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Melbourne Aces
The Melbourne Aces are a professional baseball team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that previously competed in the Australian Baseball League. Their home field is the Melbourne Ballpark in Altona.
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| Melbourne Aces |
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| Melbourne, Victoria |
| Melbourne Ballpark |
| 2009 |
| 2 (2019–20, 2020–21) |
| 2 (2016–17, 2020–21) |
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| Jon Deeble |
The Melbourne Aces are a professional baseball team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that previously competed in the Australian Baseball League. Their home field is the Melbourne Ballpark in Altona.
On 20 August 2010 it was announced that ex-Australian Baseball player Philip Dale would take up the head coaching role at Melbourne Aces.
On 12 October 2010, it was announced by newly appointed General Manager Windsor Knox that the Aces would play home games at a redeveloped Melbourne Showgrounds.
In their inaugural season the Melbourne Aces qualified for the finals before being defeated in the semi-finals series against the Adelaide Bite.
On 24 March 2011 the team announced Jet Couriers as their naming rights sponsor for the 2011–12 season.
On 13 July 2012, after many rumours and internet hype, the Melbourne Aces finally announced that they will move from their home field at the Showgrounds to the Melbourne Ballpark in Altona. The move has annoyed and ostracized many Aces supporters from the South Eastern suburbs, but it was the only viable option for them to continue playing in the ABL. The Showgrounds was deemed to be an unsuitable field to play on in the 3rd season. The main reasons being the Aces would not be the sole occupants of the field, having to compete with carnivals, horse shows, music festivals etc. The Showgrounds were also alleged to be booked out until late December, meaning the Aces would have to find a different home venue for the first half of the season.
The Aces won their first ABL championship in 2020 when they defeated the Adelaide Giants in the 2020 ABL Championship Series 2 games to 0, bringing the Claxton Shield to Victoria for the first time since 2010, the 24th time a team from Victoria has won the shield.
On April 28, 2025, after what the club described as "years of discussions with the ABL regarding unresolved concerns," the Melbourne Aces announced their decision to withdraw from the ABL ahead of the 2025–26 season. They also announced plans to compete in the Korea Baseball Organization's Ulsan-KBO Fall League beginning in October 2025, while hosting several games against KBO clubs at Melbourne Ballpark in January and February 2026.
The Aces opened the 2025–26 campaign in October with a strong showing in the KBO Fall League, posting a 9–2 record in league play before falling 1–0 in the semifinals to the Lotte Giants. Following their stint in Korea, the club hosted six three-game series against the Black Sox Road Warriors, Killer B’s, New Zealand Diamondblacks, Downunder Travellers, the Hanwha Eagles, and the KT Wiz, finishing with an overall record of 22–7–1 while winning five of the six series. Off the field, the team saw notable developments. On December 24, 2025, shortstop Jarryd Dale signed a six-figure contract with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. Less than a month later, on January 11, 2026, former MLB pitcher Danny Duffy made his debut for the Aces. Following the conclusion of the season, Dale, Ulrich Bojarski, Chris Burke, and Aaron Whitefield represented Australia in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
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| 2010–11 | ABL | 18–21 | .462 | 4th | Philip Dale | Lost semifinal series (ADE) 2–0 |
| 2011–12 | ABL | 21–24 | .467 | 2nd | Philip Dale | Lost major semifinal series (PER) 3–1 Won preliminary final series (SYD) 3–2 Lost championship series (PER) 2–1 |
| 2012–13 | ABL | 15–31 | .326 | 6th | Philip Dale | Did not qualify |
| 2013–14 | ABL | 22–24 | .478 | 4th | Philip Dale | Did not qualify |
| 2014–15 | ABL | 15–31 | .326 | 6th | Tommy Thompson | Did not qualify |
| 2015–16 | ABL | 20–35 | .364 | 6th | Joe Vavra | Did not qualify |
| 2016–17 | ABL | 26–14 | .650 | 1st | Jon Deeble | Lost championship series (BRI) 2–0 |
| 2017–18 | ABL | 17–23 | .425 | 4th | Jon Deeble | Lost semifinal (BRI) 1–0 |
| 2018–19 | ABL | 23–17 | .575 | 2nd (Southwest) | Jon Deeble | Lost wild card (CAN) 1–0 |
| 2019–20 | ABL | 23–17 | .575 | 2nd (Southwest) | Jon Deeble | Won semifinals series (AUC) 2–0 Won championship series (ADE) 2–0 |
| 2020–21 | ABL | 19–9 | .679 | 1st | Allan de San Miguel | Won semifinals (CAN) 1–0 Won championship (PER) 1–0 |
| 2021–22 | ABL | Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | ||||
| 2022–23 | ABL | 15–21 | .417 | 3rd (Southwest) | Peter Moylan | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | ABL | 21–19 | .525 | 4th | Jon Deeble | Lost semifinal series (ADE) 2–1 |
| 2024–25 | ABL | 18–22 | .450 | 5th | Jon Deeble | Did not qualify |
| 2025–26 | KBO Fall | 9–2 | .818 | 1st (Group A) | Jon Deeble | Lost semifinal (LOT) 1–0 |
| Independent | 13–4–1 | .750 | — | None |
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| Active roster | Coaching staff | |||
| Pitchers | ||||
| Right-handed pitchers |
-- Kyle Glogoski Left-handed pitchers
29 Gunnar Kines
34 Evan Rutckyj
18 Lewis Thorpe | | Catchers
Infielders
20 Jarrod Belbin
43 Jarryd Dale
41 Darryl George
17 Morgan McCullough Outfielders
-- Ulrich Bojarski
13 Chris Burke
2 Aaron Whitefield | | Manager
-- Jon Deeble Coaches
: 7-day disabled list | | 26 September 2025. | | | | |
This is a list of Melbourne Aces players who have played in Major League Baseball (MLB), including their nationality, through the 2025–26 season.
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Melbourne Aces award winners and league leaders
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Australian Baseball League website
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Hewitt Sports – ABL News and Game Reports
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