Rogier van Zon reports on Honkbalsite.com that Paul Nanne replaces Richard Orman as pitching coach of the KONICA MINOLTA PIONIERS. The 41-year-old former right-handed pitcher/first baseman hung up his cleats in 2000….
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Michael Zambelli joins Montepaschi Grosseto, Chris Cooper confirmed
The left-handed pitcher Michael Zambelli leaves REGGIO EMILIA to join MONTEPASCHI GROSSETO. The club announced the acquisition in a press conference on Thursday. Zambelli was born on September 14, 1975 in the…
Ted Turner: Olympics without Baseball is like Spring without Summer
by International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org Media Mogul Ted Turner visits the IBAF booth at Sport Accord Turner says, “The Olympics without baseball is like spring without summer.” Media mogul Ted Turner stopped…
Final Facts and Figures from the 2009 World Baseball Classic
A few final facts and figures from the 2009 World Baseball Classic, brought to you by International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org The Final between Japan and Korea on March 23 drew 54,846 fans,…
Chris Piano new Head Coach in Kufstein
The Austrian Baseball League club UNION KUFSTEIN VIKINGS brings in a new head coach/player for the 2009 season. The 25-year-old Canadian Chris Piano replaces the Australian Todd Fairbrother, who cannot come back…
Spanish Softball Season under way
The 2009 Softball season in the Spanish Division de Honor is already two weeks old, through only one game day was played on March 14/15. Last weekend was off due to an…
Telemarket Rimini introduces Mauro Mazzotti as new Manager
The Italian Baseball League club TELEMARKET RIMINI introduced Mauro Mazzotti as new manager on Thursday. Club president Rino Zangheri brings back the 49-year-old to pursue the championship title in 2009. He will…
Possible August Decision over Reinstatement in Olympics?
Thanks to a link in the twitter feed of Baseball GB’s Matt Smith, we receive news regarding the reinstatement of Baseball and Softball into the Olympics. The BBC reports on their website…
Fraccari to continue Italian Promotion for another four Years
by Pim van Nes After one game lost to Venezuela and one game won versus Canada during recent World Baseball Classic, Italian federation president Riccardo Fraccari took his microphone to let the…
New Poll: Which Team wins the European Cup?
The new season in the Spanish Division de Honor is already two weeks old and in France fans will celebrate Opening Day this upcoming weekend. As you can see, the European Baseball…
Europeans in Major League Spring Training
Now that the 2009 World Baseball Classic is over, we’ll take a look at the European prospects, who participate(d) in Major League Spring Training. Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta Braves: The 23-year-old right-hander stayed…
New Ballpark in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, one Step closer
Rogier van Zon of Honkbalsite.com reported on Monday that a city council in Hoofddorp, Netherlands voted in principle for the relocation of the PIONIERS facilities to a different site. This was an…
MZLU Express starts Preparation for new Season
by Michal Hanus Another top baseball club from Brno is starting into the final preparation period. The Czech Baseball Extraleague will start on Easter weekend, so Express will use the two weekends…
All-Tournament Team of 2009 World Baseball Classic announced
The organizers of the 2009 World Baseball Classic announced the all-tournament team on Tuesday, one day after Japan’s finals victory over Korea. Both teams also headline the selection of three pitchers, a…
IBAF updates World Rankings following World Baseball Classic
by International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org Japan moves to No. 3 in the IBAF World Rankings following WBC win Cuba still No. 1; USA falls to fourth Please follow the link below to…
Review of 2009 CEB Congress
by Confederation of European Baseball, www.baseballeurope.com The CEB Congress 2009 in San Marino was a very well organized conference. The hotel facilities and meeting rooms were judged very satisfactorily by the delegates…
Karlskoga Bats win Winter Baseball Cup in Fredrikstad, Norway
by Karlskoga Bats The Swedish Elitserien team Karlskoga Bats won the Norwegian indoor tournament Winter Baseball cup. The tournament was played the 21st of March and Karlskoga Bats defeated the two best…
European Preseason Results March 21/22
The preseason in Europe continued last weekend. If we missed a result, fell free to hit us with an email to news[at]mister-baseball.com. Czech Republic: AVG Draci Brno – Gauting Indians (GER) 4-2…
AVG Draci Brno bolsters Roster for European Cup and Extraleague Season
by Michal Hanus Draci Brno will start into the season next week at the European Cup in Matino, Italy. To succeed in the competition with European’s elite clubs as well as in…
Fortitudo Bologna finalizes Deals for Eddy Rodriguez and Eddy Garabito
We already mentioned a few days ago that FORTITUDO BOLOGNA was interested to bring in the former Major Leaguers Eddy Rodriguez and Eddy Garabito. The two Dominicans will reinforce the roster of…
Boston Red Sox hit 4 consecutive Home Runs in Spring Training Game
Mike Lowell, Jason Bay, Chris Carter and Ivan Ochoa of the Boston Red Sox hit four consecutive homeruns in a Spring Training game on Monday. Brandon Lyon of the Detroit Tigers allowed…
Ichiro leads Japan to World Baseball Classic Win in 10th
World Baseball Classic Final: Korea – Japan 3-5 (10) JPN 001 000 110 2 5 15 0 KOR 000 010 011 0 3 5 1 Box score Ichiro Suzuki’s 2-Run-Single in the…
SportAccord provides great Opportunity for Softball
Press Release International Softball Federation, ISF SportAccord provides great Opportunity for Softball to prove Olympic Pedigree ISF President: “Softball is having a great impact on communities around the world” Denver, Colorado (USA);…
Recaps: Homer Baez leads Barca with 15 K’s in 11-Inning Shutout
El Llano – Tenerife Marlins P.C. 1-2 (10), 1-5 Game one: MPC 000 000 100 1 2 5 1 LLA 000 001 000 0 1 8 0 Box score The MARLINS prevailed…
Five Times is a Charm: Japan and Korea meet in WBC Finals
World Baseball Classic Schedule March 23: Tuesday, 2.30am CET, WBC Final: Japan – Korea (Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, ESPN America, ESPN, MLB.tv live) The new double elimination format led to exciting…