The latest update to the WBSC men’s baseball world rankings has been published, with a whopping 15 countries in WBSC Europe changing positions. None of the top 16 nations changed places, including…
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Vote for the 2025 EBCA Coach of the Year
Voting for the European Baseball Coaches Association (EBCA) Coach of the Year for 2025 is now open — and both members and the public have a chance to cast a ballot. Three coaches…
Ten Countries Play Friendlies in Advance of 2025 Baseball Euros
With the 2025 European Baseball Championship set to begin in Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Novara on Saturday, ten of the sixteen countries are scheduled to play at least one exhibition game in preparation…
2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship: Great Britain Claims First Title
By Gabriel Fidler. Only eight days after Great Britain’s Under-23 National Team won the country’s first European championship, the Great Britain Women’s Baseball National Team made history by winning the title at…
2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship: Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler. Czech Republic qualified for the final of the 2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship with a rollercoaster win against the upstart Great Britain nine, while two-defending champions France got into…
2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship: Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler. Great Britain pulled off a major upset, while Czech Republic showed why it is one of the favorites on Day 1 of the 2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship, hosted…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship: Great Britain Wins First European Title
By Gabriel Fidler. Great Britain came back from a seven-run deficit against Czech Republic to win the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, its first continental title in any competition. Meanwhile, two-time defending…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 4
By Gabriel Fidler. Only two teams remain in the hunt for the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, as Great Britain came from behind to upset the Netherlands, while the Czech Republic put…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 3
By Gabriel Fidler. An exciting day of play set the teams for the pair of semifinals at the Under-23 European Baseball Championship, with the Netherlands needing late-game heroics to remain winless, and…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 2 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic featured a bit of everything, include huge offensive performances, dominant pitching, and key defensive plays. Once the…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 1 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic produced one thriller and two statement victories, while another game was postponed until tomorrow. In the opener,…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Final Standings
On the last day of play at the tournament, the two European teams at the Under-12 Baseball World Cup finally faced each other, as Czech Republic and Germany locked horns for bragging…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 8 Results
Heavy rain fell once more on the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, postponing games for Germany and South Africa. The young Czech Republic baseball team did manage to complete its game, suffering a…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 7 Results
Germany earned its first win on the the first day of second round action at the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, taking on a South African baseball team that showed some late fight….
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 6 Results
The final day of round robin play at the Under-12 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan served as a make-up for the two games postponed by rain. The net result was that one…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 5 Results
After several tantalizing performances in the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, Czech Republic finally broke through on the fifth day of play, putting crooked numbers on the scoreboard twice against South Africa in…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 4 Results
On Day Four of the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, the Czech Republic posted a strong performance against Panamá, while Germany and South Africa were both shut out. Elsewhere, South Korea pulled off…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 3 Results
Germany kept things close against Australia on the third day of the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, but ultimately took the loss, as did Czech Republic and South Africa. Deutschland Baseball’s U12 boys…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 2 Results
The Czech Republic tested the mighty U.S.A. in the first game of the second day of the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, but ultimately took the loss, 6-0. In the next contest Germany…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 1 Results
Both European teams and Africa’s representative took losses on Day of the Under-12 Baseball World Cup. In Group A, Japan bested Germany 17-0. In Group B, the Czech Republic hung tough against…
Czech Republic, Germany Represent Europe at Under-12 Baseball World Cup
Czech Republic and Germany will represent Europe in the WBSC Under-12 Baseball World Cup, now in its eighth edition. Czechia, which has appeared in more U12 World Cups than any other European…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2025 Update
By DZ. Filed May 9, 2024. After finishing 2024 with a slate of promotions, the state of Europeans in MLB organizations continues to look bright as the 2025 minor league season commences,…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Final 2024 Update
By DZ. Filed Sept. 23, 2024. The final month of the minor league season can be summed up in one word for Europeans playing in affiliated baseball in the U.S.: PROMOTIONS! In…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: August Update
By DZ. Filed Aug. 25, 2024. One Italian was traded for a big leaguer at the MLB trade deadline, another allowed only three earned runs over the past two months, and a…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Mid-July Update
By DZ. Filed July 16, 2024.The Phillies moved Verona, Italy’s Samuel Aldegheri up to Double-A, where France’s Ernesto Martínez is raking during July. Meanwhile, the MLB Draft had more of an international…