Birmingham Baseball Club


Birmingham Baseball Club is an English baseball club based in Marston Green, situated in the West Midlands region of England.

History

Founded in 2003 by a local enthusiast, the team was originally named the Birmingham Maple Leafs. This was an homage to the members of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps who were based at No.7 Canadian General Hospital in Marston Green, and took up baseball as recreation.
The club changed its name to the Birmingham Bandits in 2014 and competed at both AA and AAA levels within the British baseball system.
The club changed its name again in 2020, with the team becoming the Birmingham Metalheads, referencing the musical heritage of the region. In 2023, the club launched a second team, the Birmingham Bats, and in 2024 began their youth programme, the Birmingham GOATs.
In 2024, the Birmingham Metalheads won the BBF Summer Cup Silver Level and the WMBL championship. The club announced the formation of a women's baseball program in early 2025.

Ballpark

All teams play their home games at Marston Green Recreation Ground.

Season by season record

Metalheads
SeasonLeagueFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPost-SeasonAwards
2021West Midlands Baseball League6th2107.5Tim Kempf
2022West Midlands Baseball League5th776Bob Rowe
2023West Midlands Baseball League3rd 955Bob Rowe
2024West Midlands Baseball League1st 10152-0BBF Summer Cup Champions, WMBL Champions. Andres Assuncao
2025British Baseball Federation AAA4th8169.5Andres Assuncao

Bats
SeasonLeagueFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPost-SeasonAwards
2023West Midlands Baseball League5th 1135Carl Lewis
2024West Midlands Baseball League4th 296.5James Marshall
2025West Midlands Baseball League3rd866James Marshall