The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional baseball team in the Canadian Baseball League (CBL), based in Toronto, Ontario. They play their home games on "Dominico Field" at Christie Pits. From 1969–2025, they operated as a semi-pro team. During that time, they were also known colloquially as the Intercounty Maple Leafs or the Intercounty Leafs to disambiguate themselves from the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team via an allusion to the CBL's former branding as the Intercounty Baseball League.
History The Maple Leafs baseball team began to play in 1969 as a semi-pro team in the Intercounty Baseball League, two years after the original Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the Triple-A International League moved to Louisville, Kentucky.
In their first year, the new Leafs lost 23 games and finished 18 games from first place, which remains their worst end-of-season result. Since then, they have reached first place 19 times and currently maintain the highest winning percentage of any active team in the League.
The team was owned by husband and wife Jack and Lynne Dominico for the first 40 years of its existence and was then owned exclusively by Jack after Lynne's death on November 8, 2008, until his death on January 12, 2022. The Inter-county Baseball League Championship is also named in their honour, the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy. In 2023 the team, now run by the Dominico estate, went up for sale.
In November 2023, the Maple Leafs were sold for over $1 million to a new group made up of Keith Stein, Rob Godfrey (Son of former Toronto Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey), as well as others.
On December 3, 2024, the Leafs announced they had signed Ayami Sato, making her the first female player in the IBL as well as the first female player to play professional baseball in Canada. She began playing on May 11, 2025.
On November 24, 2025, the Intercounty Baseball League transitioned from a semi-pro baseball league to a professional baseball league rebranded as the Canadian Baseball League. The Maple Leafs played their first game as a professional sports team in May of 2026.
Season records (2000–present) +YearGamesWinsLossesReg. season finishPlayoffs20003523123rdLost Semifinals2001322931stLost Finals2002353141stWon Finals2003352691stLost Semifinals2004362881stLost Semifinals2005342951stLost Finals20063625112ndLost Semifinals2007362971stWon Finals20083617195thLost Quarterfinals20093624123rdLost Semifinals20103623132ndLost Quarterfinals20113522132ndLost Semifinals20123618185thLost Quarterfinals20134221212ndLost Quarterfinals20143616206thDid not qualify20153615215thLost Semifinals20163619175thLost Finals20173618184thLost Quarterfinals20183516194thLost Semifinals20193616206thLost Quarterfinals2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic20213016142ndLost Finals20224224184thLost Finals20234121204thLost Semifinals20244217257thLost Quarterfinals20254218247thLost Quarterfinals
Championships Since its inception, the team has won the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy as Intercounty Baseball champions eight times, the first in 1972. During the 2002 season, the Leafs were undefeated at home, a first for the league. They also won the championship that year. They have also achieved many individual awards and All-Star nominations.
Championships (8): 1972, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2007
Roster
Notable players Former Major League Baseball player Pete Orr once played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as did former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Rich Butler (2001–2002). Rich's brother, Rob Butler, who was also a former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder, played with the Leafs (2001–2005), as did former Blue Jays pitcher Paul Spoljaric (2002–2007). Chris Leroux (2009–2014), Dustin Richardson (2009–2010), and Angel Castro (2015) are also former major leaguers that have played for the Leafs. Ayami Sato became the league's first female player (2025), a member of Japan's women's national baseball team.
Team operations Keith Stein - CEO Denis Bailey - General Manager Rob Butler - Manager & 3rd Base Coach Brian Sewell - Bench Coach
Current roster No signings have been made official regarding the 2026 roster, as all players must sign or re-sign on a yearly basis. However, each team retains the signing rights to a select number of rostered individuals from the previous season, until such time that a player is re-signed, traded, released, or otherwise not active.
Retired numbers Toronto Maple Leafs retired numbersNo.PlayerPositionTenureDate 36 Paul Spoljaric Pitcher 2002–2007 July 13, 2025
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