The Edinburgh Diamond Devils are a baseball

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 club that was formed in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Baseball has existed in the Edinburgh since the 1930s when it was played at United States

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 air bases at Kirknewton

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 and East Fortune

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. Initially named the Edinburgh Royals, the team was founded in 1986 and was involved in the inaugural Scottish League in 1988

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In 2007 the Diamond Devils won the Scottish National League with one of the best records in the history of the league, 15-1.

In 2010 the Diamond Devils split into two teams, the second being the Edinburgh Canons, which went onto win the Scottish National League in their inaugural season. The team also moved to a new field in the center of Edinburgh, near the Botanical Gardens. The two teams combined to make the Diamond Devils' first trip abroad to Europe in four years. They travelled to Norway and defeated the Kristiansand Suns 12-2 and Stavanger 17-3.