Dutch right-hander Rick van den Hurk is leaving the Korean champion to join the Japanese champion. The 29-year-old is transferring from the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) to the…
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Swiss Baseball & Softball awards best Players, Coaches from 2014
The Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF) awarded the best players and coaches in baseball and softball of the 2014 season at their annual assembly last weekend. Baseball Best Player NLA –…
12 new Players for ADO Lakers in Dutch Hoofdklasse
The ADO Lakers are adding to their roster for the 2015 season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. 12 players are joining the squad of head coach Eugene Henson. Pitcher Tim Roodenburg, who won…
New venues in Africa, Bahamas, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom mark baseball and softball’s global rise
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A fresh wave of planned or recently completed baseball and softball construction projects is set to boost the growing popularity and globalisation of…
Paul Macaluso joins Rimini for 2015 Season
Italian Baseball League vice champion Rimini not only added Stefano Desimoni to its outfield for next year, but also Paul Macaluso. The 33-year-old is coming from T&A San Marino. The American, who…
Tim Brosnan leaves Major League Baseball in January
Press Release Major League Baseball Tim Brosnan, Major League Baseball’s Executive Vice President, Business and CEO of MLB Enterprises, will depart from MLB at the end of January 2015, it was announced…
Belgian Outfielder Sam Buelens signs with Toronto Blue Jays
[youtube d7vOiq3E1jQ 520] More clips available at YouTube After Thomas de Wolf signed with the New York Mets in 2008 to become the first player born and raised in Belgium in the…
UVV adds four Players for 2015 Season
UVV is becoming more and more a branch of Belgian baseball. Even though Kenny van den Branden has left for DOOR Neptunus, three Belgian national teamers will suit up for the Utrecht…
Stefano Desimoni from Parma to Rimini
Another transfer of a player, who is leaving his hometown club in the Italian Baseball League. Stefano Desimoni is moving from Parma to Rimini. The outfielder is essentially replacing Mario Chiarini, who…
Collegiate Baseball League Europe adds East Division, Praha Dragons
By Collegiate Baseball League Europe (Oosterhout, NLD)- Collegiate Baseball League Europe is proud to announce that it will add 2 new teams to its league. Together with the Bombers, both teams will…
Baseball Softball UK launches ‘Hit the Pitch’ Development Program
By Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballSoftballUK unveiled its new Hit the Pitch development programme to partners and stakeholders at an event hosted in the BSUK offices on Monday evening in Central London….
Australian LHP Wilson Lee leaves Draci Brno for Bonn Capitals
The Bonn Capitals announced on Wednesday that they have signed left-handed pitcher Wilson Lee. The Australian is coming from Draci Brno to the German Baseball-Bundesliga club, where he won the Czech Extraleague…
CEB holds Umpire Clinics in March of 2015
C.E.B. is organizing umpire’s clinics for new C.E.B. umpires. They are for umpires who have been on the international umpires list of their federation for the first time in 2013, 2014 or…
FIBS releases 2014 Position Awards in Italian Baseball League
The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has announced the winners of the gold gloves and the silver sluggers, which will be handed out for the best defensive players and best hitters…
Panathinaikos B.C. wins 2014 Greek Baseball Championship
The Greek Championship finished this past weekend and the new Greek Champion is: PANATHINAIKOS B.C. This was the first year in which Panathinaikos fielded a baseball team. This team was primarily comprised…
11 Players, Main Sponsor leave HCAW
According to Honkbalsite.com 11 players have left the Dutch Hoofdklasse club HCAW at the deadline for transfers within the Netherlands. However more important is probably the departure for main sponsor Mr. Cocker,…
2014 Public Report of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program
Press Release MLB & MLBPA This report covers the time from the beginning of the 2013-2014 Major League Baseball off-season to the end of the 2014 Major League Baseball post-season. As per…
Chris Dresel new Head of Talent Development at Bonn Capitals
The Bonn Capitals announced on Monday that Chris Dresel joins the club as new head of talent development. The head coach of the German Junior National Team is mainly going to coach…
France, Russia to represent European Baseball at 2015 12U Baseball World Cup
The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) announced on its website that European champion Russia and runner up France will represent European Baseball at next year’s 12U Baseball World Cup in Tainan,…
Italian Baseball League starts at the end of March
The Italian Baseball League set up the 2015 season at a meeting in Bologna this weekend. The new year in Italian Baseball already starts on March 27/28, 2015. They are going back…
Kenny van den Branden joins DOOR Neptunus
The transfer window for transactions within the Netherlands ended this weekend. Reigning champion DOOR Neptunus announced just a couple of changes. 26-year-old Belgian right-hander Kenny van den Branden is leaving UVV to…
Chartres hosts 2015 Challenge de France
The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) announced that Chartres will host the 2015 Challenge de France. The 12th edition of the cup tournament for the French Division I teams will be…
CEB awards 2015 Club Competitions/No Changes to Format
The executive committee of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) awarded the 2015 European competitions at the club level during its recent meeting on November 22, 2014 in Paris, France. Federations now…
CEB awards 2015 National Team Competitions
The executive committee of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) awarded the 2015 European competitions at the national team level during its recent meeting on November 22, 2014 in Paris, France. Federations…
Armando Aguiar new manager of Taurus Old Parma in Italian Softball League
Armando Aguiar is going to manager Taurus Old Parma in the Italian Softball League next year. The 65-year-old Cuban is also going to coach the U21 squad of the club. In the…