The Hamburg Stealers were founded in 1985 as the Lokstedt Stealers and participated for the first time in the
Baseball-Bundesliga in 1991. In 1994, the team reached the final for the first time, but lost against the
Mannheim Tornados. In 1996, the Stealers almost had a perfect season, finishing with a 27–1 record; in the playoffs, the team lost in semi-finals against the Mannheim Tornados. In 2000 the club had its best season. The Stealers won its first German championship after finishing the season with a 23–11 record and going undefeated in the playoffs, defeating the
Mainz Athletics in the semi-finals and the Cologne Dodgers in the final. That same year, the club won the German Cup and the Pool B of the
CEB European Cup. In 2006 the Stealers joined
Hamburger SV sports club and changed its name from Lokstedt Stealers to HSV Stealers. However, in November 2014, the Stealers split from Hamburger SV and formed a separate club: Baseballclub Hamburg Stealers e. V. In December 2022 the Stealers signed Japanese pitcher
Yasutomo Kubo ahead of the 2023 season. Kubo previously played in Japan for the
Chiba Lotte Marines,
Hanshin Tigers and
Yokohama DeNA BayStars and had a brief stint in the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and the
Mexican League. ==Ballpark==