Baseball United chief Kash Shaikh ‘proud’ as standouts join Arabia Wolves roster

DUBAI: Baseball United, the first professional league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, signed on Tuesday two familiar faces from Dubai to the Arabia Wolves roster for its inaugural season.

Shortstop Chris Beyers, who has been a fixture for several years in the city, and pitcher Sean Fekete, who starred in the Dubai Little League while attending the American School of Dubai, will run out this November for the Wolves.

The Wolves — Dubai’s new professional team — will play all their games at Baseball United Ballpark at The Sevens sports and entertainment complex.

Beyers starred for the Dhahran’s (Saudi Arabia) Little League team that made it to the Little League World Series in 2007 and 2008. He has played professionally in Germany and also represented his native South Africa in international baseball tournaments.

He was the final player selected to play in the Baseball United All-Star Showcase in November 2023 in Dubai, and also competed in the Baseball United UAE Series in February this year.

Fekete, who lived in Dubai for seven years, played Division I college baseball at Oakland University in the US, and also represented the Hungarian National Baseball Team. He also played for the Wolves during the Baseball United UAE Series earlier this year.

Both Beyers and Fekete played for the UAE National Baseball Team, which was constructed by Baseball United and competed in the Arab Classic Tournament in November 2024.

The addition of these two players on the Wolves roster is a significant milestone for baseball in Dubai and across the GCC.

The Dubai Little League, founded in 1996, has more than 500 families associated with its baseball and softball program. There are additional youth leagues in Abu Dhabi,