Golden Baseball League Winter League has just completed its third season. In the first three years, over 130 Arizona Winter League players have been signed to professional contracts. Two of those players, Scott Richmond and Sergio Romo, are now pitching in the major leagues. The 2009 Arizona Winter League began play on January 31, 2009 and has expanded to 8 teams and almost 200 players. On April 3, 2009, the Golden Baseball League announced its second instructional league known as the Arizona Summer League, which is patterned after the AWL. This league consists of three teams, the Canada Miners, El Centro Imperials and
Baseball in Spain the cupwinner play in the various European Cup. The Spanish league teams compete in Europe under CEB most notably in the Baseball Champions League and CEB cup. The Spanish teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey de Beisbol. Since 2015 there are no relegations to Primera División as teams from this league are not able to meet the requirements for promotion. For a list of teams, see List of baseball clubs in Spain Baseball in Spain The main ruling organization regarding baseball in Spain is the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation