By John Romano
It is once again time to register for North End Athletic Association baseball for the spring and summer of 2026. While it is only January, we have been busy pulling together much of the behind the scenes pieces for another great year of baseball. We need everyone to register ASAP so we can put together all the teams, align all the coaches and assign all the sponsors! The sooner you register, the faster and better we can put everything together. Baseball is fully coordinated with the N.E.A.A. Midnight Riders Lacrosse Program so that your child can play both sports this Spring if they want and not have any conflicts.
The breakdown of registration options are listed below. Baseball is played in the Spring for ages 4-12. Traveling Baseball Program for 13-15 year olds is late Spring/Summer. We are excited for this upcoming season.
Dodgers Traveling Baseball Program Updated:
We are extremely excited to offer a new, improved and expanded Traveling Baseball Experience this year for 13 to 15 year olds.
This year we will be having a 13 Year Old Team playing in the Lou Tompkins Allstar Baseball League. This team will be coached by Scott Perry of Charlestown along with Rick Martignetti – formerly of the NEAA Tigers.
We will also have our 15 and under team in the Lou Tompkins Allstar Baseball League: Coaches this year will be Tony Merlino and Bryce Pill. Michael DelloRusso will be the GM.
Workouts will begin in May and final teams will be chosen before the end of May. This expanded program will provide a greater opportunity for more players in the 13-15 year old age group!
Clinic, T-Ball, Minor League and Major League Programs:
We are also looking forward to our regular programs for ages 4- 12 and they are as follows:
Clinic: Ages 4 Year Old Boys & Girls Saturday Mornings at 9:30am to 10:30am: Puopolo Park – Coach Marko will run this program this year.
T-Ball: Ages 5 Year Old Boys & Girls – Saturday Mornings at 10:30am to 11:30am: Puopolo Park – Coach Marko will run this program this year.
Minor League Baseball: 6 to 8 Year Boys & Girls: Mon – Thurs 5:30 to 7:00pm Puopolo Park
Major League Baseball: 9 to 12 Year Old Boys and Girls: Mon – Thurs 6:00pm to 8pm Langone Park
Minor League and Major League Baseball starts with practices on April 1st. This is preseason. There will be pre-assigned practice days and times assigned to each team at the beginning of the season. Each coach may add additional practice time if there is field availability. Opening day for games is Saturday, April 25th when all teams will play. Games will then be played Monday – through Thursday for both age groups and run through mid June. Practices will be scheduled throughout that time period as well and listed in the schedule that will be posted in mid-March. Please note that bad weather/rainouts etc may cause the schedule to change.
Registration Fee is $65 per player for our age 4 – 12 year old programs. Registration fee for Dodgers is $75 per player. The NEAA will never prevent a player from participating in our programs due to the inability to pay our registration fees. If you need assistance, please contact John Romano, NEAA Sports Coordinator before registering. (617) 750-9749 or [email protected]. For all team and league related questions, please contact: Ralph J Martignetti, Mobile: +1 857-366-1213 or Email: [email protected].
Girls 13-18 who are interested in a great softball program should contact the North End Execution. For more information, please go to their website: executionfastpitch.org
TO REGISTER for all 2026 NEAA Baseball Programs: USE this URL for the N.E.A.A. website: https://www.neaasports.org
We are also looking for volunteer coaches – please let us know if you are interested.
We look forward to another great year of baseball.