Roy Hobbs Calendar

Roy Hobbs World Series #37

2026 Dates*

Veterans (35+) – October 17-24
Masters (45+) – October 17-24
Legends (53+) – October 24-31
Classics (60+) – October 31-November 7
Timeless (70+) – November 14-21
Vintage (65+) – November 7-14
Forever Young (75+) – November 7-14
Antiques (80+) – November 14-21
Women’s Division – November 19-22

* – Updated Jan 2, 2026, changes put 35+ & 45+ same week, giving 60+ its own week, and puts 70+ and 80+ same week. 65+ & 75+ still same week but moved to week 4.

Fees*

World Series

Member Team – $4225
Non-member team – $4995
(Note: All teams required to carry $2 million liability policy)
Non-Roy Hobbs Member on Member Team – $25
Team membership – Contact Roy Hobbs Baseball at 239.689.8550 for 2026 fee schedule & deadlines
Insurance Season – $350 per team based on 3-year contract
Insurance RHWS – $280 per team
* fees tentative as of 9-1-2025.

Discounts Available

Pay non-refundable $250 Deposit by June 1, 2026 & receive $125-$200 discount off RHWS
Pay RHWS fee in full by August 25, 2026** & receive $500 discount off RHWS
Final registration/payment deadline: September 19, 2026

(** — Funds must be in RH hands by Aug. 25, 2026 no exceptions)

Future RHWS Dates

2027: October 16-November 20
2028: October 14-November 18
2029: October 13-November 17
2030: October 19-November 23

RH Coming Events

Sunshine Classic, 2026

Site: PDC Complex and Historic Terry Park, Fort Myers, Fla.
Dates: February 1 thru March 22, 2025.
Host: Roy Hobbs Baseball
Age Divisions: Family Ties, 35+. 45+. 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+.

Sunshine Classic Dates (max teams per age division)
Note, we will seek to keep team numbers even.

Feb. 1-4 – Family Ties (12-14 teams) Sun-Wed
Feb 5-9 – Forever Young 75s (10-12 teams) Thu-Mon
Feb 10 – OFF DAY (Tuesday)
Feb. 11-15 – Timeless 70s (14 teams) Wed-Sun
Feb. 16-19 – Vintage 65s (14 teams) Mon-Thur
Feb 20 – OFF DAY (Friday)
Feb. 21-24 – Classics 60s (10-12 teams) Sat-Tues
Feb. 25-28 – Classics 60s (10-12 teams) session 2 / Wed-Sat
Note: RH reserves the right to place teams in 60s divisions to keep number even
March 1- OFF DAY (Sunday)
March 2-5 – Legends 55s (14 teams) Mon-Thur
March 6-9 – Legends 50s (14 teams) Fri-Mon
OFF-March 10-11 (Tues-Wed)
March 12-15 – Masters 45s (10 teams) Thu-Sun
OFF-March 16-18 (Mon-Wed)
March 19-22 – Veterans 35s (10-12 teams) Thu-Sun

Peach State Classic

Site: NE Atlanta, Georgia / May 23-24-25, 2026
Host: Atlanta Men’s Baseball Association.
Age Divisions: 18+, 43+, 53+ & 60+
For more information, email: daniel.p.frost3@gmail.com

TNT Baseball Classic

Site: Nashville, Tennessee / October 11-13, 2025
Host: Middle Tennessee Adult Baseball
Age Divisions: 40+, 50+ & 60+
For more information, email: kellycopeland22@comcast.net

