Mike Marmo is a second year American catcher for Reggio Baseball. Pro Days in Italy depicts the life of a European Baseball player, both on and off the field. This year, I…
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Recaps: Tenerife Marlins delay Celebrations for FC Barcelona
CB Viladecans – Halcones de Vigo 5-4, 7-5 CB Viladecans improved to 18-12 in 2011 with wins of 5-4 and 7-5 over Halcones de Vigo last weekend in the Spanish Division de…
Recaps: Therwil Flyers split against Zurich Challengers
Therwil Flyers – Zurich Challengers 3-4, 4-3 Recap by JB Tucker, Therwil Flyers Game one of the Sunday double header between the Therwil Flyers and the Zurich Challengers was a hard fought…
Recaps: Perkins Returns; Namur Angels tame Merchtem Cats in Sweep
by Michael Perkins, www.namur-angels.be The Namur Angels swept the Merchtem Cats this weekend in a two game series and extended their consecutive win total to 6 games. The Angels got help from…
World Port Tournament: Recap Day 5, June 27
Cuba – Taiwan 1-3 Taiwan 000 010 101 3 9 0 Cuba 100 000 000 1 2 0 So far the World Port Tournament 2011 in Rotterdam isn’t a successful tournament for…
Recap: Wanderers and A’s sweep, while Tigers take one in the Rain
This past weekend the ABL was on break while the national team took part in the Prague Baseball Week, ultimately falling to the Czech seniors in the quarterfinals. Here are the results…
European Juveniles Championship in Brest, Belarus starts on Tuesday
The inaugural IBAF 12U Baseball World Championship will be played from July 8 to 17 in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. The 2011 European Juveniles Championship, which features players from the same age…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A June 25&26
Swiss Nationalliga A leader Therwil Flyers suffered its second loss of the season this weekend, splitting a doubleheader at home against the Zurich Challengers. Both games were decided in the last inning….
Dirk Nowitzki throws out 1st Pitch at Rangers – Mets Game
Germany’s NBA star Dirk Nowitzki, who led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Championship a few days ago, threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Texas Rangers – New York…
Old World Pastime – On Eddie Murray and Baseball Emotions
John Miller, a Belgian-American journalist, and a player/coach for the Brussels Kangaroos, is in his fourth year of writing Old World Pastime, a take on baseball as lived in 21th century Europe….
World Port Tournament: Recap Day 4, June 26
Netherlands – Cuba 1-4 Cuba 110 000 002 4 14 1 Netherlands 000 000 001 1 6 1 After Cuba surprisingly lost to Curacao on Friday and rained out on Saturday, they…
Results Belgian First Division June 25&26
In the Belgian First Division the regular season is near its completion. This weekend the teams in first and second had to settle for splits. The Royal Greys shared a pair of…
Results Italian Baseball League June 23 to 25
In the Italian Baseball League T&A San Marino moved into sole possession of first place this weekend thanks to winning the three-game series against Unipol Bologna. After the Titans had taken the…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga June 25
While the German national team is playing at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, the German Baseball-Bundesliga continued on Saturday with a single doubleheader in the northern division. In a duel between…
Results Spanish Division de Honor June 25&26
The FC Barcelona has to wait at least one more week to celebrate its championship in the Spanish Division de Honor. On Saturday they split a doubleheader against the Tenerife Marlins Puerto…
World Port Tournament: Recap Day 3, June 25
Netherlands – Germany 2-1 Germany 010 000 000 1 6 2 Netherlands 000 010 10X 2 9 1 Just one game got into the books on Saturday at the 2011 World Port…
Results Prague Baseball Week Days 4&5 June 24&25
The 2011 Prague Baseball Week ended on Friday and Saturday with the final round games. AIST (USA) won the tournament, defeating the Czech Republic 6-5 in the championship game on Saturday. AIST…
IBAF President Fraccari addresses Federations regarding Olympics
Press Release International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org President Fraccari addresses National Federations to consolidate Olympic Reinstatement Campaign The 119 national members federations, the global baseball community will need to play a strong role…
Recap: Portuguese Baseball, the National Championship, and the Iberian Cup
by Jeffrey Darrion Siler II Following the season break for the European Cup Qualifier, Portuguese Baseball has seen new developments in competition as the National Championship comes to a close, and NEW…
MLB invites Alex Liddi again to XM Futures Game
Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the 2011 XM Futures Games on Thursday, which will be played during the MLB All-Star week in Phoenix, Arizona next month. The World Team features…
Grosseto’s Players on Verge of Strike
According to a report by Baseball.it after having not getting paid since June 10 Montepaschi Grosseto’s players decided to go on strike last Monday and will do it again if the situation…
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 2, June 24
Curacao – Cuba 6-4 Cuba 000 030 100 4 11 4 Curacao 100 120 20X 6 9 3 Curacao delivered a big surprise on the second day of the World Port Tournament…
Black Eyed Peas played Softball with Paris UC
Yes, you’re reading correctly. On Thursday Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas together with a few BES staff members played a game of Mixed Slowpitch Softball against a team of the French…
Preview: Berlin Sluggers take on Dohren Wild Farmers
In the lone game in the German Baseball-Bundesliga this weekend, the Berlin Sluggers take on the Dohren Wild Farmers in the German capital, as both teams try to secure seventh place in…
Preview: FC Barcelona hosts Tenerife Marlins in Division de Honor
Sporting a five-game lead with eight games to go, the FC Barcelona hosts the Tenerife Marlins Puerto Cruz in the Spanish Division de Honor on Saturday. A sweep and the FC Barcelona…