Mavericks Independent Baseball League
The Mavericks Independent Baseball League is an adult amateur baseball league based in Keizer, Oregon, founded in 2021. Each team in the Mavericks League plays a 48-game regular season schedule from May through August, with a championship series at the conclusion of the regular season. All of the league's games are played at Roto-Rooter Park in Keizer.
History
After the 2020-21 Minor League Baseball reorganization left the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes without an affiliation, the Volcanoes resolved that they would play in 2021 nonetheless, with further information to come. On January 26, 2021, it was announced that the Volcanoes ownership would be forming their own independent baseball league, the Mavericks League.The league has four teams based in the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, with all games being played at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer, Oregon. It is aimed at top-level undrafted and released players, as well as high-level collegiate and former Volcanoes players seeking to rejoin the MLB affiliated minor league ranks. Players are not paid.
In addition to the Volcanoes, the league will feature the Campesinos de Salem-Keizer as well as the revival of the Portland Mavericks and the Salem Senators.