Cal Ripken World Series Opportunity
We are pleased to announce that we will be returning to Branson, Missouri yet again to represent Team Canada in the 2025 12U Majors 70 Cal Ripken World Series! Every year our top travel team has the opportunity to represent Canada in the Ripken World Series. Players will have the time of their life participating in an unmatched, once in a lifetime, youth baseball experience. They will have the privilege to play against the best 12U competition from all over the World and the United States on youth dimension replica MLB fields. These include Fenway, Wrigley, Kauffman, & Busch Stadium. 2024 was another amazing experience at the Cal Ripken World Series playing against teams including Japan, New Zealand, Latin America, Puerto Rico, Columbia, Aruba, and more.
Alberta Cal Ripken and the World Series experience creates an opportunity for players to compete against teams from all over the world. It is crucial for our players to understand how their current talent level compares to other kids their age from outside of Canada. Many of our players have been the best at their game, in a very small pool of players in Southern Alberta, and have dreams and aspirations of playing baseball at a high level (American Universities/Professional baseball). This chance to play against international, and usually better competition, provides a wider perspective and understanding for what good and exceptional is. It creates a higher expectation and sense of urgency within the player to remain humble and hungry, holding them accountable for their personal and team development. Although growing pains are never easy, players in our program develop at a much faster rate and are better prepared for the next level because of the life goals they receive from their experiences with us. Our program teaches players they can achieve most things they aspire to do in life through hard work, perseverance, respectfulness, and accountability.
World Series Experience Testimonials:
2025 Testimonials:
"It has been our great pleasure to be part of the Cal Ripken 12U 50/70 baseball program. Coming from a community, parent-coached league, we quickly realized our son, Nixon, was playing at a higher level than his peers and needed a more competitive and developmental environment. That’s when we found the Cal Ripken program—and we’ve never looked back.
Over the course of four years, the Cal Ripken program helped transform Nixon into an outstanding player. He became highly skilled in all aspects of the game and learned to play under full Major League Baseball rules. Thanks to the program’s exceptional coaching and emphasis on player development, Nixon had the incredible opportunity to represent his team at the Cal Ripken World Series—twice—an experience we will always treasure.
We can’t say enough about the positive impact this program has had on Nixon’s growth, both on and off the field. If you have a young ball player who is ready for the next level and needs proper development, look no further than the Cal Ripken 50/70 program. It offers a truly top-tier experience for aspiring athletes."
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent, 2025 Season
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"The Cal Ripken World Series was a life-changing experience for our son. He left as an eager ball player and returned with a new level of maturity and commitment. Representing Canada on an international stage gave him a sense of pride and responsibility that has forever changed him. As a parent, seeing that growth in his character was more rewarding than any win on the scoreboard."
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent, 2025 Season
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"Representing Team Canada at the 2025 Cal Ripken World Series was an experience of a lifetime! Not only did our son get to play baseball against some of the most skilled athletews from around the world, he built connections with many. In addition to the many memories that were made, our son returned home with a new level of maturity and confidence. We are extrememly grateful!"
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent, 2025 Season
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"Two of my players most memorable moments were when he stepped on the St. Louis field for the first time and saw the crowd, and when he pitched agains Japan and picked a player off at first base. All in all his World Series experience was very enjoyable. He had lots of fun and it will be a lifetime memory"
-Alberta Cal Ripken Grandparent, 2025 Season
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"Playing for Team Canada at the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson was an unforgettable experience for my son. Representing Alberta Cal RIpken alongside world-class players gave him the chance to grow as both an athlete and a teammate. Beyond the competition, the friendships, memories he made with kids from around the world will last a lifetime."
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent, 2025 Season
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"The Cal Ripken World Series was an incredible experience for our son - he had an absolute blast and came away with a deeper love for the game. Being on the World Series team not only challenged him as a player but helped him grow in confidence, teamwork, and sportsmanship."
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent, 2025 Season
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"I felt so proud playing baseball for Team Canada against teams from all over the world! I'll always remember the good times with my teammates at the 2025 Cal Ripken World Series! Ballparks of America is so cool - they have fields that look just like the famous ones."
-Alberta Cal Ripken Player, 2025 Season
2023 and 2024 Testimonials:
"The World Series Trip to Branson was, in our son’s words, “the best trip of my life.” He came home raving about the travel with his team, the facilities at the Ballparks of America, and most of all how much fun he had playing against top talent from around the globe. The Team Canada (Alberta Cal Ripken) coaches are world class and did an amazing job preparing the team for a level of competition they have never seen before, and that preparation paid off in a big way in Branson."
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent
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"There is absolutely nothing like it. Attending the Cal Ripken World series opened our sons eyes to a new world of baseball competition. Representing Canada in an international competition at such a world-class facility, against the best players from so many different countries, is a memory he will carry with him forever. The coaching and development that he experienced not only in that 10 day tournament, but in the months leading up to the world series was unlike anything we’ve ever seen. As a “baseball kid” he was in heaven for the whole experience."
- Alberta Cal Ripken Parent
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"The opportunity to attend the Cal Ripken World Series and represent Canada was a once in a lifetime experience for our son. The facilities, the chance to make friends from all over the world, and the ability to play a live, televised game with broadcasters is something most kids will never get to experience. Our baseball player still tells stories about his interactions with other countries players and how much fun he had. Ballparks of America, Cal Ripken and our coaches made the 10 days there a summer that he will never forget."
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent
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“Seeing my sons not only compete, but also create friendships with some of the best talent from all over the world was a dream come true.”
-Alberta Cal Ripken Parent
To see photos from the 2025 World Series Experience CLICK HERE