red Sox closer) and Domingo Ayala (YouTube Star) announced the 2020 award winners in the MABL 18+, MSBL 28+, MSBL MetroWest 28+, and Masters 38+ divisions. The virtual banquet and all of the 2020 award winners can be viewed below.
2020 MABL 18+ Award Winners
2020 MSBL 28+ Award Winners
2020 MSBL MetroWest 28+ Award Winners
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2020 MSBL Masters 38+ Award Winners
