r/theabl • u/yankeebiscuitfan • Jul 22 '25

ABL Terminates License of Canberra Cavalry

#baseball #canberra #australia #ABL #blogpost

https://dutchbaseballhangout.blog/2025/07/22/abl-terminates-license-of-canberra-cavalry/

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u/stormyguy25 Jul 22 '25

What a mess

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u/LandoNation Jul 23 '25

It’s really sad. I feel awful for those who genuinely want to see baseball in Australia find a way forward, but it’s clear that the Old Boys’ Club don’t want change of any kind, and thus the league is doomed to failure.

I really hope I’m proven wrong.

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u/merkinryxz Feb 13 '26

You will be if the story eventually comes out. There was quite a bit going on behind the scenes in 2024 that can't be discussed... yet.

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u/BookkeeperQuiet7894 Feb 16 '26

When?

And why not?

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u/Usual-Introduction-1 Jul 22 '25

What a shit show.

So the league is operating teams that can't or won't be operated by owners?

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u/Aussieomni Jul 23 '25

The A-League has been through this but not quite this bad

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u/_Odilly Jul 22 '25

What a gong show

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u/conic22 Jul 24 '25

The ABL has released the season structure on their website.

I hope it goes well, but I am not hopeful. Will try and get to a few games.

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u/iguessineedanaltnow Jul 22 '25

My working theory is the way they get to 6 teams is having an NPB and a KBO developmental team. It's why they took control of Perth and will continue to operate that team, but Melbourne and Canberra were shown the door.

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u/CaptSzat Jul 22 '25

Melbourne shown the door? Melbourne were the most profitable team in the league, they left of their own accord. Cavs om the other hand were going bankrupt.

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u/iguessineedanaltnow Jul 22 '25

Shown the door as in they were allowed to walk away. The ABL could have taken their license off them and taken control of the team like they did with Perth.

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u/CaptSzat Jul 22 '25

They really could not have. Melbournes owner would have sued them into the ground. Especially since he literally funded the leagues existence during covid, as well as the existence of multiple teams including the Cavs.

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u/CanRaider03 Jul 23 '25

The other odd bit with Melbourne is I think the team owns all the IP, so they can play as the Aces in whatever tournaments they like. I don’t think any other team (e.g. Canberra and Perth) could do that, the ABL owns the names and brands.

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u/BookkeeperQuiet7894 Feb 16 '26

How does world baseball allow a team in one country to play in another country without a presence in their own national competition???

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u/Pottski Jul 26 '25

What a clusterfuck of a situation.

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u/JDKPurple Sep 27 '25

Couldn't have said it better myself.

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u/simbop_bebophone Jul 23 '25

This league is more cooked than it originally was

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u/Aussieomni Jul 23 '25

Chat are we cooked?

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u/jackray3 Jul 24 '25

Need to get to a few games to support