Teams
The Cape Cod League regular season starts in mid-June and runs through mid-August. The playoffs determine the East and West Division Champions, who then compete for the League Championship.
| Division | Team | Town | Home Field | Most Recent Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | Bourne Braves | Bourne | Doran Park (at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School) | 2009 |
| Cotuit Kettleers | Cotuit | Lowell Park | 2010 | |
| Falmouth Commodores | Falmouth | Arnie Allen Diamond at Guv Fuller Field | 1980 | |
| Hyannis Harbor Hawks | Hyannis | McKeon Park (Pope John Paul II High School) | 1991 | |
| Wareham Gatemen | Wareham | Clem Spillane Field (Wareham High School) | 2011 | |
| East | Brewster Whitecaps | Brewster | Stony Brook Field (Stony Brook Elementary School) | 2000 |
| Chatham Anglers | Chatham | Veteran's Field | 1998 | |
| Harwich Mariners | Harwich | Whitehouse Field (Harwich High School) | 2012 | |
| Orleans Firebirds | Orleans | Eldredge Park (Nauset Regional Middle School) | 2005 | |
| Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox | South Yarmouth | Red Wilson Field (Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School) | 2007 |
Three of the teams in the Cape League share their names with MLB teams. (The Harwich Mariners are not "named after" the Seattle Mariners, as they pre-date the 1977 American League expansion.) However, in late 2008 Major League Baseball enforced its trademark and required teams to either change their names or buy their uniforms and merchandise only through licensed vendors. As a result, the Chatham Athletics changed their team name to "Anglers", and the Orleans Cardinals changed their name to "Firebirds". In March 2010 the Hyannis Mets joined the Anglers and Firebirds, changing their team name to "Harbor Hawks".
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