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…
Author: Gabriel Fidler
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…
Africans in the Majors & Minors: Final 2024 Update
By DZ, with additional reporting by Gabriel Fidler. Filed Sept. 23, 2024. The season ended with only three Africans in major league organisations, but two of those have made particular marks over…
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…
Africans in the Majors & Minors: August Update
By DZ, with additional reporting by Gabriel Fidler. Filed Aug. 25, 2024. The surging Astros look to be playoff-bound, and South Africa’s Tayler Scott will play a crucial role in the push…
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…
Africans in the Majors & Minors: Mid-July Update
By DZ, with contributions from Gabriel Fidler. Filed 16 July 2024. Tayler Scott once more steals the headline among Africans at the various levels of MLB. Houston has benefited from the breakout…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Mid-July Update
By DZ. Filed July 16, 2024.The Phillies moved Verona, Italy’s Samuel Aldegheri up to Double-A, where France’s Ernesto Martínez is raking during July. Meanwhile, the MLB Draft had more of an international…
Africans in the Majors & Minors: June 2024
By DZ, with contributions from Gabriel Fidler. Filed June 26, 2024. There are three Africans currently participating in MLB-affiliated baseball, and all three are having tremendous success. The veteran journeyman Tayler Scott…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2024
By DZ. Filed June 26, 2024. The big news over the last month has been the continued dominance of Italy’s Samuel Aldegheri. The righthander has been striking out hitters consistently in a…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Mid-May 2024
By DZ. Filed May 17, 2024. Several Europeans in the upper minors are performing well, while Dominic Scheffler of Switzerland and Gijs van den Brink from the Netherlands made their pro debuts….
Africans in the Majors & Minors: April 2024
By DZ. Filed 23 April 2024. Along with several African players that have contracts in Mexico and Japan, there are three players on the rosters of MLB organizations, headlined by the Astros’…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: April 2024
By DZ. Filed 23 April 2024. The 2024 season is upon us! Veteran Max Kepler continues to headline the list of Europeans in pro ball, while Sem Robberse is off to a…
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,…
Sweden Wins Nordic Baseball Cup
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…
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…