Major League Wiffle Ball (MLW) is a wiffle ball league based out of Brighton, Michigan. MLW mainly operates on YouTube as MLW Wiffle Ball, but can also be seen occasionally on television or through other social media platforms. MLW consists of eight teams (Eastern Eagles, Western Wildcats, Coastal Cobras, Midwest Mallards, Great Lakes Gators, Pacific Predators, Metro Magic, and Downtown Diamondbacks), who all play their games at The Meadows, which is located in the Huron Clinton Metropark in Brighton.
History The league was founded in 2009 in Brighton, Michigan by brothers Kyle, Brendan, and Daniel Schultz and their neighbors Tommy and Rachel Coughlin. They played their games originally at the Schultz's house in their front yard and called the field Cultz Field, a combination of the two families' last names. The league now plays most games at "The Meadows" in the Huron Clinton Metropark in Brighton, Michigan.
MLW has a strong following on social media, uploads highlights of all of their games to YouTube, and has also hosted open public tournaments in 8 different states (Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania). The league gained significant notoriety throughout its 2020 season, after several other professional sports were postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league has been featured by TBS, The Athletic, Whistle Sports, and twice been highlighted on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 Plays. They also have hosted public events in Oklahoma, Ohio, Vermont, California, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia, Florida, New York, Illinois, and Texas as part of their "Summer of Stadiums". They are also scheduled to play a future series in Tennessee. Notable venues they have played at include Doubleday Field at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens, and a wiffle ball field at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. In 2022, MLW began playing their World Series games at neutral sites, where they played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, though that event was without fans. In 2023, the World Series became a public event, which was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. In 2024, the World Series was held at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. The 2025 World Series was held at Page Stadium, home of the Loyola Marymount Lions, the baseball team representing Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The 2026 World Series is scheduled to take place at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, the home stadium of the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team, representing the University of Tennessee.
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