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Futures Collegiate Baseball League to add Lowell team, play at LeLacheur Park beginning 2026
Summary
UMass Lowell and the Futures Collegiate Baseball League announced that the league will place a summer collegiate team in Lowell and stage games at LeLacheur Park starting in 2026; league and city leaders praised the partnership and said selection of a local team owner and state funding to renovate the park are next steps.
UMass Lowell officials, city leaders and executives from the Futures Collegiate Baseball League announced Thursday that the Futures League will bring a summer collegiate baseball team to Lowell and play home games at LeLacheur Park beginning in 2026.
The announcement, made at LeLacheur Park, is part of a broader partnership that university and city officials said aims to revive summer baseball in Lowell, support local entertainment options for workers and residents, and give college players a showcase in front of professional scouts.
Chancellor Julie Chen, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, said the partnership fits the university’s economic-development goals and the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor, adding that projects like this are possible only when “it’s a team all working together.”
“We’re excited to be bringing summer baseball back to Lowell,” Chen said. She described the Futures League as a pathway for…
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