LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long Beach officially has a new baseball team name.
City officials announced today that the city’s incoming minor league baseball team will be called the Long Beach Coast, following a public voting process that drew thousands of responses from residents and fans.
In a statement, team management said they will use Long Beach Regulators as an “alter ego” that “taps into Long Beach’s legendary ‘90s hip-hop roots.”
A team spokesperson said she was unable to provide details at this time on how that would work or whether the Regulators name would appear on team jerseys or merchandise.
The name was selected after 3,888 online votes and 974 in-person votes were cast at ballot boxes placed across Long Beach. The final three name contenders were Long Beach Coast, Long Beach Parrots, and Long Beach Regulators, with Coast ultimately emerging as the top choice.
The team is set to join the Pioneer Baseball League, one of four partner leagues affiliated with Major League Baseball. The Coast’s inaugural season is scheduled to begin in May 2026.
As part of its early preparations, the Long Beach Baseball Club has already hosted tryouts in search of local talent, signaling a focus on community involvement as the franchise takes shape.
The addition of Long Beach Coast will make the city the 13th team in the Pioneer League, which currently includes clubs such as the Oakland Ballers, Ogden Raptors of Utah, and Boise Hawks of Idaho. Founded in 1939, the Pioneer League has teams across Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and California, with Oakland recently joining after the MLB’s Oakland A’s announced plans to relocate to Las Vegas.
Long Beach City Council unanimously voted on July 22 to move forward with discussions about bringing professional baseball to the city. Those talks include a potential partnership between the Long Beach Baseball Club and Cal State Long Beach, with plans to explore shared use of Blair Field, home of the CSULB Dirtbags.
Mayor Rex Richardson has been a vocal supporter of the project, saying during a City Council meeting last July that the team has the potential to “invigorate local pride, foster community engagement, and stimulate economic activity for the greater Long Beach community.” Richardson also indicated the city would be interested in investing in upgrades to Blair Field to accommodate professional baseball.
Long Beach has explored professional sports opportunities in recent years, including past discussions about building a new stadium for the Los Angeles Angels. City leaders ultimately opted for a more cost-conscious approach by pursuing a minor league franchise and a shared-use facility rather than constructing a new stadium.
With a name now in place and its league affiliation secured, the Long Beach Coast represents the city’s latest step toward bringing professional baseball back to local fans, this time with a distinctly coastal identity.