The Oakland Athletics have assigned Andy Paz to the Beloit Snappers in Low-A. The catcher from France with Cuban roots is going to be the second French player at this level after…
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Preview of Czech Extraleague Season 2014
by Michal Hanus How will the season 2014 in Czech Baseball Extraleague look like ? Draci Brno, champions from 2013 are again the biggest favorite for another title in 2014, they reinforced…
Opening Day in Zurich – highlighted by a Barracudas walk off win
by Chris Byrnes Opening Day is the greatest day within a baseball season the fresh cut grass, the smell of the dirt, the smell of the ball, the crack of a wooden…
Hardball Passport Launches: New Site Lets Fans Track Every Baseball Game They’ve Ever Attended
Press Release RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Today, Sports Passport, Inc., officially released Hardball Passport at hardballpassport.com, an easy-to-use web tool that lets baseball fans track every major and minor league baseball game they’ve…
German Baseball-Bundesliga: Mainz Athletics vs. Haar Disciples to be broadcast live in internet
by Munich Haar Disciples The Munich-Haar Disciples will be broadcasting select home and away games in the 2014 German Bundesliga season. All broadcasts can be viewed live at www.eurobaseballtv.com. Full games will…
Kalian Sams back with Camden Riversharks
Dutch outfielder Kalian Sams has found a new home. It is a familiar one for the 27-year-old. Shortly after being released by the Texas Rangers he got a new contract by the…
MLB Academies Spring Tournament Brings Europe’s Top Talents to Italy
by MLB Europe The seventh annual MLB Academies Spring Tournament took place in Tirrenia and Livorno, Italy from March 30 – April 5. In total, 170 players from eight nations competed in…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A April 5&6
The Swiss Nationalliga A opened play this weekend with three doubleheaders. On Saturday the Lucerne Eagles picked up two wins over the Zurich Lions. One day later the Therwil Flyers edged out…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga April 4 to 6
The German Baseball-Bundesliga opened the gates for the 2014 season this past weekend. Defending champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg celebrated its first two wins against the Haar Disciples. Evan LeBlanc hit a crucial…
Results Czech Extraleague April 4 to 6
The Czech Extraleague started this weekend with the first sets of three-game series. Defending champion Draci Brno opened the year with a mixed weekend. After a 13-4 win in the opener, they…
Results French Division I April 6
The French Division I played its second game day this weekend. The Rouen Huskies had to settle for a split in Toulouse, losing game one against Stade Toulousain 7-5. The defending champion…
Results Italian Softball League April 5
The Italian Softball League played its first game day on Saturday. In group A Bollate won twice against Legnano, while Caronno split against La Loggia. The contest between Nuoro and Staranzano was…
Results Italian Baseball League April 4&5
In the Italian Baseball League defending champion T&A San Marino opened the 2014 season with a split against Tommasin Padova. The Titans won game one 5-1 on the road, but lost their…
Results Spanish Division de Honor Softball April 6
The Spanish Division de Honor Softball already played its fourth of six game days during the first phase of the regular season this weekend. CS Fenix Valencia split against defending champion CBS…
Results Spanish Division de Honor Baseball April 5&64
The Spanish Division de Honor saw three sweeps and a split this past weekend. San Inazio Bilbao, the Astros Valencia and CBS Sant Boi picked up two wins apiece in matchups against…
Italian Baseball League starts into 2014 Season
The eight-team Italian Baseball League is going to open the 2014 campaign on Friday evening with the openers in group A and B. Tommasin Padova is taking on defending champion T&A San…
Moritz Sckaer not joining Cologne Cardinals for 2014 Season
The Cologne Cardinals announced a couple of days before the start of the season that right-handed pitcher Moritz Sckaer is not joining his former club after all. Due to professional and health…
Roger Bernadina, Jonathan Schoop make cut for MLB
Roger Bernadina and Jonathan Schoop made the cut for the active rosters in Major League Baseball at the end of Spring Training. Bernadina is a backup outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. Schoop…
Bert Blijleven to manage in Futures Game this year
Former Major League pitcher and World Baseball Classic pitching coach with the Netherlands Bert Blijleven has been nominated to manage the World Team at this year’s Futures Game. It will be played…
Texas Rangers let Kalian Sams go
The Texas Rangers have released Kalian Sams at the end of Spring Training according to Honkbalsite.com. The 27-year-old Dutch outfielder played 20 games for the club in 2013. He also played for…
Stuttgart Reds bring Nick Renault back into Bundesliga
The Stuttgart Reds accomplished quite the coup shortly before the start of the new season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. After the signing of Charley Olson fell through, they added Nick Renault to…
MLB Opening Day Rosters feature 223 Players born outside the United States
Press Release Major League Baseball 26.1 Percent of Players Born Outside the U.S., Spanning 16 Countries and Territories – Two-hundred twenty-three players on 2014 Opening Day 25-man rosters and inactive lists were…
Results French Division I March 30 2014
The French Division I opened play this past weekend with four doubleheaders. Defending champion Rouen Huskies and the Montpellier Barracudas started the season with a pair of sweep. The other two matchups…
Results Spanish Division de Honor Softball March 30 2014
In the Spanish Division de Honor Softball the people in attendance saw three close matchups. Atletico San Sebastian handed defending champion CBS Sant Boi its first loss in a split. Dridma Rivas…