Seven Major League stars highlight the 34-man preliminary roster of the Japanese Baseball National Team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. 2006 WBC MVP Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Boston Red Sox and…
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IBAF does not agree with ISF Plans for Separation from Baseball
IBAF.org published over the last few days three articles from Sports Features Communications’ reporter Keir Radnedge, who spoke with IBAF president Harvey Schiller about the chances of Baseball for reinstatement into the…
Telemarket Rimini brings in Phil LoCascio
After strengthen the roster with Spanish national team pitchers Jorge Balboa and Fernando Gutierrez, and the signing of Ivanon Coffie, the Italian Baseball League club TELEMARKET RIMINI brings in another infielder. Phil…
Astros Valencia beat Sevilla Red Sox to stay in Division de Honor
The last decision in the 2008 European Baseball season was made on the field in Spain last weekend. The ASTROS VALENCIA defeated the SEVILLA RED SOX in games three and four to…
Bob Cramer to reinforce Parma Pitching in 2009
An online portal in Parma is reporting on Monday that the Italian Baseball League club CARIPARMA reinforces the pitching staff with Robert Cramer. The 29-year-old left-hander, who was born in Anaheim, California…
One week left for Orkas in Liga Paralela
ALB Orkas – St. Louis Cardinals 0-4 STL 020 000 110 4 11 0 ORK 000 000 000 0 5 2 Box score Just one week is left in the debut season…
Baseball GB talks with Josh Chetwynd
Baseball GB continued its series of Great Britain Q&A with an interview with Josh Chetwynd. They talked about British Baseball, the European Baseball scene, the Baseball World Cup, and his work writing…
Andre Hughes leaves Solingen Alligators for Dutch Hoofdklasse
According to an article in a local German newspaper on Monday the left-handed pitcher Andre Hughes is leaving 2006 champion SOLINGEN ALLIGATORS for the Dutch Hoofdklasse club HCAW MR COCKER. The 23-year-old…
Catching Up: Swiss Softball
In the upcoming days we are trying to catch up with the leagues in European Baseball and Softball, we were not covering during the summer. We are going to give you an…
New Inductees in Italian Hall of Fame
Last weekend at the Night of the Diamonds in Riccione, a commission of the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation added eight new members into the Italian Hall of Fame. Two players made…
Netherlands also preparing against Cincinnati Reds
The Dutch National Baseball Team found another opponent before the start of the World Baseball Classic next March. Besides meetings against the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Minnesota Twins, they will also test…
Top Baseball Fights
[youtube zSQHm1-RS20] ESPN’s Sport Center showed a collection of Baseball fights a few years ago.
German Softball Bundesliga with 12 Teams in 2009
According to an unconfirmed post on an umpire blog, the German Softball-Bundesliga is expected to field twelve teams in the upcoming 2009 season. In the north the KIEL SEAHAWKS and the COLOGNE…
Italian Winter League gets underway
The Italian Winter League, an indoor league for youth players, is starting into a new season on Sunday in Bologna. 36 teams will fight in four preliminary tournaments in six venues for…
Ballpark in Regensburg to have room for 11.548 People at World Cup
The organizers of the IBAF Baseball World Cup in Germany published another press release on Friday. They have assigned the order to build the temporary grand stands at the ballpark in Regensburg…
Jean Philippe Miet joins Huskies Rouen
Pitcher and outfielder Jean Philippe Miet is the first new player for the HUSKIES ROUEN. The 30-year-old comes out of retirement to join the reigning French champion. He learned his first steps…
Orkas Rally comes too late in Loss to Rays
Tampa Bay Rays (16-29) – ALB Orkas (18-26) 7-6 ORK 201 000 210 6 10 3 TBR 303 010 00X 7 7 2 Box score Actually the ORKAS got off to a…
Netherlands name Blyleven Pitching Coach for World Baseball Classic
The former Major League starting pitcher Bert Blyleven was named pitching coach for the Netherlands Baseball National team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic on Thursday. The 57-year-old was born in Zeist,…
Astros Valencia and Sevilla Red Sox battle for Division de Honor Spot
There is still Baseball being played in Europe. In Spain the ASTROS VALENCIA and the SEVILLA RED SOX will decide, which team will get the last and tenth spot in the 2009…
Orkas BBC splits Doubleheader against Leones de Caracas
Leones de Caracas (29-13) – ALB Orkas (18-24) 2-9 ORK 014 100 3 9 12 2 CAR 100 001 0 2 4 0 Box score Shortstop David Rivas homered twice and drove…
Andy Fleischacker new Head Coach in Solingen
The German Baseball-Bundesliga club SOLINGEN ALLIGATORS introduced their new head coach for the 2009 season. The American Andy Fleischacker signs a two-year contract with the 2008 northern conference champion. He succeeds Craig…
Tommy Lasorda named Global Ambassador for 2009 WBC
Press Release World Baseball Classic, Inc. TOMMY LASORDA NAMED GLOBAL AMBASSADOR FOR 2009 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) today announced that Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda will serve…
Davey Johnson announced as Manager of Team USA at Classic
At the annual winter meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada, World Baseball Classic, Inc. and USA Baseball announced on Wednesday that Davey Johnson will lead team USA at the 2009 World Baseball Classic…
Jim Malec leaves Stock City Cubs for Tex Town Tigers
The American Jim Malec leaves the Austrian Baseball League team STOCK CITY CUBS to join the Dutch Eerste Klasse club TEX TOWN TIGERS (second division in the Netherlands). This was announced this…
German Coach traveling to Chicago and San Diego to hold Tryouts
The head coach of the German Baseball-Bundesliga club DORTMUND WANDERERS Jens Hawlitzky, who recently extended his contract through 2009, is traveling to the United States to hold tryouts. He is looking for…