Unipol Fortitudo Bologna has chosen former Major Leaguer Julio Ramirez to take over as new cleanup hitter in the upcoming season. The 33-year-old Dominican outfielder batted .167/.216/.229 in 84 games for the…
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Dutch Team ends St. Pete Tourney with Loss to Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies 210 500 000 8 12 1 Netherlands 100 000 020 3 8 2 The Netherlands concluded their participation in the St. Petersburg International Baseball on Sunday afternoon with a 3-8…
Old World Pastime – Spring Raining
John Miller, journalist and player/coach with the Brussels Kangaroos is back for a fourth year to author Old World Pastime at Mister-Baseball.com The Confederation of European Baseball threw its annual get-together this…
Deggendorf hosts Haar and Lauf in Tournament
by Ty Eriksen On Sunday, the Deggendorf Dragons of the German 3rd league hosted the Haar Disciples of the Bundesliga and the Laufer Wolves of the Bavarian league in a friendly warm-up…
Results Spanish Division de Honor March 12&13
Defending champion CB Sant Boi moved into sole possession of first place in the Spanish Division de Honor. In week three they improved to 6-0 as the only team in the league,…
Promo Clip of Zurich Lions for 2011 Season
[youtube 6GMq0v4ICXE 520] The Zurich Lions are the new team in the Swiss Nationalliga A this year. They also will open the 2011 season with a matchup against local rivals Zurich Challengers…
Seattle Mariners send Alex Liddi to Minor League Camp
Just a few days after hitting grand slams on consecutive days, Italian third baseman Alex Liddi has left the Major League training camp. The Seattle Mariners optioned him to Triple-A Tacoma, indicating…
DBA 16U All Stars win 5th LR Open in Montpellier
The German Baseball Academy (Deutsche Baseballakademie, DBA) has won the preseason tournament LR Open in Montpellier, France. The 16U team of head coach Georg Bull won all six of its games at…
Miguel Rizo debuts for Tenerife Marlins
After nearly three years of missing time due to a suspension following the attack against an umpire, right-handed pitcher Miguel Rizo is back in the Spanish Division de Honor. As rumored the…
Video Footage of Alex Liddi’s 2nd Grand Slam
[youtube _dGYEQFbdEs 520] This week Italian third baseman Alex Liddi of the Seattle Mariners hit two grand slams on consecutive days, producing a few headlines among the baseball media in the United…
Loek van Mil with Debut. Kai Gronauer assigned to Minors.
Loek van Mil: Dutch right-hander Loek van Mil debuted for the Los Angeles Angels in the Cactus League on Thursday. However it wasn’t a successful outing, as he allowed one hit, two…
Rouen Huskies add Jordan Chrystal, David Washington
Two weeks before the start of the 2011 season in the French Elite League reigning champion Rouen Huskies announced the additions of the Americans Jordan Chrystal (picture) and David Washington. Chrystal is…
With Randall Simon Netherlands lose to St. Petersburg College
Netherlands 100 000 010 2 2 3 St. Petersburg College 111 020 00X 5 6 1 In their second to last game in the St. Petersburg International Baseball the Dutch Team lost…
Italy closes out Florida Trip with 13-Inning Game against Washington Nationals
Italy 000 001 000 000 0 1 7 0 Washington Nationals 001 000 100 000 0 2 7 1 After Thursday’s scheduled game was rained out, Team Italy and the Washington Nationals…
Castellitto to Bologna. Salsi leaves IBL for Serie A.
UGF Fortitudo Bologna The 24-year-old Italian-American Mark Castellitto is joining UGF Fortitudo Bologna for the upcoming season. The outfielder will be assigned to the IBL2 team in Castenaso, but also could play…
St. Pete’s Mayor eyes Italy, Jamaica for next Year’s Tourney
According to a report by Honkbalsite.com Bill Foster, mayor of St. Petersburg and initiator of the St. Petersburg International Baseball, is eying the national teams of Italy and Jamaica as additions to…
Matt Kemp, Trevor Howell stay with Dortmund Wanderers
This week a local newspaper revealed some news for the Dortmund Wanderers. According to the report head coach and starting pitcher Matt Kemp and fellow American Trevor Howell will stay with the…
Preview: Baseball Navarra hosts Tenerife Marlins in Division de Honor
In a rematch of last summer’s Copa del Rey finals Baseball Navarra hosts the Tenerife Marlins Puerto Cruz this weekend in the Spanish Division de Honor. Navarra started 1-3 into the new…
Benjamin Kleiner returns home after EBCA Exchange at Butler University
Benjamin Kleiner, player-coach with the Berlin Sluggers and former German champion with the Paderborn Untouchables, spent the last week at Butler University in Indiana as part of the exchange program of the…
Liddi with another Grand Slam. Gronauer homers too.
We just had an update on the European players in Major League Spring Training, but Thursday was a special day for European Baseball. Alex Liddi: Italian third baseman Alex Liddi again hit…
Spanish Coaches take part in Detroit Tigers Spring Training
Spanish Coaches Jose Javier San Martin (Manager CD Pamplona) and Jorge Miqueleiz (Technical Coordinator Baseball FC Barcelona) are currently at Tiger Town in Lakeland, Florida. They are there since March 4 and…
CEB Congress starts in Brussels, Belgium
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation, the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) is going to hold its annual congress this weekend in Brussels. The three-day event already…
Alex Liddi hits Grand Slam in Cactus League Game
Alex Liddi: Italian third baseman Alex Liddi made his first Spring Training homerun for the Seattle Mariners count, as he hit a grand slam in a 9-4 win over the Los Angeles…
Trevor Rooper new Head Coach of Athletics Attnang-Puchheim
The Austrian Baseball Champion Athletics Attnang-Puchheim has found a successor for Alper Bozkurt as new head coach. The 43-year-old American Trevor Rooper is going to be responsible for all teams of the…
Netherlands miss Win against Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays 000 000 400 4 7 1 Netherlands 010 000 020 3 6 1 Box score Against a team of minor leaguers of the Tampa Bay Rays, including the MLB…