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Category: France

Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2025 Update

Posted on June 6, 2025June 13, 2025 by Gabriel Fidler

By DZ. Filed June 5, 2025. The two headlines from this monthly update both come out of Italy –- one at the top of the list and one at the bottom. Samuel…

Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2025 Update

Posted on May 12, 2025May 13, 2025 by Gabriel Fidler

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

Posted on September 24, 2024September 25, 2024 by Gabriel Fidler

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

Posted on August 29, 2024September 25, 2024 by Gabriel Fidler

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

Posted on July 16, 2024September 6, 2024 by Gabriel Fidler

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…

Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2024

Posted on June 28, 2024June 30, 2024 by Gabriel Fidler

By DZ. Filed June 26, 2024. The big news over the last month has been the continued dominance of Italy’s Samuel Aldegheri. The righthander has been striking out hitters consistently in a…

Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Mid-May 2024

Posted on May 22, 2024May 27, 2024 by Gabriel Fidler

By DZ. Filed May 17, 2024. Several Europeans in the upper minors are performing well, while Dominic Scheffler of Switzerland and Gijs van den Brink from the Netherlands made their pro debuts….

Europeans in the Majors & Minors: April 2024

Posted on April 26, 2024April 30, 2024 by Gabriel Fidler

By DZ. Filed 23 April 2024. The 2024 season is upon us! Veteran Max Kepler continues to headline the list of Europeans in pro ball, while Sem Robberse is off to a…

Ozanich: French Division 1 Poised for Most Competitive Season Yet

Posted on February 1, 2024February 2, 2024 by Gabriel Fidler

What can we expect this year in the French D1? How did we get here to begin? And what’s next for baseball in France? Long-time D1 player and now manager, Owen Ozanich,…

France Enters Youth Baseball5Cup Final with Win

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

The penultimate day of the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup confirmed the final positions from 5-12 with just the final between Cuba and France and the bronze medal game between Türkiye and…

France Confirmed for Youth Baseball5 World Cup Final; Türkiye to Play for Bronze

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

France booked its spot in the final of the Youth Baseball5 World Cup in Ankara, Türkiye, after the first day’s play of the Super Round on Friday. Meanwhile, fellow European representative Türkiye…

Türkiye Join France in Youth Baseball5 World Cup Super Round

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

After an intense last day of Opening Round play in Ankara, Türkiye, the final four teams to advance to the Youth Baseball5 World Cup Super Round were confirmed, while the remaining six…

France Leading Youth Baseball5 World Cup Group B After Day 2

Posted on October 12, 2023October 13, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

Unbeaten France and Cuba booked Super Round spots at the Youth Baseball5 World Cup on Day Two. France beat Taiwan in the feature game of the day between the top two ranked…

France, Turkey Undefeated in Youth Baseball5 World Cup Day 1

Posted on October 11, 2023October 12, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

World No. 2 France and No. 6 Cuba lead Group B and Group A respectively with two wins from two games after the first day’s play at the inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World…

GB, Sweden Set WBSC Ranking Records; Czechs Tie All-Time High

Posted on October 6, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. The WBSC released its newest set of world rankings yesterday, and virtually all European baseball nations saw a change in position thanks to new points available from…

Spain Are 2023 European Baseball Champions; Great Britain, Netherlands Round Out Top Three

Posted on October 2, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain claimed its second European title with a complete performance in the final of the European Baseball Championship, overwhelming undefeated Great Britain, 11-2. The…

2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 6 (Placement Games)

Posted on October 1, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – The penultimate day of the European Baseball Championship determined the final positions for all but the semifinalists, who each had the day off. The…

2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 5

Posted on September 29, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain put together three rallies late in its game with the Netherlands to claim a shocking upset victory and join Great Britain in the…

2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 4

Posted on September 28, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – In the first quarterfinal of the European Baseball Championship, Spain used five home runs, including a pair apiece from Royals’ prospect Omar Hernández and…

2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 3

Posted on September 26, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – On Day 3 of the Baseball Euros, Great Britain defeated Italy for the first time ever at the senior national team level to win…

2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 2

Posted on September 26, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – Sweden and Switzerland pulled off impressive upsets on Day 2 of the European Baseball Championship, while Germany tossed a thrilling shutout against Israel and…

2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 1

Posted on September 24, 2023October 9, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – The first day of the 2023 European Baseball Championship resulted in a series of dominant victories by the tournament’s favourites, and plenty of entertaining…

Europeans in the Majors & Minors: August 2023

Posted on September 2, 2023September 4, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By DZ. Filed Aug. 31, 2023 There were several Europeans in the headlines in August, as Ernesto Martinez (France) and Samuel Aldegheri (Italy) both earned promotions, and Williams Wong continued a scorching…

Europeans in the Majors & Minors: July 2023

Posted on August 5, 2023August 7, 2023 by Gabriel Fidler

By DZ. Filed Aug. 3, 2023. Sem Robberse was in the international baseball news twice this month — first for playing in the MLB Futures Game, and then for being traded to…

France’s LaCombe Signs With White Sox

Posted on July 31, 2023 by MrBB

Two weeks after being drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the 2023 amateur draft, French hurler Mathias Lacombe has signed a contract with the American League team,…

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Kendrey Maduro is greeted by his Dutch teammates after hitting his second homer in Group A play at the 2022 U18 European Championship in Hluboka, Czechia. Credit: mister-baseball.com.
Southpaw pitcher Dominic Scheffler became Switzerland's first born-and-raised talent to sign with an MLB organization when he signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 2023. Credit: Roger Savoldelli.
Marek Chlup hustles for third base during North Greenville University's March 27, 2021, game against Salem University. The Prague-born Chlup, who competed at the 2023 World Baseball Classic with Czechia, won the 2022 NCAA D2 national championship with NGU. Credit: North Greenville Athletics.
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