Three of the 8 current GBL cities are former Western League markets, as Reno was added to the circuit in 2006, while St. George became a member of the league in 2007.

The GBL's presenting partner was Safeway Inc. Other investors in the GBL included Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, former National Football League players Mike Sherrard and Christian Okoye, and executives from Cisco Systems, Taleo and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

The Japanese team was a late entry as the Tijuana Toros, who led all of minor league baseball in attendance at over 13, 000 fans a game, had jumped from the Mexican League to the GBL in December to be a charter member of the league, only to learn that the government of the Mexican state of Baja California would not permit this.

Before the 2006 season, Surprise was discontinued, while Mesa moved to Reno, another former Western League city, and became the Reno Silver Sox, the first GBL club in Nevada.

The Tijuana Cimarrones were announced as a member of the GBL when the schedule was released on January 15, 2010. 2010 GBL Schedule

Yuma Scorpion Reynaldo Rodriguez, of Cartagena, Colombia, was named GBL 2009 Rookie of the Year, the top prospect in all the independent leagues by Baseball America, and had his contract purchased by the Boston Red Sox.

Chico Outfielder Daniel Nava was the 2007 GBL Most Valuable Player and had his contract purchased by the Boston Red Sox.

The team was one of the original eight GBL charter teams that began play in 2005 along with the Chico Outlaws, Fullerton Flyers and San Diego Surf Dawgs in California ; Mesa Miners, Surprise Fightin ' Falcons and Yuma Scorpions in Arizona and the traveling Japan Samurai Bears.

On January 5, 2011, the Arizona Winter League released their schedule and it was announced the Armada would be joining the league along with the returning Sonora Pilots and two new teams, the Arizona RoadRunners and Team Mexico and would become the second team ( behind the Surf Dawgs ) to have played in all three leagues within the GBL / NABL system.

In November 2005, Rose Jr. was indicted for distributing gamma-Butyrolactone ( GBL ) to his Lookouts teammates in the late 1990s.

The other three franchises merged with the GBL and ULB franchises to form the North American League.

Game based learning ( GBL ) is a branch of serious games that deals with applications that have defined learning outcomes.

He managed the Armada to the GBL championship series in his final year with the team in 2007.

Lima signed with the Long Beach Armada of the independent Golden Baseball League ( GBL ) on March 27, 2009.

The Rockford RiverHawks, Schaumburg Flyers, Joliet Jackhammers, and Lake County Fielders plan on leaving the Northern League and join the GBL for 2011 with the new format.

The Surf Dawgs were one of the eight original GBL charter teams that began play in 2005 along with the Chico Outlaws, Fullerton Flyers and Long Beach Armada in California ; Mesa Miners, Surprise Fightin ' Falcons and Yuma Scorpions in Arizona and the traveling Japan Samurai Bears.

GBL Commissioner Kevin Outcalt characterized the termination of the agreement with the CPBL as a result of a lack of enthusiasm on the Colombian side for exercising the previous agreement's second year mutual option.

Under the affiliation with the CPBL, the Scorpions went 29-47, worst in the GBL, including a 3-13 start.

The Miners started as one of eight charter teams in the GBL along with the Chico Outlaws, Fullerton Flyers, Long Beach Armada and San Diego Surf Dawgs in California, the Surprise Fightin ' Falcons and Yuma Scorpions in Arizona and a traveling team, the Japan Samurai Bears that began play in May 2005.

They replaced the Tijuana Toros, who were supposed to be one of the original eight teams, but who were unable to play due to the Baja California State Government seizing their stadium with police troops and turning it over to the Mexican League a few months before the start of the GBL season.

The Fightin ' Falcons started as one of eight charter teams in the GBL along with the Chico Outlaws, Fullerton Flyers, Long Beach Armada and San Diego Surf Dawgs in California, the Mesa Miners and Yuma Scorpions in Arizona and a traveling team, the Japan Samurai Bears that began play in May 2005.

After three years with the Flyers, he would move on to manage the Arizona Winter League's Palm Springs Chill in 2008, then would return to the GBL to manage the Long Beach Armada in 2009.

of the GBL since its inception in 2005, resigned to take the job as team president of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.

of the GBL since its inception in 2005, resigned to take the job as team president of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.

He won his only championship as a player, or manager, when he led the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the professional independent Golden Baseball League to the GBL Championship in 2005.

In 2008, two former Northern League clubs, the Calgary Vipers and Edmonton Cracker-Cats, joined the GBL, becoming the loop's first two Canadian teams.

The United League and the Northern League agreed to join the GBL for the 2011 season in the formation of the new North American League.

The Vipers won the championship on their third straight try after losing the Northern League title in 2007 and the GBL title in 2008.

The Vipers were one of six former GBL teams to join the newly-formed North American League in 2010 and began play in 2011.

The Capitals were one of six former GBL teams to join the newly-formed North American League in 2010 and began play in 2011.

The Outlaws were one of six former GBL teams to join the newly-formed North American League in 2010 and played in 2011.

The Armada fielded a team for the Arizona Summer League in 2010 months after suspending GBL operations.

The Scorpions were one of six former GBL teams to join the newly-formed North American League in 2010 and began play in 2011.

The Miners name, logo and uniforms ( owned by the league ) have been used by the Western Canada Miners of the Arizona Winter League, the NAL's instructional league started by the GBL in 2007.

The Surf Dawgs, instead of the Scorpions, have become the first team to have played in all three leagues within the GBL system.

: 42. 5 % of assets of Imerys ( GBL has another 20. 7 %)

The GBL had a drug-testing policy that has the same standards as the Olympics, becoming the first baseball league to do so in North America.

The GBL has mentioned the possibility of the Surf Dawgs return to the league for 2010.

The GBL has said publicly that they would reconsider the Arizona market ( Mesa and Surprise ) if the league, the city of Mesa and the concessionaire at HoHoKam Park could agree on a revenue sharing agreement for concessions sales.

The GBL has stated publicly that they would reconsider the Arizona market ( Surprise and Mesa ) if the league, the city of Mesa and the concessionaire at HoHoKam Park in Mesa could reach agreement on a revenue sharing agreement for concessions sales at Miners games.

In some cases, GBL has been allegedly administered by applying it to jewelry that is designed to break ( presumably to prevent overdose ).