2026 RHWS Reservation Calendar

2027 Data will be updated in January

Reservation Invitations will be sent in April.
To request an invitation, send email to teammatesupport@royhobbs.com
Reservations generate a $259 non-refundable/non-transferable deposit (on-line ACH or Credit Card), which is due no later than June 1, 2026.
All teams are required to pay the deposit to reserve a place in the field. Field updates will start on or about June 20.
Team caps for weeks 1-2-3 & 5 are 74 teams; Week 4 is 80 (can take more, but only 2 at a time per division to keep numbers even).
Team registration link will be sent in late June to all teams having paid the deposit. (Registration is in addition to Reservation.)
One-year or RHWS Membership is $370 per team. (Covers 20 players)
RHWS Insurance is $280 per team. (Covers 20 players)
Bundle (membership & insurance) is $525. (Save $125 by bundling). Bundle Deadline is July 1.
If team providing self-insurance, the certificate naming Roy Hobbs as an additional (COI) insured entity is due by August 1. Check with Roy Hobbs for COI guidelines, a primer is available. Teams will still be charged for membership.
All invoices have the insurance listed as a line item. Once the COI is received (on time) that charge is removed.
Final invoices will arrive in mid-July.
The early pay deadline to receive $500 discount is Monday, August 25. Any open invoices as of that date will re-activate the $500 as the discount has been removed.
The final deadline to pay is Monday, September 19.
Practice field & locker room reservation links will be active by mid-July. Teams will be notified, and appropriate links will be sent to managers.
Free Agent registration will begin in early July. Shortly thereafter, the available free agents list will be posted online.
Contact Bonnie Fear or Tom Giffen for Reservation data, teammatesupport@royhobbs.com
Contact Bonnie Fear or Ellen Giffen for Team Registration data, when the time comes at teammatesupport@royhobbs.com
Contact Ellen Giffen for insurance questions or bundles, teammatesupport@royhobbs.com
Roy Hobbs business phone is 239-689-8550. Summer business hours are 10am-3pm. After-hours phone messages returned next business day.

Roy Hobbs World Series Playing Site and Parking Data

Participants at the Roy Hobbs World Series have the opportunity to play baseball on the finest collection of fields in Florida, if not the United States.

The permanent Headquarters for the World Series is the Player Development Complex Clubhouse, located at 4301 Edison Avenue. It is the centermost of the venues, with the remaining playing sites within 15 minutes from PDC, much like the spokes of a wheel.

Here is the lineup, with Field Manager names and phone numbers in any emergency …

JetBlue Complex, (11500 Fenway South Dr) Field Manager: Art Cleary (440-773-9474).

Historic Terry Park Complex, a spring training home since the 1920s, (3410 Palm Beach Blvd) Field Manager: Charles Anderson (239-823-7679)

Player Development Complex a.k.a PDC, (4301 Edison Avenue) Field Manager: RH HDQ Staff (239-689-8550)

Lee Health Sports Complex (14100 Ben C Pratt Six Mile Cypress Pkwy), Field Manager: T.B.A.

With regards to these sites, a Map of the RHWS facilities will be provided to every registered participant; it also available at royhobbs.com and through our QR Code symbol program … Directions between sites are available through the QR code … or at royhobbs.com as well.

Roy Hobbs may use any one of five community parks in case of rainouts and during Week 4. Data on those parks follows the Parking Data.

Travel safely …

RHWS Parking

JetBlue Complex, (11500 Fenway South Dr): Enter the Complex at the WEST entrance, which is the 1^st entrance as you travel EAST on Daniels Parkway. Once in the Park, turn left & proceed to the soccer field parking area. The paved area is for handicapped parking, and RHBB will provide golf cart transportation for handicapped to fields as needed & available.

Lee Health Sports Complex (14100 Ben C Pratt Six Mile Cypress Pkwy): All open lots, except Twins player/staff designated areas or inside the Academy fences. Respect “No Parking” signs as parking tickets can be issued for violations.

Player Development Complex (PDC) (4301 Edison Avenue): Park in front of clubhouse & batting cages or across Edison Avenue, where staff parks. Entry to the Complex is through the gate between the batting cages & the Clubhouse. No parking inside fenced areas. Respect “No Parking” signs as parking tickets can be issued for violations.

Terry Park Complex (3410 Palm Beach Blvd): Primary lot is off Terry Street, beside Field 4. There is a lot next to Field 3, but there is no event security there or any entrance to the field from that lot.

Community Parks

Buckingham Park
9800 Buckingham Road / FM 33905
https://www.leegov.com/parks/parks/buckinghampark

Kurt Donaldson Park
180 Hunter Blvd. / Cape Coral 33909
https://www.leegov.com/parks/parks/kurtdonaldson

North Fort Myers Community Center
2000 North Recreation Park Way / NFM 33903
https://www.leegov.com/parks/centers/nfm

Rutenberg Park
6500 South Pointe Blvd. / FM 33919
https://www.leegov.com/parks/parks/rutenberg

Three Oaks Park
18521 Three Oaks Parkway / FM 33967
https://www.leegov.com/parks/parks/threeoaks

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