Tommasin Padua has added infielder Jose Ferrini for the 2016 season. He is coming from Nettuno to Padua and is expected to join the team in March next year. The Venezuelan with…
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Donald Lutz joins Brisbane Bandits in Australian Baseball League
German outfielder/first baseman Donald Lutz is returning to the Australian Baseball League. The 26-year-old will join the Brisbane Bandits and is expected to make his debut this coming weekend in their series…
#Premier12: Final Standings, Awards and All-Star Team
The inaugural edition of the Premier12 is history. These are the Final Standings, Award Winners and the All-Star Team: Final Standings: 1) South Korea 2) USA 3) Japan 4) Mexico 5) Canada…
2012 Olympic Stadium in London as potential host for MLB Games?
The Telegraph reported this past weekend that Major League Baseball is in talks with the operators of the 2012 Olympic Stadium to bring MLB games to London as early as 2017. The…
Shmeli wins Kiev Baseball League 2015
By Andrei Butnari In Kiev Baseball League has established Champions 2015 and Cup winner 2015 –it is one club: “Shmeli” The final standing in Kiev Baseball championship 2015: 1. Shmeli 2. Darnitsa…
Profar concludes Season in Arizona Fall League, Bernadina released from Mexican Winter League Team
22-year-old infielder Jurickson Profar of the Texas Rangers has concluded his stint in the Arizona Fall League with a participation in the Championship Game on Saturday. His Surprise Saguaros lost 4-6 against…
Jan-Niclas Stoecklin with first Loss in Australian Baseball League
The Australian Baseball League continued this past weekend with week five of the 2015/2016 season. The Canberra Cavalry remain in first place, one game ahead of the Brisbane Bandits and two games…
#Premier12: Welcome, Premier12. You were fun. You still have a long way to go.
by Riccardo Schiroli Korea has been one of the great international powers of the third millennium baseball scene. They have won at the 18U level, they made the championship game of the…
#Premier12: South Korea shuts out USA in Gold Medal Game to win inaugural Title
[youtube DQMWvx-lPO4 520] Premier12, Gold Medal Game: USA – South Korea 0-8 South Korea 101 500 001 8 13 0 USA 000 000 000 0 5 0 Box score Video South Korea…
#Premier12: Japan wins Bronze after Blowout against Mexico
[youtube pQiuP7YtU24 520] Premier12, Bronze Medal Game: Japan – Mexico 11-1 (7) Mexico 000 001 0 1 2 1 Japan 170 001 2 11 11 0 Box score Japan has won the…
#Premier12: USA back in Gold Medal Game for first time since Nettuno 2009
by Riccardo Schiroli When I was thinking that we were going through an average Mexico-USA clash (that is to say: when everything goes wrong for the gringos and Mexico in the end…
Pittsburgh Pirates release Czech RHP Marek Minarik
The Pittsburgh Pirates have released Czech right-hander Marek Minarik according to the latest minor league transactions by Baseball America. The 22-year-old played four seasons in the farm system of the MLB organization…
#Premier12: USA follows South Korea into Finals with Win over Mexico
[youtube iJUA_oLCbbM 520] Premier12, Semi-Final: USA – Mexico 6-1 Mexico 000 100 000 1 7 2 USA 000 510 00X 6 9 1 Box score Team USA has reached the final at…
#Premier12: A great night for baseball at the Tokyo Dome
by Riccardo Schiroli Boy, these Samurai Japan players are really regarded as stars. You should travel with them one whole day (actually, it’s still not clear to me how it could take…
#Premier12: South Korea stuns Samurai Japan in 9th to reach Final
[youtube 5Jlru7MErz4 520] Premier12, Semi-Final: Japan – South Korea 3-4 South Korea 000 000 004 4 6 1 Japan 000 300 000 3 6 0 Box score The Premier12 remains a tournament…
CEB looking to hire Chief Executive Officer
The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) is looking to hire a Chief Executive Officer on a fulltime basis to help the governing body of European Baseball to reach its development goals. For…
GM Andrea D’Auria officially announces Team Europe Roster for Asia Winter League
General Manager Andrea D’Auria has released the official roster for Team Europe, which will compete in the Asia Winter League from mid-November to mid-December. 15 pitchers, three catchers, six infielders and six…
Interview with Paddy Roomer, KNBSB Commercial Affairs
by Pim van Nes Mister-Baseball.com: Mr Paddy Roomer, your name has popped up more and more in present season press releases by Netherlands baseball federation KNBSB. Recently followers of Dutch baseball read…
#Premier12 Tournament Semi-finals – Names of Note
by DZ The Premier12 tournament, a baseball world championship tournament by another name, has a number of strong players participating that are unknown by all but the most dedicated international baseball follower….
EBCA names David Winkler (CZE) Coach of the Year at Convention in Lisbon
by European Baseball Coaches Association On the last day of the 2015 Convention in Lisbon the third EBCA Award Recipient of 2015 was announced. The result of the online-voting made a winner…
EBCA awards Lifetime Achievement Award, Grassroots Award to Bill Holmberg, Terry Lingenhoel
by European Baseball Coaches Association After the first two sessions and an interesting hot stove panel discussion at the 12th EBCA Convention in Lisbon, Portugal with the speakers, EBCA president Georg Apfelbaum…
Italian Coach Convention to be held in Rome from January 22 to 24, 2016
This winter’s Italian Coach Convention will be held at the Sheraton Parco de’ Medici in Rome. The dates will be January 22 to 24, 2016. More information will be released in the…
#Premier12: McDonald’s near Intercontinental Stadium runs out of Big Macs
by Riccardo Schiroli I was just not ready for Taiwan to be out of the tournament. I was at the early stages of discovering what the cheerleading crew actually shouts. I did…
#Premier12: Japan downs Puerto Rico to advance to Tokyo Dome
Premier12, Quarterfinals: Japan – Puerto Rico 9-3 Puerto Rico 000 000 003 3 7 1 Japan 101 201 22X 9 13 0 Box score Japan confirmed its favorite status at the Premier12…
#Premier12: Netherlands end Title Dreams against USA
Premier12, Quarterfinals: USA – Netherlands 6-1 Netherlands 001 000 000 1 4 4 USA 000 030 21X 6 8 0 Box score The Netherlands dream of the title at the Premier12 is…