Right-handed pitcher Kevin Heijstek of L&D Amsterdam is going to miss the rest of the 2016 season due to an injury he suffered last week at the European Champions Cup in Rimini…
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Max Kepler’s first long ball in MLB a Walk-Off-Home Run in Extra Innings
[youtube uuhpHNuqNNM 520] German outfielder Max Kepler of the Minnesota Twins got his first career long ball in Major League Baseball in style, when he hit a three-run walk-off home run in…
Houston Astros selected Dutch Infielder Stijn van der Meer in MLB’s Draft
The Houston Astros have selected 23-year-old infielder Stijn van der Meer in the 34th round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft on Saturday. The player of Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam had been attending…
Results Italian Baseball League June 10 & 11, 2016
After a week-long break due to the European Champions Cup the Italian Baseball League continued with game day number nine on Friday and Saturday. Unipol Bologna swept Tommasin Padua in three games….
Former Team GB Hurler Alex Webb gets selected in 9th Round of MLB Draft
The Cincinnati Reds selected Alex Webb from Surrey, Canada in the ninth round of the 2016 Amateur Draft in Major League Baseball. He pitched for Great Britain in the 2014 European Championship….
ELB ends all Amsterdam Baseball Activities for 2016 Season
Wim van den Hurk, president of the European Association of Professional Baseball, sent out a note that the Euro League Baseball has disbanded all activities around Amsterdam Baseball. All scheduled games –…
Rouen Huskies add Outfielder Derek Cornell
The reigning French Division I champion and new CEB Cup winner Rouen Huskies has added outfielder Derek Cornell. He joins the club after completing his college season with Mules University of Central…
KNBSB, Ziggo Sport sign Agreement about TV Coverage of European Championship
by Pim van Nes New KNBSB managing director Bart Volkerijk and Ziggo Sport Vice President Will Moerer signed a partner agreement about TV coverage of the upcoming European Championship in Hoofddorp, Netherlands….
Tie between Technika Brno and Hrosi Brno in Extraleague on Thursday
Technika Brno and Cardion Hrosi Brno didn’t find a winner after nine innings in the Czech Extraleague on Thursday evening. The game ended with a 9-9 tie. After Hrosi had taken a…
Hoofdklasse: Vaessen Pioniers beat L&D Amsterdam on Thursday evening
The Vaessen Pioniers welcomed the newly crowned European Champions Cup winner L&D Amsterdam with a 5-1 defeat back in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Four runs in the first got things going. Quintin De…
Carter Kieboom selected in First Round of MLB Draft
On Thursday evening the Amateur Draft of Major League Baseball got underway with center fielder Mickey Moniak becoming the number-one draft pick by the Philadelphia Phillies. One player with somewhat European ties…
ASA/USA Softball announces partnership with Major League Baseball, USA Baseball on ‘PLAY BALL’
Press Release ASA/USA Softball OKLAHOMA CITY — The Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball (NGB) in the United States, is excited to announce their partnership with Major…
Crowd-Funding: Support Organizers of U15 European Championship in Chartres
From July 19 to 23, 2016 Chartres and Rouen, France will host the U15 European Championship with seven countries. Main organizers are the French Cubs Chartres, which also plan to do a…
KNBSB hands out Suspensions following Brawl between Curacao Neptunus, L&D Amsterdam
At the end of May Curacao Neptunus and L&D Amsterdam met for a three-game series in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Game two of the series had to be suspended in the fourth inning…
Australian Roster for Honkbal Week Haarlem revealed
The roster for Team Australia at the 2016 Honkbal Week Haarlem has been announced. Manager Jon Deeble selected 24 players for the tournament in the Netherlands, where the team is Chinese Taipei…
Austrian Baseball League: Vienna Wanderers defeat Vienna Metrostars on Tuesday
After finishing in eighth place at the CEB Cup in Rouen and Chartres, France last week, the Vienna Wanderers returned to the field in the Austrian Baseball League on Tuesday evening with…
Curacao Neptunus Catcher Dashenko Ricardo announces immediate Retirement
Dutch national team player and former Minor Leaguer Dashenko Ricardo has announced his immediate retirement. The 26-year-old catcher was playing in the Netherlands since his release from affiliated minor league ball in…
ELB: Draci Brno blows by Disciples in 7 Innings
[youtube NY6E4p7egKk 520] Draci Brno 004 362 0 15 20 0 Munich-Haar Disciples 000 000 0 0 6 1 Box score The Euro League Baseball continued on Tuesday with game two of…
Results British National Baseball League June 5, 2016
In the National Baseball League in Great Britain the Southampton Mustangs, London Mets and Brighton Jets all celebrated two wins. The Mustangs beat the London Capitals 13-1 and 7-2. The Mets edged…
Video Highlights from the European Champions Cup Final #ChampionsCup16
[youtube 3oXUbHirfXo 520] On Saturday evening/early Sunday evening L&D Amsterdam beat ASD Rimini in the finals of the European Champions Cup in Rimini. It was a tenth-inning thriller, which was broadcasted by…
Results Belgian First Division June 4 & 5, 2016
The Belgian First Division played eight games last weekend. On Saturday the Beveren Lions surprised the Royal Greys with a split. The Hoboken Pioneers and LLN Phoenix also shared wins in a…
Results Spanish Division de Honor June 4 & 5, 2016
In the Spanish Division de Honor the second half of the season started last weekend. The Astros Valencia continue to be on top of the standings with a sweep against CD Pamplona….
Results from the Bulgarian Baseball and Softball Leagues June 4 & 5, 2016
By Alex Gorrin Here are the results from the matches played this past weekend in Bulgaria (mainly on Saturday as 2 rainouts were observed on Sunday because of an afternoon storm that…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors through June 6, 2016
By DZ Max Kepler returns to the big leagues, Dovydas Neverauskas gives up a run (his first since April 22nd), Danny Arribas goes 5-5 with a homer, and the Dominican Summer Leagues…
ELB: Draci Brno beats Munich-Haar Disciples on Monday
[youtube ICk4SUQXrjs 520] Draci Brno 004 002 011 8 13 3 Munich-Haar Disciples 000 001 000 1 7 2 Box score After the unfortunate postponement of the mid-May matchup between Amsterdam Baseball…