Mumbai Cobras
The Mumbai Cobras are a professional baseball club that is a member of Baseball United. Founded in 2023, the team represents Mumbai, India, and plays its games at the Baseball United Ballpark at The Sevens in Dubai.
History
The Mumbai Cobras were announced on 15 May 2023, as the first of four franchises revealed by the league. They were later awarded the first pick in the inaugural Baseball United draft, which they used to select Karan Patel. The Cobras selected 20 players during the 2023 Baseball United Draft, some of whom previously played in Major League Baseball. Players selected included Andrelton Simmons, Akeem Bostick, and Tiago da Silva.Before the inaugural Baseball United season in 2025, Mumbai announced it had signed six players of Indian descent to professional contracts: three Indian Americans as well as three native Indians. The team also signed Lord de Vera and Ian Mercado, the first known Filipino players to play professional baseball since Claudio Manela, who debuted in 1921 for the Cincinnati Cuban Stars in the first Negro National League.
The Cobras debuted on November 14, 2025, the first game of the league's inaugural 2025 season, in a 4–6 loss to Karachi; Karan Patel was the starting pitcher. Nevertheless, the team became the first in the league to clinch a spot in the championship series.