It was just a little note in a recap of the first exhibition of the Mannheim Tornados against the Marlins Puerto Cruz. Geoff FREEBORN pitched four innings in a 4-1 victory. It…
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Snow hindered preseason in Europe last weekend
Bad weather, especially snow, hindered the preseason in Europe this weekend. Many of the games were cancelled or called after a few innings. Only in Spain and Italy the schedules were fulfilled….
Red Sox opens new MLB season with 10-Inning-Thriller against Oakland
BOS 000 003 001 2 6 11 0 OAK 200 002 000 1 5 7 0 World Series defender Boston Red Sox opened the new MLB season with a 6-5 extra-inning victory…
Reaction by Italian Federation to an article on MRBB
by Riccardo Schiroli-FIBS Communications manager I am honestly surprised (and almost worried) by the obsession that amateur writer Pim Van Nes seems to feel for Italian Baseball and Softball Federation President Riccardo…
Garcia Bellizzi to Cariparma
Utility man Vicente Francisco Carlos BELLIZZI joins Cariparma for the 2008 season. The 33-year-old Venezuelan with Italian passport has spent three years in the Italian Baseball League. He signed with Modena in…
Mathieu Beauchamp new player-coach at Hawks La Guerche
The French club Hawks La Guerche has signed the Canadian Mathieu BEAUCHAMP for the upcoming season. He is 24 years and will serve as a player-coach in France. He played several years…
Pools and Venues for First Round of WBC 2009 set
The first round venues and the pools for the World Baseball Classic 2009 are set and were presented at a press conference on Monday in Tokyo. MLB Commissioner Bud SELIG said, “The…
Wanted: Pitcher-Shortstop-Catcher With Homerun Power – a Baseball-Blog by John Miller
John Miller, head coach of the Brussels Kangaroos and a reporter for a major American newspaper, is chronicling his team’s 2008 season in a column that will appear every Monday on mister-baseball.com….
Rome dreaming about happier future
by Pim Van Nes It is Easter in the Olympic year 2008. While the eight Olympic participants prepare for the Beijing tournament, Italy’s national team seems to remain unemployed during the entire…
Jose Castillo Oreja joins Tigers
The Schwaz Tigers of the Austrian Baseball League have signed the 30-year-old Jose CASTILLO OREJA for the upcoming season. He is from Venezuela and began his career as a catcher in the…
Huskies Rouen sign Jason Kosow
The Huskies Rouen have found a replacement for Karl MEIJHOLM, who had left the club this winter. They signed the American Jason KOSOW for the upcoming season. The 25-year-old pitcher is from…
Balentien still impressing Mariners
The Dutch outfield prospect of the Seattle Mariners, Wladimir BALENTIEN, still impresses his coaches with good numbers in Spring Training in Arizona. The 24-year-old is batting .326 (OBP .387/SLG .652) in 19…
British Baseball Academy kids get a taste of MLB Spring Training
This article originated from the official site of British Baseball Friday, March 21. Nineteen members of the British Baseball Academy left the UK on Tuesday, March 18 for the Easter Camp of…
Chris Cooper and Yovani D’Amico newest additions for Grosseto Roster
Four weeks in front of the opening day and Montepaschi Grosseto has signed two more players. They add the former minor league pitchers Yovani D’AMICO and Christopher COOPER. COOPER is 29 years…
Schedule for MLB tryouts in Europe
Like every season the past few years Major League Baseball and its European Baseball Academy will hold tryouts on six different occasions this spring to select 55 players (Age 15-19) for a…
MediaMonks RCH bring in Morales, Duarte and Burlea
The MediaMonks RCH have signed three international players for the upcoming season. Pitcher Al MORALES and outfielder Hector Iglesias DUARTE are coming from the Mexican League. Pitching prospect Mihai BURLEA will join…
Preseason in Europe is heating up
The preseason in Europe is heating up over the Easter weekend. The two German teams Paderborn Untouchables and Mannheim Tornados are travelling to Barcelona and Tenerife for their annual training camp. They…
Capitols replace Catcher Joel Rodriguez with Jon Marshall
Jonathan MARSHALL is the new catcher for the Bonn Capitols. He will replace Joel RODRIGUEZ, who was behind the plate in 2007. MARSHALL arrived in Germany this week. He was born on…
Transactions in Spanish Honor Division
by Jorge Mikeleiz The past few weeks we reported several transactions in the Spanish Baseball League. Today we’re providing an overview. The Honor Division features reduced the field from twelve teams to…
Ian Mattiace new shortstop of Tornados
The Mannheim Tornados have signed a new shortstop. Ian MATTIACE will join the team on March 21st, a few days before their trip to Tenerife for a training camp. MATTIACE was one…
Baseball at the 2012 Olympics?
Thanks to BaseballGB we recognized an article on Inside the Games. They report that the IBAF is working on a plan to bring Baseball to the 2012 Olympics. If not as a…
Karlskoga Bats adds four new players
by Petter Lundberg For a while now it has been evident that last year’s successful American players Adam SOWELL, Joe ROVIROSA and Shawn VANCE wouldn’t return again to play for the Karlskoga…
Team Antilles completes field for Haarlemse Honkbalweek
A selection of players from the Antilles will form a roster for the Haarlemse Honkbalweek this summer. The organizers already had announced that the USA, Netherlands, Japan, Cuba and Chinese Taipei are…
Tournament of European Academies a success
The Tournament of the European Baseball Academies in Tirrenia, Italy, which ended last weekend, was a full success. Every one of the ninety participants from Italy, Netherlands, France, Germany and Sweden got…
OF Kelvin Marianucci to San Inazio Bilbao
San Inazio Bilbao brings in one of the strongest outfielder in the Spanish Honor Division. Kelvin MARIANUCCI is coming from CD Arga. He batted .417 (OBP .489/SLG .592) with 14 extra base…