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The first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian subcontinent has revealed the official names and branding of its Dubai and Abu Dhabi franchises. Baseball United’s two new franchises will be called the Dubai Wolves and the Abu Dhabi Falcons.
These two teams are the first-ever professional baseball franchises in the GCC region. They will compete against the Mumbai Cobras and the Karachi Monarchs in the league’s Dubai Showcase this November at Dubai International Stadium.
A player pool of roughly 200 professional baseball players from around the world will get an opportunity to play in this November’s Dubai Showcase, as well as the league’s first full season in the fall of 2024.
The players will either have experience at the Major League Baseball level, Minor League Baseball level, or at one or more of the other top professional baseball leagues in the world. Each of the four BU franchises will have a roster of 20 players for the Showcase, including eight pitchers and 13 position players. The draft will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 19.
“This is a historic day for our organisation, for baseball, and for the UAE,” said Kash Shaikh, President, CEO, Chairman of the Board, and Majority Owner of Baseball United.
“We are so grateful and proud of these two milestone franchises that we now get to share with our fans across the UAE. The Dubai Wolves and Abu Dhabi Falcons will be iconic brands that inspire millions of people here in this great nation, and all across the world.”
The Dubai Wolves brand marks centre on the iconic Dubai “D”, as well as a wolf visage that pays homage to the Arabian Wolf that once roamed the Liwa Desert in vast numbers.
The Wolves name honours Dubai’s adaptation from vast, empty desert, to thriving, urban metropolis. Guarding its history while guiding its growth, the symbolism of the wolf speaks to how far Dubai has come, in such a short time.
The Abu Dhabi brand marks include a stylized “AD” monogram, as well as the profile view of a peregrine falcon, the national bird of the UAE.
The Falcons name speaks to the history and heritage of Abu Dhabi – the nation’s capital – and captures the city’s inspiring combinations: strength and beauty, vision and tradition, gravity and grace.
These new franchises are announced on the heels of the league’s historic partnership with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), which awarded Baseball United a 15-year term to host its league in the UAE, as well as gave the rights to both the Dubai and Abu Dhabi franchises.
The Dubai colours will be red, white, and black. Abu Dhabi’s colours are white, gray, and teal.
Baseball United will be working closely with the ECB to bring the sporting worlds of bat and ball together in two of the world’s most sports-focused cities, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
“The partnerships that we continue to forge here in the UAE have given us the momentum and support necessary to build this league the right way,” said John Miedreich, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, Vice Chairman of the Board, and Co-Owner, Baseball United.
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