According to Chris Kabout the Bad Homburg Hornets have signed right-handed pitcher Willy Vrolijk for the 2017 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 22-year-old Oranjestad, Aruba native had been playing the past…
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Andreas Lastinger, Samuel Hackl leave Vienna Wanderers
The Vienna Wanderers are saying farewell to two of their players. The club announced this week that catcher Andreas Lastinger is joining the Stock City Cubs. The German played for the Mainz…
CB Barcelona hosts Astros Valencia in Week two of Spanish Division de Honor
The Spanish Division de Honor continues with week two this coming weekend. Two disappointed teams after opening day will meet on Saturday for a doubleheader, when the Astros Valencia travel to CB…
Trebic Nuclears add four Import Players for 2017 Season
The promoted Czech Extraleague club Nuclears Trebic are adding four import players for the 2017 season. Head coach Jan Gregor has signed pitchers Devon Barker and Wesley Judish, catcher Taylor McKnight and…
All-Tournament Team, MVP for 2017 World Baseball Classic named / Wladimir Balentien best Outfielder
Press release World Baseball Classic, Inc. This evening World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) announced the selections of the 2017 World Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player and the 2017 All-World Baseball Classic Team. …
Wes Edwards already leaves Solingen Alligators
The Solingen Alligators have to look for a new import pitcher for game two in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Wes Edwards asked for termination of his contract to return to the United States…
French Softball National Team participates in Coppa del Prealpi in Bollate
The French women’s softball national team is participating in a preseason tournament in Bollate this coming weekend. From March 23 to 26 France is facing the Italian Softball League clubs Saronno, Bollate,…
Continental Baseball Group Europe announces inaugural Continental Cup in Minsk, Belarus
Press release Continental Baseball Group Europe Continentall Baseball Group Europe announces Inaugural Conntinental Cup, hosted in Minsk Belarus from April 14 to 16th 2017. Club participants are the top baseball clubs in…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Team USA Claims First World Baseball Classic Championship
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – Marcus Stroman pitched six no-hit innings and the United States pounded out 13 hits to defeat Puerto Rico 8-0 and win its first World Baseball Classic…
Heidenheim adds Justin Erasmus, Mitch Nilsson
The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe have signed two players with European experience for the 2017 season. Both are coming from the Brisbane Bandits to the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Justin Erasmus and Mitch Nilsson won the…
Montpellier Barracudas sign Alex Carter for 2017 Season
The Montpellier Barracudas have signed catcher Alex Carter for the 2017 season. The graduate of Georgetown University played for the Cologne Cardinals last summer in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. In 2015 he played…
WBC 2017 Final Los Angeles: USA shuts out Puerto Rico to win 1st World Baseball Classic Title
USA 002 020 310 8 13 0 Puerto Rico 000 000 000 0 3 1 Box score In a one-sided championship game the United States finally have captured a World Baseball Classic…
Euroleague Softball announces Format, Schedule for 2017 Season
By European Softball Federation For the fourth year in a row, Euroleague will be played in Central Europe. It was started as a project with 6 teams from three countries Croatia, Slovakia,…
Josh Little to Mainz Athletics
The Mainz Athletics have added 37-year-old outfielder Joshua Little to their roster for the 2017 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The US-American has played for the Friedberg Braves, Buchbinder Legionaere, Furth Pirates…
Jim Sasko new manager of Swedish National Team
The Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF) has appointed a new head coach for the Swedish senior national team. Jim Sasko is succeeding Rickard Reimer at the helm, who kept Sweden in…
Netherlands announce U19, U16 Rosters for 2017 Tournaments
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has released the preliminary rosters for the U19 and U16 women’s softball national teams for the 2017 season. The U16 squad is going to…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: USA’s Pitching Leads Team to WBC Final
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – The United States received stellar pitching from Tanner Roark and timely RBI from Andrew McCutchen and Adam Jones and defeated Japan 2-1 to advance to the…
Four French Prospects join Senart for 2017 Campaign
The Templiers Senart have acquired four talented French players for the 2017 season. Lorian Andro, Leo Jiminian, Jimmy Mapakou and Antoine Villard join the team from the south of Paris. Villard was…
New Head Coach for Bad Homburg Hornets
The Bad Homburg Hornets announced this weekend that they are making a coaching change at the start of the season. Max Weber is taking over for player manager Chris Ciatti. Weber coached…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Puerto Rico Survives Netherlands, Will Play for World Title
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – Edwin Díaz worked out of a bases loaded jam in the eleventh and Puerto Rico played the tiebreaker rule to perfection as Eddie Rosario broke the…
Nettuno signs Sebastiano Fontana, Ethan Carns, Omar Luna
ASD Nettuno has signed three more players for the 2017 season in the Italian Baseball League. Infielder Sebastiano Fontana is coming from Argentina, but has an Italian passport. Additionally, Dominican infielder Omar…
Virginie Anneveld wins Softball Title in New Zealand
Dutch national team player Virginie Anneveld has won the national championship in New Zealand. With the Western Magpies she won the championship game 3-2 against the Hutt Valley Dodgers. The 29-year-old Anneveld…
WBC 2017 Semifinals Los Angeles: Puerto Rico walks off against Netherlands in 11th
Netherlands 200 010 000 00 3 11 0 Puerto Rico 210 000 000 01 4 12 0 Box score Puerto Rico is returning to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic…
Didi Gregorius off Dutch Roster prior to Semifinal
Shortly before their semifinal against Puerto Rico, the Netherlands removed Didi Gregorius of the New York Yankees from their World Baseball Classic roster. The 27-year-old is battling a shoulder injury and returned…
Alex Liddi to play for Los Toros Tijuana in 2017
Another European player is going to play in Mexico this summer. After Donald Lutz and Alessandro Maestri, also Alex Liddi has signed with a Mexican League club. He is going to suit…