The drawing of the group stage pairings for the 2023 European Championship took place Saturday morning in Prague, with the hosts Czechia drawn against fellow medal-contenders Spain. Additional highlights include fellow World…
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German Bundesliga’s Top Batters, Pitchers Crowned; Regensburg’s Bowman Top Pitcher For Second Consecutive Season
The German Bundesliga has announced the top pitcher and batter in the league’s two divisions, with Kaleb Bowman, who signed a Minor League contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in October after a…
Stuttgart Moves on From Manager Di Salle
The Stuttgart Reds have parted ways with manager Curtis di Salle after three seasons, the Bundesliga club announced on its website. A disappointing 2022 campaign saw the Reds narrowly miss out on…
U23 World Cup, Day 3: Germany Falls to Chinese Taipei; Rain Hinders the Dutch
Germany lost 3-0 (box) to Chinese Taipei on Saturday, its second shutout defeat in as many games at the U23 World Championship in Chinese Taipei, with rain resulting in the Netherlands-Puerto Rico…
U23 World Cup, Day Two: Germany and Netherlands Both Shutout Against Asian Powerhouses
Germany fell to Japan, 6-0 (box), and the Netherlands were defeated by South Korea, 4-0 (box), as the two European participants began play at the U23 World Cup in Chinese Taipei. Germany…
WBC Qualifying: Great Britain Defeats Spain to Earn Berth; Czechs Book Date With Spain
Great Britain rallied from an 8-3 deficit to defeat Spain, 10-9, in a dramatic ten innings, with the victory qualifying Team GB for the World Baseball Classic for the first time. The…
WBC Qualifying: Big Inning Allows Germany to Get Past South Africa
A seven-run sixth inning gave Germany the boost it needed to get past a tenacious South Africa, 11-5, setting the stage for a clash between Germany and its European rival Czechia on…
WBC Qualifying: Czechia Eliminates France; Germany vs. South Africa Postponed
Czechia rebounded from its disastrous 21-7 Day 2 defeat to Spain to defeat France, 7-1, in the elimination bracket of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg. The planned nightcap between South…
WBC Qualifying: Spain and Great Britain Win Big
Spain and Great Britain won big on Day 2 of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, with Spain defeating Czechia 21-7 and Great Britain defeating the hosts, Germany, 8-1, in the…
Germany’s Walther Signs with Milwaukee Brewers
Germany’s Yannic Walther has signed with the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the third German to sign with an MLB organization this year, the German Baseball Academy (DBA) has announced. The 18-year-old Walther, who…
Bonn Capitals Take 2-0 Series Lead in German Championship Series
The favored Bonn Capitals took the first two games of the opening weekend of the best-of-five German Bundesliga championship series, defeating the Untouchables Paderborn 3-0 in Game 1 on Saturday and 10-3…
Paderborn’s Richards on the Radar of MLB Scouts
Sixteen-year-old middle infielder Darrion Richards of the Untouchables Paderborn has worked out in front of New York Yankees scouts, the Bundesliga North club has announced. Richards appeared in seven early-season games for…
Mainz Steal One From Favored Capitals, Regensburg and Heidenheim Go Up 2-0 in First Round of Bundesliga Playoffs
The Mainz Athletics used a Max Boldt grand slam to upset the favored Bonn Capitals in the first game of their playoff series, with the weekend’s remaining contests going as expected as…
German Bundesliga Playoffs Set; Dohren and Mainz Claim Final Tickets
The 2022 German Bundesliga regular season wrapped up last weekend, with the final playoff spots claimed by the Dohren Wild Farmers (North) and Mainz Athletics (South). The first round of the playoffs…
Germany Defeats Czechia to Win U12 European Championship After Extra-Innings Drama
Germany defeated Czechia in dramatic fashion to claim the gold medal at the 2022 U12 European Championship in Vienna, with a two-run double in the third extra-inning by Felipe Morales Weggemann leading…
U12 European Championship Group Play Ends With Czechia and Italy Undefeated
The group stage of the 2022 U12 European Championship in Vienna, Austria, ended on Thursday, with Czechia and Italy advancing to Friday’s semifinals with undefeated records. Czechia finished atop Group B after…
Regensburg to Host 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
Regensburg’s Armin-Wolf-Arena will be the site of one of two qualifying tournaments for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, with the city on the Danube hosting Germany, Czechia, Spain, France and South Africa…
Germany’s Fischer Signs with Los Angeles Dodgers
Tim Fischer has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the second German to sign a contract with an MLB organization this year and the third European to ink a contract with…
World Baseball Classic to Be Played in March 2023; Groups and Locations Revealed
NEW YORK/PULLY, Switzerland — The fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic, which serves as WBSC’s Official National Team World Championship, will take place from Mar 9-21, 2023, and be expanded to 20 teams…
Baseball Jobs Overseas Wins Finkstonball in 1-0 Final vs. Host Athletics
Returning after two years of coronavirus complications [link], Finkstonball pits a mixture of European clubs from various national leagues at the amateur and semi-professional levels with a teams organised around nationality or…
2022 Champions Cup: Day 2
Day 2 of the Champions Cup in Bonn, Germany, was again marred by rain, with only three of the day’s five scheduled games played to completion. Nevertheless, the competition had highlights to…
2022 Champions Cup: Day 1
The 2022 Champions Cup got underway in Bonn, Germany, with only two of the four games scheduled for Day 1 of Europe’s premier club competition completed due to rain. In Game 1,…
Finkstonball Returns After Two-Year Hiatus, Seven Countries Represented
Finkstonball baseball and softball tournament will return after a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus, with 14 teams competing from June 3-6 in Attnang-Puchheim, Upper Austria. In addition to the host Athletics, the eight-team baseball…
Wittmann Drives in Two Runs as West Texas A&M Eliminated From D2 Playoffs
Germany’s Paul Wittmann drove in two runs in NCAA Division 2 postseason action, but he and his West Texas A&M Buffaloes were eliminated after consecutive losses in the regional tournament in Grand…
Germany’s Wittmann Prepares for NCAA Division 2 Postseason With West Texas A&M
Germany’s Paul Wittmann and his West Texas A&M Buffaloes will begin NCAA Division 2 postseason play on Thursday, May 19, when they take on the St. Edward’s Hilltoppers in Grand Junction, CO….