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American professional baseball league
Hawaii Winter Baseball (HWB)
, based in
Honolulu, Hawaii
, was a professional baseball league in the
Hawaiian
islands. It was loosely affiliated with
Major League Baseball
(MLB).
History
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The HWB league first began play in 1993. Funded by
Major League Baseball
, the league drew players from the MLB,
Nippon Professional Baseball
, the
Korea Baseball Organization
, and
independent leagues
. Games were played in
Hawaii
from October to December. The HWB league first folded after the 1997 season as it was too heavily reliant on its limited funding from MLB.
In 2006, the league returned for its sixth season. It was the only
winter league
to feature both top Japanese and American talent. However, this new league folded following the 2008 season when the contract with MLB expired.
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Alumni
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Source:
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2006-2008 Teams
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Former teams
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The Kaneohe Bay Dawgs and Kona Man O'Wars were announced in August 1996 as expansions teams to begin play in 1997.
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The Kaneohe announcement was rescinded in October 1996,
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and Kona did not play in 1997.
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Champions
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References
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Goldstein, Kevin (December 16, 2008).
"Aloha, Hawaii Winter Baseball"
.
Baseball Prospectus
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2012
. Retrieved
March 6,
2020
.
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Galdeira, Kyle (March 13, 2007).
"Alumni News and Information"
.
hawaiiwinterbaseball.com
. Hawaii Winter Baseball. Archived from
the original
on January 18, 2014
. Retrieved
March 6,
2020
.
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"Hawaii Winter Baseball Alumni"
.
hawaiiwinterbaseball.com
. Hawaii Winter Baseball. Archived from
the original
on August 27, 2007
. Retrieved
March 6,
2020
.
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Luis, Cindy (August 8, 1996).
"Hawaii Winter League unveils two new teams"
.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
. Archived from
the original
on May 14, 2021
. Retrieved
March 6,
2020
.
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Luis, Cindy (October 22, 1996).
"Keeping Score"
.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
. Archived from
the original
on May 14, 2021
. Retrieved
March 6,
2020
.
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Chase, Al (October 9, 1997).
"Hawaii Winter Baseball opens season tomorrow"
.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
. Archived from
the original
on May 14, 2021
. Retrieved
March 6,
2020
.
External links
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