This weekend the Spanish Division de Honor opens the doors for the 2010 season in European Baseball. So it is time for a new poll. Which team will take first place at…
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T&A San Marino signs Henry Bonilla
T&A San Marino has signed the 31-year-old right-handed pitcher Vicente Enrique “Henry” Bonilla as game-one starter for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League. He is replacing Horacio Estrada (picture) on…
Spanish Division de Honor Team-by-Team Previews
The Spanish Division de Honor starts into the 2010 season this weekend. Here are our short team-by-team previews: Tenerife Marlins Puerto Cruz The Tenerife Marlins have won the Spanish championship five years…
Spanish Division de Honor starts into 2010 Season
This weekend the Spanish Division de Honor kicks off the 2010 schedule as the first elite league in European Baseball. And they beat the other federations by a mile. However the early…
2010 Schedule for German Baseball-Bundesliga released
This week the 2010 schedule for the German Baseball-Bundesliga got released. The new season starts on the first weekend of April with defending champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe hosting the Saarlouis Hornets. Newcomers Neuenburg…
IBAF confirms Commission Chairs
Last weekend the new IBAF executive committee met in Rome, Italy for the first time. One of the topics also was the appointment of two commission chairs. On Thursday the IBAF sent…
Jim Evans European Classic in Prague (April 6-10)
The 2010 Jim Evans European Classic will be held at the Krc Eagles Baseball Field in Prague, Czech Republic from April 6th to 10th. Veteran Major League Umpire Jim Evans invites all…
Marcos Castillo highlights Additions for CD Pamplona
The Spanish Division de Honor club CD Pamplona is ready to go. They are opening the season on Saturday on the road against one of the favored teams, CB Sant Boi. In…
Stories on Loek van Mil and Jair Jurrjens
Loek van Mil: The Yahoo-based blog Big League Stew looked at the 25-year-old Loek van Mil, who is preparing for the new season with the Minnesota Twins. Main subject of the article:…
Godo Knights add Southpaw Keith Ramsey
The Godo Knights have signed the 29-year-old left-handed pitcher Keith Ramsey. He is the second foreign pitcher on the 2010 roster for the Italian Baseball League team besides the Venezuelan Robert Palencia,…
General Assembly in France scheduled for March 27
The general assembly of the French Baseball and Softball Federation is scheduled for March 27th, 10am at the facilities of the National Olympic Committee in Paris. Main subject of the meeting will…
Sam Faeder finds new Home in Austria
Sam Faeder has found a new home for the upcoming European baseball season. He is going to be the player-coach for the Austrian third-division club Hard Bulls. Born in New York City,…
Preliminary 2010 NT Roster for Belgium announced
The Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation released a preliminary roster for the senior national team on Wednesday. 36 names are on the list. A final roster including two alternates will be announced…
Jurrjens playing Catch. Minors to test for HGH.
Jair Jurrjens: The 24-year-old starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens still has some minor discomfort in his right shoulder, but felt encouraged after a throwing session on Tuesday. It was the second time he…
Ballpark News from Sicily, Rimini and Milan
Sicily: At the beginning of the week it became public that the Catania Warriors Paternò currently doesn’t have a ballpark available, which meets the criteria for the Italian Baseball League. The club…
Shairon Martis, Loek van Mil, Baseball America’s Top 100
Shairon Martis: The Washington Post did an interview with Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty. He had some nice words about Shairon Martis, who made the starting rotation out of spring training last…
A few more tidbits from last weekend’s IBAF Meeting in Rome
We already received a press release from last weekend’s first meeting of the executive committee of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) with confirmation on Rome’s ballpark plans and the appointment of Roberto…
Palencia to Godo, Gutierrez to Grosseto
The Italian Baseball market continues to produce one news after another. This time two pitchers have found new homes in Godo and Grosseto. Godo Knights The North East Knights have signed the…
Mark Marelich joins Union Kufstein Vikings
The 24-year-old shortstop/third baseman Mark Marelich joins the Austrian Baseball League club Union Kufstein Vikings for the upcoming season. He tried out with the team last week and will be used also…
CEB introduces IBAF Extra Inning Rule in 2010
The competition rules of the Confederation of European Baseball got updated throughout the winter. The changes were published on Monday at www.baseballeurope.com. The most significant change is probably the introduction of the…
Halcones de Vigo strengthens Roster for upcoming Season
The Spanish Division de Honor club Halcones de Vigo already announced a few days ago that they have signed three new players and extended the contract with another. They are going to…
Belgrade Spartans ink Star Outfielder Predrag Kukoleca
by Vlastimir Arandjelovic, www.baseballsrbija.com On February 21st the Spartans strengthened their outfield with the most decorated player in Serbian Baseball history, the 30-year-old Predrag Kukoleca. Former Belgrade’96 player joined the youthful squad…
Matt Kemp takes over as Head Coach in Dortmund
The Dortmund Wanderers have announced the successor for Jens Hawlitzky. The 27-year-old Matt Kemp takes over as head coach for the German Baseball-Bundesliga club. He came to Germany in 2008. Hawlitzky had…
(Update) Yepez, Natale and Eckert into Italian Baseball League
A recap of last weekend’s transactions and rumors in the Italian Baseball League: Parma Baseball Parma has signed shortstop Marco Yepez. The 28-year-old is from Caracas, Venezuela and a former minor leaguer….
IBAF Executive sets the stage for Global Baseball
Press Release International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org A New Executive Director and Land for a Stadium in Rome Headline the Executive LAUSANNE, SWIZTERLAND—The Mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno announced during the inaugural International…