Karachi Monarchs

Karachi Monarchs
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Baseball United
Location	Karachi
Founded	2023
Colours	Blue, White
Manager	Miguel Tejada
General Manager	Adrián Beltré
Website	www.karachimonarchs.com

The Karachi Monarchs are a professional baseball club from Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 2023 as a member of Baseball United, the Karachi Monarchs are the first professional baseball team in Pakistan's history.^[1] The league has scheduled its first season to start in October 2025.^[2]

Roster

The Monarchs selected 20 players during the 2023 Baseball United Draft,^[3] some of whom previously played in Major League Baseball. The selection of 50 year old four-time All-Star and 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colón in the 2nd round received some media attention.^[4][5]

Karachi Monarchs roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 40 Bartolo Colón 45 David Huff -- A. J. Schugel -- Alex DuBord -- Shingo Hirata -- Dylan Unsworth -- Franklin Van Gurp -- Tucker Smith		Catchers -- Héctor Sánchez -- Carlos Martínez Infielders -- Jefry Marté -- Drew Ward -- Pavin Parks -- Juremi Profar -- Jason DiCochea Outfielders -- Denis Phipps 7 Steven Moya 6 Phillip Ervin -- Jalen Garcia -- Quincy Latimore		Manager -- Miguel Tejada Coaches 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list → More MiLB rosters

References

1. "Baseball United names Karachi Monarchs as its second franchise". Arab News. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
2. "Baseball United Announces Dates for First Full Season and Inaugural Baseball United Cup". baseballunited.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
3. "Monarchs 2023 Roster". Baseball United. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
4. "Bartolo Colon, Robinson Canó, Pablo Sandoval join Dubai-based league". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
5. "Bartolo Colon, Robinson Cano And Other Ex-MLBers Have Joined A Middle East Baseball League". Barstool Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-24.