by DZ All current African MAJOR & minor leaguers hail from South Africa. Gift Ngoepe, Pittsburgh Pirates. Current team: Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB) In his 9th season in the Pirates organization, Ngoepe made…
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Europeans in the Majors & Minors through May 4, 2017
by DZ The big MLB/MiLB European news was the debut of Dovydas Neverauskas with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was called up on 24th April, arrived in the bullpen in the 6th inning…
Radio Broadcast of Mainz-Regensburg Matchup in German Baseball-Bundesliga
This weekend only four games will be on the schedule in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. However one matchup will be a rematch of last year’s finals, as the Mainz Athletics host the Buchbinder…
Forli adds Courtney Gano to Roster
Forli Softball has added another import player to their roster for the 2017 season in the Italian Softball League. 24-year-old Courtney Gano will reinforce the team and will make her debut against…
Czech Extraleague: Draci beats Eagles on Wednesday in Extra Innings
On Wednesday the Czech Extraleague continued with a mid-week matchup between the Draci Brno and the Eagles Prague. The Dragons prevailed in the end by a score of 10-6, scoring four runs…
WBSC launches African Summit to analyse and spotlight wave of new baseball/softball growth on continent
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation Johannesburg — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the launch of the inaugural WBSC African Summit 2017, WBSC’s first-ever conference of its kind is…
Results British National Baseball League April 30, 2017
In the British National Baseball League six games were on the schedule. The Southampton Mustangs beat the Essex Arrows in both ends of a doubleheader. The London Mets won lopsided twice against…
Results Swedish Elitserien April 29, 2017
In the Swedish Elitserien the 2017 season started this past Saturday with a pair of doubleheaders. Defending champion Leksand Lumberjacks took two from the Stockholm Monarchs. A few kilometers north the Sundbyberg…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A April 29 & 30, 2017
In the Swiss Nationalliga A six games were played this past weekend. On Saturday the Sissach Frogs handed the Wil Devils two losses. On Sunday the Lucerne Eagles and Zurich Barracudas split…
Results Baseball League Austria April 29 & 30, 2017
In the Baseball League Austria week two of the 2017 season was played. The Diving Ducks split against the Traiskirchen Grasshoppers. Also the Vienna derby between the Wanderers and Metrostars ended with…
Results Belgian BBG April 29 & 30, 2017
In the Belgian BBG six games were on the schedule this past weekend. Five of them ended with road wins. The Borgerhout Squirrels swept the LLN Phoenix. The Deurne Spartans won twice…
Results French Division I April 30, 2017
In the French Division I the Rouen Huskies improved to 10-0 for the season with a pair of wins over Clermont-Ferrand Arvernes. Also all the other road teams won in week five….
Results Czech Extraleague April 29 & 30, 2017
In the Czech Extraleague Draci Brno saw their unbeaten streak to start the season end this weekend. Arrows Ostrava handed them their first loss with a 10-3 win on Saturday. Draci got…
Results Spanish Division de Honor April 29 & 30, 2017
In the Spanish Division de Honor the Tenerife Marlins suffered their second loss of the season, when they split against CB Barcelona. Tenerife is now 10-2 and still leads the standings. However…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga April 28 to April 30, 2017
In the German Baseball-Bundesliga the Dohren Wild Farmers handed the Bonn Capitals their first loss of the season. The promoted club won thanks to a complete game by Jared Ney. In game…
Results Italian Baseball League April 28 & 29, 2017
In the Italian Baseball League week three got played this past weekend and the first phase of the regular season ended. Unipol Bologna and Angel Service Nettuno picked up two-game sweeps in…
Results Dutch Hoofdklasse April 28 to 30, 2017
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse games were played from Friday to Sunday instead of Thursday, Saturday and Sunday due to the King’s birthday on Thursday. Defending champion Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam, which had started…
Swedish Elitserien is kicking off 2017 Season
The Swedish Elitserien is opening the 2017 season this coming weekend with four games. On Saturday the Stockholm Monarchs are hosting defending champion Leksand Lumberjacks for a doubleheader and the Sundbyberg Heat…
Army Day in Czech Extraleague on Saturday
By Michal Hanus EXTRALEAGUE ARMY DAY is scheduled for Saturday April 29th at Krc where Tempo Titans will host Eagles Praha. Beside the Extraleague game, for which there were designed special uniforms…
Mannheim Tornados release Francisco Gonzalez
The Mannheim Tornados have released Francisco Gonzalez after one month in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The Venezuelan with Spanish passport came from the Southampton Mustangs to the Tornados this past offseason. He is…
Czech Extraleague: Eagles beat Tempo Titans in Prague Derby
The Eagles Prague beat the Tempo Titans Prague 10-2 in a local derby in the Czech Extraleague on Thursday evening. Six runs in the fourth blew the score wide open. Jan Pojer…
Solingen Alligators replace Javier Avendano with Louis Cohen
The Solingen Alligators have changed their import pitcher once again. After Wes Edwards left due to personal reasons before the season started his successor Javier Avendano got released after a couple of…
Gift Ngoepe becomes first African Player in MLB
[youtube s2ZKFDkH2xg 520] Entering the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs at second base, Gift Ngoepe made baseball history on Wednesday with his debut in the big leagues. By playing…
Gilberto Gerali new manager of Italian National Team
The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) announced on Wednesday evening that Gilberto Gerali is becoming the new manager of the Italian National Team. The longtime bench coach is succeeding Marco Mazzieri….
Buchbinder Legionaere add former Big Leaguer to Coaching Staff
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg added former Major Leaguer Jack Lind to the coaching staff. The 70-year-old US-American played two seasons in the big leagues for the Milwaukee Brewers. With the Pittsburgh Pirates…