On November 20, 2025, McGill University announced that the Men’s Baseball team will be eliminated and will notreturn for the 2026–27 academic year. The decision was part of a broader restructuring process within McGill Athletics and Recreation following internal and external reviews.

While McGill cites challenges related to facility space, budgets, and staffing, cutting baseball is a disproportionate response that removes vital opportunities for student-athletes, erases decades of tradition, and undermines the values McGill claims to champion: leadership, resilience, teamwork, and student engagement.

 
Baseball Matters:  to Students, to McGill, and to the Community
McGill Baseball is more than a team. It is:

A community that welcomes students from across Canada and beyond
A program that builds leaders through discipline, teamwork, and commitment
A source of pride for alumni and supporters who have invested in its success
A pathway for students to balance athletics and academics in a healthy, meaningful way

Eliminating baseball removes all of this,  with no visible attempt to explore sustainable alternatives.

 
Why This Decision Is Deeply Concerning
1. The stated reasons do not justify cutting an entire varsity program.
While McGill faces constraints with facilities, budgets, and staffing, baseball is not among the highest-cost or highest-resource sports. These challenges should lead to collaboration, not elimination. Sustainable solutions like restructuring, fundraising, alumni engagement, and partnerships could have been explored.

2. Students had no meaningful voice in the process.
McGill states that consultations occurred, but athletes were informed only when the decision was final. Real consultation means inviting proposals, exploring alternatives, and working with teams — not delivering a decision without dialogue.

3. This decision harms students today and future students tomorrow.
Current athletes lose their team.
Incoming students lose an opportunity they were promised.
Future students lose a sport that shapes character, confidence, and community.

4. Cutting baseball contradicts McGill’s commitment to student life and well-being.
Sport is a critical pillar of the university experience. Baseball fosters leadership, mental health, belonging, and lifelong friendships. Removing it weakens the student experience the university is supposed to protect.

 
What We Are Asking
We, the undersigned, respectfully call on McGill University to:

Reverse the decision to eliminate the Men’s Baseball team.
Engage in genuine consultation with athletes, alumni, parents, future students, and the broader community.
Explore sustainable alternatives that would allow baseball to continue;  including grants, fundraising, partnerships, or restructuring.
Commit to transparent and collaborative decision-making for all athletic programs moving forward.
 
Why Your Voice Matters:
Universities listen when communities mobilize.
Public support has reversed similar decisions at other institutions across Canada and the U.S.

Signing this petition shows McGill University that:

Students deserve a voice
Traditions matters
Baseball, which is an affordable and growing sport, deserves a future on campus

This decision affects real lives, not just line items in a report.
Together, we can send a clear message:
McGill Baseball should not be erased. The team, the athletes, and the legacy deserve a chance to continue.

 
Please sign  the petition and share it widely. Mobilize your local clubs and members of the media.
Let’s stand together:  athletes, alumni, parents, faculty, students, and supporters of McGill athletics.
Help us protect this program, this community, and this sport.

Save McGill Baseball. Bring the team back in 2026-2027 and for generations to come!