On April 10, 1906, the village council passed a motion to rent four lots owned by the village called Thomas Slough, to be used for ball purposes.

Council support of the game continued in 1914, when it furnished the ball players with a canvas. At this time, the village received 10 percent of the gate receipts.

The Mayer Baseball Club was organized in the depression years of the early 1930s.

There had been talk of having baseball in Mayer for years before. There were problems to overcome, however, such as there was no park to play on, and only three players from the Mayer area who played with the Young America team. Those players were Raymond and John Bleedorn, and Omar Hill.

In 1934 the city council, with the encouragement of the community, purchased three-plus acres of land from the Haueters. This land was located between Zion Lutheran School, and the Mayer Public School buildings.

Much work had to be done to make this area playable. The land needed a lot of fill, and much leveling.

All of this material and leveling was done by volunteers. Businessmen and farmers all pitched in to do their share.

Late in the fall of 1934 the field had been leveled and grass seeded. That fall the first baseball game was played.

A team of all-stars from neighboring towns banded together and challenged the Minneapolis Millers Barn Storming team of the American Association.

Some members of the area all-stars were: Harry Zellmann, Lenny Brawnworth, Ray Bleedorn, John Bleedorn, Walter Wagner, and Barny Wagner just to name a few.

The Mayer Baseball team started league play in 1935. The competition was tough, and the talent was somewhat lacking, as some of the players had never played a game of baseball; and yes, some had never owned a baseball glove or baseball shoes.

By the late 1930s, the team got to be very competitive. Pitchers like Fifty Dela Hunt, Charlie Johnson, Einar Erickson, and Jessie Schwartz were some of the hired players, who were paid about $25 per game.

In 1939, the team quit hiring pitchers and Omar Hill was the regular from then through the early 1940s.

The 1985 season marked the 50th anniversary of amateur baseball in Mayer.

For the proponents of Mayer baseball, thoughts of the past bring some very fond memories.

The natural rivalries with the neighboring towns, a situation which is evident in all of the baseball-playing communities in Minnesota, are a great incentive to seek one’s potential in the sport.

Four state tournaments appearances in almost half a century do not a dynasty make, but when those opportunities presented themselves, in 1943, 1945, 1973, and 1974, the spirit and fervor of the occasions became permanently enshrined in the memories of all concerned.

In 2006, the Blazers came one win away from making yet another state tournament appearance, as they made the Region 7C tournament.

In regions, Mayer beat Plato in the opening game, before falling to Hamburg and Winsted, ending their year.

This past season, 2007, the Blazers’ fell in the opening round of the playoffs.

However, two Blazers, Josh Anthony and Nick Haller, were drafted by the Winsted Wildcats, helping them take fourth place in the Class C state tournament, with Anthony being named to the all-tournament team.

Mayer baseball has been blessed over the years with truly exceptional and dedicated teams, whose accomplishments speak for themselves.