The 25-year-old first baseman Alex Sambucci is leaving ASD Parma to join reigning Italian Baseball League champion Unipol Bologna. He played six seasons for Parma after being developed in Latina. In September he won the vice title at the European Championship with the Italian National Team. He has hit 18 home runs and collected 154 RBI in his time with Parma. He signs a three-year contract with Bologna.