Recent Team Developments
In 2004, the London Majors made it to the best-of-seven championship IBL series with the Guelph Royals, but were defeated four games to one. After the 2004 season, the Majors moved out of the Roy McKay Clubhouse, pending interior renovations to the historic structure, and into the dressing room under the third-baseline grandstand, a dressing room previously used by the London Tigers (1989–1993), the London Werewolves (1999–2001) and the London Monarchs (2003).
In October, 2005, Scott Dart brought his friend and former veteran London Majors' outfielder, Roop Chanderdat, in as team co-owner with Chanderdat also assuming the duties of general manager.
On January 14, 2006, it was announced in The London Free Press that the Majors have become an international organization with 11 scouts in Latin America, the U.S., Mexico, Italy and Japan.
For the 2006 season, Majors' Co-Owner/ General Manager Roop Chanderdat will also be the team's field manager, with former Majors'/ Baby Jays' pitcher Harry Muir acting as the team's pitching coach.
On June 24, 2006, the National Post featured a lengthy two-page story by John Lott in its sports section titled, Safe at Home, How Love and Medicine Rescued a Life from a Mysterious Illness, about Harry Muir's brush with death in 2005, on the front page of its sports section.
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