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Youth baseball and softball in Chicago, IL

33 youth baseball and softball programs, clubs and community centers are listed in Chicago, and 470 public baseball and softball fields are mapped within 5 miles.

Map programs near ChicagoAll youth sports in Chicago

Chicago at a glance

Programs listed
33
By type
Club 18 · League 15
Mapped to a street address
29 of 33
Closest other city guide
Melrose Park, 10 mi
Share of Illinois programs
8%

Clubs & teams 18

Leagues & rec programs 15

Places to play near Chicago

OpenStreetMap maps 470 public baseball and softball fields within 5 miles of central Chicago and 1357 within 10 miles. The closest named ones:

  1. Rice Park2.6 mi · OSM ↗
  2. Rice Park2.6 mi · OSM ↗
  3. Flames Field2.6 mi · OSM ↗
  4. Flames Field2.7 mi · OSM ↗
  5. Rate Field2.7 mi · OSM ↗
  6. Rate Field2.7 mi · OSM ↗
  7. Les Miller Field2.7 mi · OSM ↗
  8. Les Miller Field2.7 mi · OSM ↗

Places are not programs. Check local rules, hours and permits.

Youth baseball and softball: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
T-ball often starts around age 4 or 5, followed by coach pitch and kid pitch divisions. Leagues such as Little League group players by age.
Seasons
Most community leagues play in spring, with summer all-star, travel and fall ball options.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a youth baseball and softball program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as baseball and softball programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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