*** By Jason Daniels, Guest Writer. With the camel collapsed to its knees, Konsta Kurikka swung his legs over the saddle. The dromedary jerked up, carrying the Finn, his blonde mane, and…
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WBSC World Rankings Update: Nov. 2025
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…
Two Europeans on Baseball United’s Mid East Falcons’ Roster
Rosters for Season One of the Baseball United league will be revealed over the coming days, with Abu Dhabi’s Mid East Falcons the first to announce its players for the autumn campaign….
Sweden Wins Nordic Baseball Cup
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. One week prior to the European Baseball Championship, Myllypuro Baseball Field in Helsinki played host to the Nordic Baseball Cup, which crowned a de facto champion for…
Espoo Expos Win Finnish Baseball Championship
The Tampere Tigers went into the Superbaseball final series against Espoo Expos as early favorites; after all, the team had only lost one game in the entire regular season. After the 11-1…
Tampere Tigers Regular Season Champions in Finland
Finland’s SuperBaseball league concluded its regular season on 20 Aug. with a makeup game between the Tampere Tigers and Espoo Expos, with the undefeated Tigers having already clinched the Finnish regular season…
Espoo Expos Sweep Tampere Tigers to Claim 18th Finnish Championship
The Espoo Expos defeated the Tampere Tigers 17-2 (box score) in Game 3 of the Finnish championship series last Saturday, Sep 10, with the victory giving the Expos a sweep in the…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier: Kutno: Day 4
Sweden’s Rättvik Butchers finished group play at the 2022 Federation Cup qualifying tournament in Kutno, Poland, with an undefeated record after outlasting Lithuania’s BK Vilnius 9-4 (box score) in the lone game…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Kutno: Day 3
Day 3 of the 2022 Federation Cup qualifier in Kutno, Poland, saw Sweden’s Rättvik Butchers knock off the hosts Stal Kutno, 6-4 (box score), in the most competitive game of the tournament to…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier: Kutno: Day 2
Day 2 of the Federation Cup Qualifier in Kutno, Poland, saw the hosts Stal Kutno improve to 2-0 after a dominant victory over Lithuania’s BK Vilnius, with Sweden’s Rättvik Butchers enjoying a…
Neverauskas Highlights Lithuania’s Extended Roster For 2023 European Championship Qualifier
The Lithuanian Baseball Federation has announced its extended 40-man roster for the 2023 European Championship qualifying tournament on home soil in Utena on Jul 13-16, with former MLB pitcher Dovydas Neverauskas the…
Euro Qualifiers Day 3 (Bratislava): Youthful Hungarians Claim First Win, Brunegraf Drives Slovakia’s Blowout
BRATISLAVA — A young Hungarian squad impressed in a 5-3 defeat of Finland, while Slovakia surprised Ireland’s American university-tested squad with a 15-5 walloping. With the latter two nations already holding a…
Euro Qualifiers Day 2 (Bratislava): Ireland, Slovakia to Final; Hungary, Finland Eliminated
BRATISLAVA — Ireland and Slovakia each scored big wins on the second day of qualification for the European Championship and eliminated Hungary and Finland from the picture. The day started with a…
Euro Qualifiers Day 1 (Bratislava): Slovakia, Ireland Win After Legendary Performances from Ižold, Smithers
BRATISLAVA — Excellent pitching and solid defensive play marked the opening day of European Championship Qualification in Bratislava. Kealan Smithers turned in one of the best performances on the mound in Irish…
Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation honors EBM+
By European Baseball Magazine European Baseball Magazine was awarded the “Baseball Deed of the Year” by the Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation. The award is given to a person or organization in…