After settling for third at Haarlem Honkbal Week, Taiwan continued its hot streak to start Prague Baseball Week and is now top of Group A. Meanwhile, the Netherlands shook off a slow…
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Prague Baseball Week 2026: Day 1
Fresh off an exciting Baseball Week in Haarlem, three of national teams went east to contest another of the continent’s best-loved baseball traditions, the Prague Baseball Week. Only hours after a heart-breaking…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed June 11, 2026. Slovakia and Ireland’s Adam Macko made his MLB debut, then pitched in 11 more games with a 1.50 ERA leading to this update. Whereas last month…
Germany Wins 2026 Alpine International Baseball Trophy
The cities of Dornbirn and Hard in Vorarlberg, the far western state of Austria, hosted four national teams over the weekend in the inaugural Alpine International Baseball Trophy. Organised by Austrian Baseball…
Champions League Europe: Rotterdam Day 3
The Tenerife Marlins advanced to the Final Four of the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe, joining Curaçao Neptunus, which later won for a third time at the familiar confines of the Familiestadion….
Champions League Europe: Regensburg Day 3
In what amounted to a one-game playoff, Draci Brno advanced to the Final Four of the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe with a victory over Twins Oosterhout. The Czech Extraliga club finished second…
Champions League Europe: Regensburg Day 2
Parma 1949 qualified for the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe Final Four, while Draci Brno mounted a comeback against the hosts Legionaere, to eliminating them and setting up a playoff against the…
Champions League Europe: Rotterdam Day 2
Curaçao Neptunus secured first place in its group on the second day of the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe in front of a home crowd in the Familiestadion. Earlier in the day,…
Champions League Europe: Rotterdam Day 1
A pair of high-scoring games on Day One of the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe at Rotterdam’s Familiestadion produced wins for Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and the host club, Curaçao Neptunus. The competition is…
Champions League Europe: Regensburg Day 1
Parma 1949 started the day with a dominant victory, while the Oosterhout Twins won a nailbiter with the home side on the first day of play in the Baseball Champions League Europe (BCL)….
Champions League Europe Launches
The first-ever edition of the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe begins tomorrow in Regensburg, Germany, and Rotterdam, Netherlands. The BCL is modelled after a similar tournament of domestic champions in the Americas…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed May 11, 2026. Italy’s Sam Aldegheri pitched in the big leagues for the second time this season; Spain’s Omar Hernández (a catcher) is hitting .295 and playing regularly in…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: April 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed April 22, 2026. Welcome back (or, if you are new, just… welcome)! The first couple of updates of the year are generally pretty thin, as we await the start…
Packed with European Flavor, Baseball United Looks to Grow in the Middle East
*** 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…
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…
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 Under-18 World Cup Day 10: U.S.A. Take Gold; Multiple Europeans and South Africans Among World Leaders
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Coleman Borthwick pitched the U.S.A. to the gold medal, with the Red, White, and Blue tying an all-time record in the process and triumphing over undefeated Japan…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 9: South Africa Finishes with a Win
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. South Africa finished the Under-18 Baseball World Cup with a surprise victory over Germany on its last day, while Italy started strong against Australia before eventually falling…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 8: Another Victory for Italy
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Italy continued its hot streak with a well-played victory over China, while Germany gave Cuba all it could manage. Elsewhere, South Africa got off to a good…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 7: Two-Straight Wins for Italy
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Germany may have started the Under-18 Baseball World Cup with a pair of victories, but in today’s matchup of Europe’s two delegates, it was Italy that claimed…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 5: Germany Three Outs Short of Super Round
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Through a full seven innings against second-ranked Taiwan, Germany’s hopes of qualifying for the Super Round at the Under-18 Baseball World Cup remained alive, while Italy and…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 4: South Africa Out-Hits Europe
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Despite a loss on the fourth day of play at the Under-18 Baseball World Cup, Germany’s chance for a spot in the Super Round remains open. It…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 3: Italy, Germany Close in Losses
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Germany’ fought valiantly in a tough matchup against the United States, while Italy put plenty of runners on base against Puerto Rico, but could not quite break…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 2: Germany Undefeated
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Jona Widmann and Pepe Stockhaus took a no-hitter deep into Germany’s game against China, while Italy ran into Cuba’s talented pitching staff in the Under-18 Baseball World…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 1: Upset Win for Germany
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Germany came from behind to pull off an impressive win over Australia on the first day of the 2025 Under-18 Baseball World Cup, while Italy turned in…