By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. One week prior to the European Baseball Championship, Myllypuro Baseball Field in Helsinki played host to the Nordic Baseball Cup, which crowned a de facto champion for…
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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…
France Enters Youth Baseball5Cup Final with Win
The penultimate day of the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup confirmed the final positions from 5-12 with just the final between Cuba and France and the bronze medal game between Türkiye and…
France Confirmed for Youth Baseball5 World Cup Final; Türkiye to Play for Bronze
France booked its spot in the final of the Youth Baseball5 World Cup in Ankara, Türkiye, after the first day’s play of the Super Round on Friday. Meanwhile, fellow European representative Türkiye…
Türkiye Join France in Youth Baseball5 World Cup Super Round
After an intense last day of Opening Round play in Ankara, Türkiye, the final four teams to advance to the Youth Baseball5 World Cup Super Round were confirmed, while the remaining six…
France Leading Youth Baseball5 World Cup Group B After Day 2
Unbeaten France and Cuba booked Super Round spots at the Youth Baseball5 World Cup on Day Two. France beat Taiwan in the feature game of the day between the top two ranked…
France, Turkey Undefeated in Youth Baseball5 World Cup Day 1
World No. 2 France and No. 6 Cuba lead Group B and Group A respectively with two wins from two games after the first day’s play at the inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World…
Espoo Expos Win Finnish Baseball Championship
The Tampere Tigers went into the Superbaseball final series against Espoo Expos as early favorites; after all, the team had only lost one game in the entire regular season. After the 11-1…
Herts Opens North London’s Basing Hill Ballpark
Herts Baseball Club celebrated the opening of its Basing Hill Ballpark, in which Barnet councillors threw out ceremonial first pitches. The Basing Hill Ballpark project was completed on 20 June but, with…
GB, Sweden Set WBSC Ranking Records; Czechs Tie All-Time High
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. The WBSC released its newest set of world rankings yesterday, and virtually all European baseball nations saw a change in position thanks to new points available from…
Spain Are 2023 European Baseball Champions; Great Britain, Netherlands Round Out Top Three
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain claimed its second European title with a complete performance in the final of the European Baseball Championship, overwhelming undefeated Great Britain, 11-2. The…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 6 (Placement Games)
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – The penultimate day of the European Baseball Championship determined the final positions for all but the semifinalists, who each had the day off. The…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 5
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain put together three rallies late in its game with the Netherlands to claim a shocking upset victory and join Great Britain in the…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 4
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – In the first quarterfinal of the European Baseball Championship, Spain used five home runs, including a pair apiece from Royals’ prospect Omar Hernández and…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 3
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – On Day 3 of the Baseball Euros, Great Britain defeated Italy for the first time ever at the senior national team level to win…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – Sweden and Switzerland pulled off impressive upsets on Day 2 of the European Baseball Championship, while Germany tossed a thrilling shutout against Israel and…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – The first day of the 2023 European Baseball Championship resulted in a series of dominant victories by the tournament’s favourites, and plenty of entertaining…
Africans in the Majors & Minors
By DZ. Filed Aug. 31, 2023. Tayler Scott continued his useful work at the MLB level in a trio of appearance for Oakland in August, and has a 3.38 ERA in eight…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: August 2023
By DZ. Filed Aug. 31, 2023 There were several Europeans in the headlines in August, as Ernesto Martinez (France) and Samuel Aldegheri (Italy) both earned promotions, and Williams Wong continued a scorching…
Tampere Tigers Regular Season Champions in Finland
Finland’s SuperBaseball league concluded its regular season on 20 Aug. with a makeup game between the Tampere Tigers and Espoo Expos, with the undefeated Tigers having already clinched the Finnish regular season…
Nominations Open for British Baseball Hall of Fame
Press release from the British Baseball Hall of Fame. Pennant races are heating up in British Baseball and we at Project COBB are looking forward to updating our records with the 2023…
Africans in the Majors & Minors: July 2023
By DZ. Filed Aug. 4, 2023. It was only a few years ago that there were five South Africans between Triple-A and the major leagues, with a handful of others fighting their…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: July 2023
By DZ. Filed Aug. 3, 2023. Sem Robberse was in the international baseball news twice this month — first for playing in the MLB Futures Game, and then for being traded to…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2023
By DZ. Filed July 1, 2023. There are several Europeans having relative success in the Florida State League, including an award winner, while a number of young players making their professional debuts…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2023
By DZ. We are nearly two months into the 2023 season, and not far from the start of the short-season leagues. Here’s a list of Max Kepler, this year’s sole European major…