The Malone Border Hounds are an independent minor league baseball team based in Malone, New York that plays in the Empire Professional Baseball League. The Border Hounds play their home games at the American Legion Post 219 Veterans Field in Malone and have been managed by former MLB pitcher Ray King since 2024.
The Border Hounds began play in the Empire Professional Baseball League (EPBL) in 2023. They finished second among five teams in the 2023 EPBL season after ending the season on a twelve-game win streak, and then followed that up by capturing the 2023 EPBL championship with a 2âÂÂ0 series win over the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds. They finished the 2024 EPBL season with a 17âÂÂ21 record, good for third in the now-four-team league.
Players for the Border HoundsâÂÂas well as players from the rest of the EPBLâÂÂcan have their contracts selected to play for the Empire State Greys, a traveling team that competes in the MLB-partnered Frontier League.