Category: Germany

The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mannheim Tornados has added South African national teamer Kyle Botha ten days before the start into the 2011 season. The 22-year-old has played for his home country in…

The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg announced on Monday that outfielder/designated hitter Klaus Hopfensperger has decided to end his active playing career immediately. He surprised his teammates on Sunday. The 30-year-old became a father…

The Dortmund Wanderers, which are bringing back Matt Kemp and Trevor Howell to lead the team in the northern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga, have added a former Minor Leaguer. The Australian…

The promoted Berlin Sluggers have added two promising players to the roster, which played for the third-division club Berlin Roadrunners in 2010. The 19-year-old Iwan Galkin is a pitcher who went 8-3…

Just a few days after 30-year-old Japanese shortstop Keigo Miyagi agreed to come back to the Mainz Athletics, they had to announce that he is not returning after all. Manager Ulli Wermuth…

The 21-year-old catcher Timor Kombarov has signed with the Bonn Capitals. Born in Kazakhstan he has lived in Sweden in the past years, playing for the Alby Stars in the Swedish Elitserien….

The HSV Stealers continue to improve their team for the upcoming season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 27-year-old American right-handed pitcher Justin Prinstein is returning to the club from Hamburg. The newly…

by Ty Eriksen On Sunday, the Deggendorf Dragons of the German 3rd league hosted the Haar Disciples of the Bundesliga and the Laufer Wolves of the Bavarian league in a friendly warm-up…

This week a local newspaper revealed some news for the Dortmund Wanderers. According to the report head coach and starting pitcher Matt Kemp and fellow American Trevor Howell will stay with the…

The Gauting Indians announced last weekend that they have completed the roster for the 2011 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The Americans Benji Waite, Travis Latz and Bryan Rojas will take over…

The Mainz Athletics announced on Tuesday that Japanese shortstop Keigo Miyagi is returning to the club, where he played in 2007 and 2008. The 30-year-old was one of the key players during…

After Ian O’Connor and Mark DeVincenzi the Mannheim Tornados have added a third American player for the upcoming season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 26-year-old William Toeppe is supposed to replace Matt…

The 23-year-old German middle infielder Anderson Alvarez Echavarria is joining the Pulheim Gophers in the upcoming season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. After beginning his career with the Hilden Wains he transferred to…

The promoted Berlin Sluggers have announced their first big addition this winter, as they are bringing in right-handed pitcher Ales Keprta. The 29-year-old, who also has pitched for the Czech National Team…

One month before the start of the new season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga last year’s fourth ranked team in the southern division, the Haar Disciples, announced a spectacular transfer. National team pitcher…

Last weekend the German baseball website www.baseball-deutschland.de did the draw for the first round of the 2011 Buchbinder Cup. The three-day tournament with host Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg, last year’s champion Paderborn Untouchables,…

by www.baseballeurope.com More than 130 Enthusiastic Baseball Kids in North Germany’s Greatest Children’s Baseball Tournament Unbelievable what run the sports complex in Lütjensee had to cope with for the 4th Little Lakers…

The 28-year-old German infielder Janek Lorenzen is returning into the Baseball-Bundesliga. After playing three years for the Gent Knights in the Belgian second division he is joining the promoted Berlin Sluggers in…

Reigning German champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg has added two former minor leaguers to complete the roster for the 2011 season in the Baseball-Bundesliga. Justin Kuehn and Evan LeBlanc are only the second…

HSV Stealers The HSV Stealers continue their busy offseason in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. At the end of last week they have signed the 24-year-old American Sam Boone to take over at short….

Since their new ballpark isn’t ready yet and the old one isn’t available anymore, the Mainz Athletics face a unique situation during the preparations for the upcoming season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga….

Reigning German Baseball-Bundesliga champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg is going to hold a ten-day training camp in Nettuno, Italy. Also on the program will be seven exhibition games against the Italian Baseball League…