The Hamburg Stealers announced on Monday that they have signed 25-year-old American right-hander Jason Daniels. Following his graduation from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania he played one season in the PECOS League…
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Rouen Huskies add Jason Daniels
The Rouen Huskies have added their first new player for the upcoming season with Jason Daniels. The right-hander is coming from Kotlarka Prague of the Czech Extraleague. He replaces Jose Rodriguez on…
Baseball Will Tell You Where It Needs To Grow
Why does baseball take off? Is it as easy as wanting to grow the game? Or does it need a catalyst? By Jason Daniels. During the World Baseball Classic, many players and…
Mister Baseball at the World Baseball Classic; Instagram Launches
Members of the Mister Baseball team have begun their travels, and in the next few days, will end up in Houston and San Juan before travelling to Miami for the quarterfinals through…
Book Excerpt: “Into Curaçao”
By Jason Daniels. The following is an excerpt from an upcoming book that explores ten of the top baseball nations around the world. The accounts are told through a collection of vignettes,…
Packed with European Flavor, Baseball United Looks to Grow in the Middle East
*** By Jason Daniels, Guest Writer. With the camel collapsed to its knees, Konsta Kurikka swung his legs over the saddle. The dromedary jerked up, carrying the Finn, his blonde mane, and…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2025 Update
By DZ. Filed June 5, 2025. The two headlines from this monthly update both come out of Italy –- one at the top of the list and one at the bottom. Samuel…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2025 Update
By DZ. Filed May 9, 2024. After finishing 2024 with a slate of promotions, the state of Europeans in MLB organizations continues to look bright as the 2025 minor league season commences,…
A Dutch State of Play, Part V: A Hank in Holland
By Jason Daniels. The Dutch have a way with athletics – and their culture at large: they get a deep squeeze out of their talents, cherish consensus, and maximize precious resources. Such…
A Dutch State of Play, Part IV: Island Strength
By Jason Daniels. The Dutch have a way with athletics – and their culture at large: they get a deep squeeze out of their talents, cherish consensus, and maximize precious resources. Such…
A Dutch State of Play, Part III: Dutch Engine
By Jason Daniels. The Dutch have a way with athletics – and their culture at large: they get a deep squeeze out of their talents, cherish consensus, and maximize precious resources. Such…
A Dutch State of Play, Part II: Polder Work
By Jason Daniels. The Dutch have a way with athletics – and their culture at large: they get a deep squeeze out of their talents, cherish consensus, and maximize precious resources. Such…
A Dutch State of Play, Part I: Making Sense of Europe’s Top Baseball Power
By Jason Daniels. The Dutch have a way with athletics – and their culture at large: they get a deep squeeze out of their talents, cherish consensus, and maximize precious resources. Such…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Final 2024 Update
By DZ. Filed Sept. 23, 2024. The final month of the minor league season can be summed up in one word for Europeans playing in affiliated baseball in the U.S.: PROMOTIONS! In…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: August Update
By DZ. Filed Aug. 25, 2024. One Italian was traded for a big leaguer at the MLB trade deadline, another allowed only three earned runs over the past two months, and a…
A German, A Spaniard, and A Hot Dominican Summer: European Baseball and the DSL [Part III]
By Jason Daniels. It is rare that our staff has the opportunity to visit the heart of the Caribbean to cover European baseball, despite the fact that dozens of teenagers from Europe…
A German, A Spaniard, and A Hot Dominican Summer: European Baseball and the DSL [Part II]
By Jason Daniels. It is rare that our staff has the opportunity to visit the heart of the Caribbean to cover European baseball, despite the fact that dozens of teenagers from Europe…
A German, A Spaniard, and A Hot Dominican Summer: European Baseball and the DSL [Part I]
By Jason Daniels. It is rare that our staff has the opportunity to visit the heart of the Caribbean to cover European baseball, despite the fact that dozens of teenagers from Europe…
Derhak Bridging Baseball Divides for Czech Baseball
By Jason Daniels, contributing writer. Late in 2023, we covered everyone’s favorite new baseball relationship: the blossoming partnership between Japan and the Czech Republic. Going into 2024, tracking the impact of Czechia’s…
Ozanich: French Division 1 Poised for Most Competitive Season Yet
What can we expect this year in the French D1? How did we get here to begin? And what’s next for baseball in France? Long-time D1 player and now manager, Owen Ozanich,…
Czech Baseball Builds on Historic Partnership with Japan
By Jason Daniels. It has been a bumper year for Czech baseball, and the milestones keep coming following Czechia’s ground-breaking run at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. At the conclusion of the…
Hamburg Stealers sign utility man Brian Ramirez
The Hamburg Stealers have signed utility player Brian Ramirez. The 29-year-old American will make his debut in the German Baseball-Bundesliga this weekend against the Bonn Capitals. The former PECOS League player played…
European Cups in Brno and Hoofddorp, Day 1, June 17, 2014
After the Qualifiers on Monday the European Cups A got underway on Tuesday with competitive games and a couple surprising results in Hoofddorp and Brno. In Brno the first upset came in…
Results French Division I May 18, 2014
In the French Division I the sixth game day of the regular season was played on Sunday. The Rouen Huskies rebounded from a difficult Challenge de France with two wins over the…
Arthur Paturel joins Rouen Huskies
21-year-old Arthur Paturel is leaving the Templiers Senart to join defending French Division I champion Rouen Huskies. The French top club announced the transfer on Wednesday morning. He is the second newcomer…