German right-hander Markus Solbach is back in affiliated minor league ball. The 27-year-old right-hander signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers out of the Adelaide Bite of the Australian…
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Mike Bolsenbroek transfers from Regensburg to Heidenheim
31-year-old Dutch right-hander Mike Bolsenbroek is transferring from the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg to the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. He had been playing for Regensburg since 2008. As replacement Regensburg is…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 31, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ CANEROS WIN 2ND HALF; LMP PLAYOFFS OPEN TUESDAY The Mexican Pacific League’s 2018-19 regular season came to an end Sunday and while the second-half standings were…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 24, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ JALISCO’S LEYVA NEARS LMP PITCHING TRIPLE CROWN With six games to go in the Mexican Pacific League regular season, Jalisco Charros pitcher Elian Leyva has put…
Schedule, Speakers released for German Baseball and Softball Clinics
The schedule and speakers for the German Baseball and Softball Clinics, to be held January 11 to 13 respective January 12 and 13 in Frankfurt am Main, got released by the German…
Peter Caliendo to be Inducted into the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame
Press release Hoffman Estates, Illinois resident Peter Caliendo a former USA Baseball National Team Coach with 3 Gold and 3 Silver Medals in the (Pilot Program) Pan Am games as coach and…
76 Nations featured in 2018 WBSC Year-End Men’s Baseball World Ranking
by World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Final 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball World Rankings include a record high of 76 nations, as the sport of baseball continues…
Maurizio Andretta joins Castenaso in Italian Serie A1
Maurizio Andretta is leaving Viterbo to join Castenaso in the Italian Serie A1. The left-handed pitcher, born in 1998, will be playing for the team of manager Marco Nanni in 2019. In…
WBSC announces qualified Nations, Venue Sites, Dates for 2019 Premier12 / Serves as Tokyo 2020 Qualifier
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) unveiled the qualified nations — the Top 12 ranked countries in the world — and the dates…
MLB, MLBPA Announce Agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) jointly announced an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) that will provide Cuban baseball…
Ryan Rupp joins Dornbirn Indians
Austrian national team pitcher Ryan Rupp is leaving the ASAK Athletics Attnang-Puchheim to join the Dornbirn Indians in the Baseball League Austria. The southpaw, who came to Austria in 2013 to play…
Hainley Statia to serve as infield coordinator for Los Angeles Angels
According to Chris Kabout of the Dutch Baseball Hangout former Dutch national team infielder Hainley Statia will join the Los Angeles Angels organization as infield coordinator. After concluding his active career in…
Owen Ozanich leaves Rouen Huskies for ASD Rimini
Owen Ozanich is leaving the Rouen Huskies of the French Division I to join ASD Rimini in the Italian Serie A1. The Huskies revealed the transfer on Tuesday evening. The 29-year-old joined…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 17, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ REVERSAL: LIGA BACK TO 16 TEAMS FOR 2019 SEASON In a reversal of their decision at an Assembly of Presidents meeting last month in Morelia, the…
WBSC launches World Rankings web platform for Baseball, Softball
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled baseball and softball’s first-ever dedicated world rankings web platform at http://rankings.wbsc.org. The new WBSC World…
Italian Women’s Softball National Team returns to Australia for Training Camp in February 2019
Italy’s Women’s Softball National Team is returning to Australia in February for a training camp kicking off the important 2019 season. Alike to 2018 they will participate in the Asia Pacific Cup…
Opportunities for Baseball Camps in Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy
After the World Baseball Classic 2017 Marco Mazzieri stepped down as manager of Italy and invested his time and efforts to rebuild and promote the baseball complex in Castiglione della Pescaia, which…
Invitation to 7th International U15 Baseball Tournament in Therwil, Switzerland
From May 31 to June 2, 2019 the Therwil Flyers will host their 7th International U15 Baseball Tournament in Therwil, Switzerland. The tournament is open to club and national teams. Information: Team…
Robert Eenhoorn, Fred van Groningen Schinkel inducted into Dutch Baseball Hall of Fame
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) inducted two new members into their Hall of Fame at the KNBSB Congress last weekend: Robert Eenhoorn and Fred van Groningen Schinkel. Eenhoorn played…
Unipol Bologna adds Ericson Leonora, Riccardo Bertossi for 2019 Season
Unipol Bologna announced two signings during their annual Christmas meeting with the press on Monday. Ericson Leonora and Riccardo Bertossi will join the reigning Italian Baseball Champion for the 2019 season. Leonora…
New Baseball Stadium to be built in Las Palmas, Spain
by World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org A brand new baseball softball stadium will be built in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, marking a huge step forward for the sport in Spain. It will…
WBSC signs agreement for a new field and baseball softball development in Romania
by World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org Lausanne, SWITZERLAND — On Tuesday at the WBSC headquarter in Lausanne, WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari, Romanian Baseball and Softball Federation (FRBS) President Andrei Mirescu, and Alexandria…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 10, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ VENADOS-UTILITY DISPUTE: EMPTY STANDS FOR GAMES A disagreement between the Mexican Pacific League Mazatlan Venados and a government utility led to drinking water and drainage being…
Loek van Mil improving
The Brut Australian Baseball League sent out a release on the health status of Loek van Mil on Tuesday. The Dutch reliever fractured his skull when he hit a rock with his…