The Dutch Major League Club ADO Den Haag signed the pitchers Alex SMITH and Brent HENRY for the 2008 season and completes their roster. SMITH is a player for the British National…
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Australia beats Canada in exhibition opener
CAN 002 100 000 3 6 1 AUS 000 005 00X 5 4 0 The Australian team defeated Canada 5-3 in the opening match of a four-game exhibition series a week before…
Bologna brings in Vargas, confirms Matos, Connell and Delgado
We already had reported that Fortitudo Bologna would be interested to bring in Martin VARGAS if Jesus MATOS signs in Mexico. However now they have both on their roster. They also confirmed…
Mike Lantzy new player-manager in Hanover
The Hanover Regents have signed a new pitcher/head coach. Mike LANTZY joins the club in April to make it stronger. The Regents got just one victory in 2007 and stayed only in…
Telemarket Rimini strengthens heart of the order with Juan Melo
The sixth place finisher in the Italian Baseball League Telemarket Rimini has signed infielder Juan Esteban MELO. The 31-year-old is from Bani, Dominican Republic. His biggest accomplishment in his career up to…
Spanish team blows late lead again
by Brian D. Moore The Spanish National Team played their second exhibition today against Point Loma Nazarene College at gorgeous Carroll B. Land Stadium. The Spaniards were treated to crystal blue skies…
Dutch Softball Team rallies in victory
NED 000 016 0 7 11 2 UCB 200 030 0 5 7 2 The Netherlands Women Softball Team stays undefeated on their current American trip. They overcame a 1-5 deficit to…
Chinese Taipei kicks off 6-game warmup schedule with tie
The Chinese Taipei squad kicked off a six-game exhibition schedule on Monday with a 2-2 tie against the dmedia T-Rex of the Chinese Baseball Professional League. Taiwan trailed by two runs in…
Germany announces Roster, starts with training camp
The German Baseball and Softball Federation has announced the roster for the upcoming Olympic qualifier in Taiwan. Only a few of the players, who had been with the National Team in the…
Rangers Redipuglia add Jhonny Carvajal and Hector Sena
The promoted club Rangers Redipuglia have added two Italian Baseball League (IBL) veterans to their roster. They signed infielder Jhonny Rafael CARVAJAL and pitcher Hector SENA. The 33-year-old CARVAJAL is from Barcelona,…
Mexico with exhibition games against Colorado Rockies
Mexico has started their training camp for the upcoming Olympic Qualifier in Taiwan with 25 players including Karim GARCIA, Miguel OJEDA, Roberto SAUCEDO, Pablo ORTEGA and Jose Luis SANDOVAL. Since February 17…
Buchbinder Legionaere introduce new catcher and manager
The runner up in the Baseball-Bundesliga, Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg, introduced on Monday their new manager Martin HEMLIG and new catcher Markus GIENGER. They also confirmed that the Phillies minor leaguer Jakub SLADEK…
Dutch Softball: Transactions in Hoofdklasse
There were several transactions in the Softball Hoofdklasse this winter. The transfer period for Dutch players has already ended and the changes were confirmed through the federation. However the teams can still…
Cairese, Junior Grosseto and Athletics Bologna reach Italian Winter League Finals
The picture for the Italian Winter League finals is getting clearer. Three more clubs qualified last Sunday for the final tournament, which will be held on March 9th in Bologna. The Autofficina…
MLB Tryout Camp on May 6th in Prague
by Michal Hanus Major League Baseball is going to organize, like in 2007, a tryout camp in Prague on May 6th. Krc Altron Praha will host it on their baseball and softball…
CB Sant Boi and FC Barcelona with split in preseason opener
The two in the Barcelona-area based clubs CB Sant Boi and FC Barcelona started their preseason schedule with a doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday. Sant Boi celebrated a 2-0-shutout in the first…
Dave Preziosi joins Montepaschi Grosseto
Montepaschi Grosseto added a multi-talented player to their roster. Dave PREZIOSI joins the Italian Champion of 2007. He is supposed to pitch out of the bullpen, but can also play first and…
Australian Todd Fairbrother to coach Kufstein Vikings
The Kufstein Vikings introduced a new head coach. The Australian Todd FAIRBROTHER is going to replace Roland EIDHERR. The 36-year-old is a former pitcher and first baseman, who played in Australia and…
Fortitudo Bologna cooperates with seven local clubs
Fortitudo Bologna cooperates in the future with seven local clubs from around the Italian city to strengthen their young player development program. They are the second team of the Serie A1 to…
Israel Baseball League second opening day set for June 22
The Israel Baseball League, which celebrated their premier season in 2007, has set the opening day 2008 for June 22. Games between IBL champion Bet Shemesh Blue Sox and Modi’in Miracle, in…
San Inazio Bilbao gets Belmonte and Chavez, extend Lopez
San Inazio Bilbao made a splash on the transfer market. They have signed the Venezuelan national team shortstop Dirimo Enrique CHAVEZ and the former Mets minor leaguer Pedro BELMONTE, who had pitched…
Dutch Softball Team starts with two wins into Davis Invitational
The women of the Dutch Softball team, who are currently in South California, travelled to Davis this weekend to participate in the Invitational Tournament. They won both of their games on Friday….
Australia with tie against New South Wales Patriots
Box score Ties are not common in Baseball usually, except in exhibition games. After losing the first of two games against the New South Wales Patriots on Friday, Australia also could not…
Italian Winter League making strides toward end
The Italian Winter League is reaching the final phase. The Emilia Romagna, Toscana and Liguria Tournaments will determine their winners this weekend. They will participate at the league finals in Bologna on…
Robert Eenhoorn: Rotterdam Ambassador among World Champions
by Pim Van Nes The city of Rotterdam, promoting its reputation as sports city, has appointed a group of international top athletes as its sports ambassadors. Baseball is represented by Robert EENHOORN,…