The Cologne Cardinals once again enter the new season with a new head coach. Carlos Mirabal is succeeding Devery Van De Keere, who has left for Canada at the end of last…
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Michael Stephan joining Buchbinder Legionaere
The Buchbinder Legionaere announced on Friday that they have signed 28-year-old first baseman Michael Stephan. He is transferring from the Munich-Haar Disciples to Regensburg, where he played for nine seasons. He also…
OF Andrew Oberthaler from Vienna to Berlin
US-American outfielder Andrew Oberthaler is leaving the Vienna Wanderers to join the Berlin Flamingos in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The former high school prospect worked as meteorologist in Vienna and played for the…
Markus Solbach remains with Bonn Capitals, will pitch in US during summer
German national team hurler Markus Solbach remains with the Bonn Capitals. The 26-year-old right-hander is going to reinforce the team at the beginning and the end of the season. In between he…
Michael Weigl, Johannes Jung, David Dinski return to Buchbinder Legionaere Roster
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg announced this past weekend that Michael Weigl, Johannes Jung and David Dinski return to the German Baseball-Bundesliga roster. After a year-long break Jung is returning to the team….
Stuttgart Reds add Outfielder Ismail Ciftci
The Stuttgart Reds have announced that they have added former German youth national team player Ismail Ciftci. The outfielder is coming from the Nagold Mohawks to the Reds. However the 19-year-old only…
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe sign former Minor Leaguer RJ Hively for 2018 Season
The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe announced on Monday that they have signed former minor leaguer RJ Hively for the 2018 season. The 29-year-old Californian is supposed to pitch in game two each week and…
Mateusz Szustek joins Dohren Wild Farmers
Polish national team player Mateusz Szustek is joining the Dohren Wild Farmers. The player of Centaury Warsaw spent the past few years in the United States attending high school and community college…
Riley Barr leaves Mainz Athletics for Bonn Capitals
The Bonn Capitals announced this week that they have signed Riley Barr for the 2018 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The right-hander from the United States is replacing Wilson Lee a starting…
Munich-Haar Disciples announce Signings of Jan Tomek, Austin Diemer
The Munich-Haar Disciples announced the signings of Jan Tomek and Austin Diemer on Monday. Tomek, who played for the Buchbinder Legionaere in the German Baseball-Bundesliga in 2016, is coming from Curacao Neptunus…
Edvardas Matusevicius stays with Dohren Wild Farmers
Edvardas Matusevicius remains with the Dohren Wild Farmers. The Lithuanian pitcher/outfielder joined the German Baseball-Bundesliga team last year and helped them to reach the playoffs for the first time in team history….
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe add Logan Grigsby, keep others
Die Heidenheim Heidekoepfe have added 22-year-old US-American Logan Grigsby for the 2018 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The college pitcher also has a German passport due to his German-born mother. The reigning…
Trevor Caughey joins promoted Berlin Flamingos in return to Germany
Well-travelled Trevor Caughey is returning to Germany. After playing for the Bonn Capitals in 2014 he joins the promoted Berlin Flamingos in the German Baseball-Bundesliga north. Caughey is also going to serve…
Tim Crow new Head Coach in Hamburg / Dustin Ward, Gianny Fracchiolla stay
The Hamburg Stealers announced on Monday that Tim Crow is becoming their new head coach. The 54-year-old US-American is taking over for 37-year-old Jens Hawlitzky, who is becoming their new technical…
Maikel Azcuy from Southampton Mustangs to Berlin Flamingos
One of the best players of the last decade in the British National Baseball League is trying his luck in the German Baseball-Bundesliga in 2018. Maikel Azcuy is leaving the Southampton Mustangs…
Wilson Lee from Bonn Capitals to Solingen Alligators
26-year-old Australian Wilson Lee is transferring from the Bonn Capitals to the Solingen Alligators in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The left-handed pitcher, who can also play the outfield and spurts some power with…
Ryan Bollinger signs with New York Yankees
26-year-old left-hander Ryan Bollinger is signing a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. The news was officially revealed during a broadcast of the Australian Baseball League, where he is currently…
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg sign LHP Bill Greenfield
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg have signed 23-year-old US-American left-hander Bill Greenfield for the 2018 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. He is supposed to fill the role of foreign starter in game two…
Maik Ehmcke joins Untouchables Paderborn
Former Minor Leaguer Maik Ehmcke is joining the Untouchables Paderborn. The 23-year-old outfielder is transferring from the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg, where he played since 2010. Ehmcke spent two seasons in the Arizona…
Dave Daniels new Head Coach of Mannheim Tornados
The Mannheim Tornados revealed in a German newspaper report that Dave Daniels is becoming their new head coach. The 62-year-old US-American coached the Solingen Alligators in 2011 in the German Baseball-Bundesliga briefly,…
Promoted Ulm Falcons add Carlos Figuerdo, Robertas Vilimas
The Ulm Falcons will promote to the German Baseball-Bundesliga in 2018. This week they announced their first two acquisitions. 24-year-old Venezuelan catcher Carlos Figuerdo, who also has an Italian passport, is coming…
Don Freeman among 2018 ABCA Hall of Fame Class
The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced their 2018 class, which gets inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in January. Among the 11 inductees is also Don Freeman. Besides coaching in…
Martin Helmig no longer Technical Director of Mannheim Tornados
A couple of days it already got known that Daniel Husband would leave the Mannheim Tornados as head coach. Now it also got confirmed that Martin Helmig no longer will serve as…
Daniel Husband to coach regional team in 2018
A Bavarian regional club, the Gröbenzell Bandits, announced this past week that they have signed Daniel Husband as their new technical director and head coach. The 39-year-old US-American is living in Germany…
Darren Lauer replaces Jared Ney as Starting Pitcher with Dohren Wild Farmers
The Dohren Wild Farmers announced a new starting pitcher for game two each week in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 25-year-old Darren Lauer is replacing Jared Ney, who concluded his active playing career…