Week 4 of the German Ben’s Bundesliga was without a doubt the most dramatic of the season. The weekend began as expected, with a Regensburg victory in its match-up against the guests…
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Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 23-25)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga The fourth weekend of action in the Bundesliga South starts in Regensburg Friday evening, with the Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg (6-0) hosting the Munich-Haar Disciples (1-5) in a Bavarian derby….
German Bundesliga Week 3: Regensburg Passes First Test; Heidenheim and Stuttgart Cruise
The third weekend of the German Ben’s Bundesliga began as it started: with three undefeated clubs. Heidenheim, Regensburg, and Stuttgart continued their strong starts, and in the weekend’s fourth match-up, Munich-Haar and…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 16-18)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga The third weekend of action in the Bundesliga South starts in Stuttgart, where the Stuttgart Reds (4-0) look to continue their perfect start in a home-and-away series with the Tübingen…
German Bundesliga Week 2: Regensburg, Stuttgart, Heidenheim Remain Undefeated
Week 2 of the 2021 Ben’s Bundesliga again delivered four sweeps, with only one home team securing a win. Otherwise, it was the guests who enjoyed the spoils, with the defending champion…
German Bundesliga Round-Up: March
A quiet February was followed by a somewhat more active March in the German Bundesliga after it was announced that the season would begin as scheduled on April 1 – at least…
Heidenheim-Mainz Highlight of German Bundesliga Week 2
The German Ben’s Bundesliga will continue play this weekend, with the top matchup occurring in Mainz, where the defending champion Heidenheim Heideköpfe will take on the Athletics. Both teams swept their opening…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 9-11)
The European baseball season will get into full swing this weekend, with the German Bundesliga joined by the Czech Extraliga and the Spanish Baseball League (SBL). The complete list of streaming options…
Bundesliga Opening Weekend Delivers Runs, Strong Pitching, Few Surprises
The opening weekend of the 2021 Ben’s Bundesliga delivered plenty of offense, strong pitching, and four sweeps, among other highlights. Among those who stood out were the Netherlands’ national team veteran Mike…
Stuttgart Reds Win German Bundesliga Opener
STUTTGART, Germany — The Stuttgart Reds won the opening game of the 2021 German Bundesliga season in dominating fashion on Wednesday, belting out 19 hits and scoring 22 runs in a 22-1…
Czech Extraliga to Start Play April 9th
The Czech Extraliga will delay its Opening Day by one week, with the first pitches to be thrown on April 9th. The Czech Baseball Association Technical Committee and representatives of Czech clubs…
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The Czech Republic national team and Tenerife Marlins meet up under the Spanish sun in the second game of their three-game series on March 4th, 2021. Credit: Tomáš Icík. If you are…
Bundesliga Round-Up: February
February was a slow month in the German Bundesliga. With the coronavirus pandemic raising leading to continued uncertainty about the 2021 season, the 16 first-division German clubs were slow to announce new…
2021 European Championship Group Draw
The four groups for the 16-team, 2021 European Championship in Italy are set. With a peak of roughly 200 viewers tuning in to the organizing committee’s midday Facebook live event, the 12…
World Cups Postponed for Germany, Italy (U15), France (Women’s)
Press release from WBSC. PULLY, Switzerland / TIJUANA, Mexico; 23 February 2021—The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has asked the Tijuana Organizing Committee and the Mexican government to postpone the 2021 WBSC Women’s…
Bundesliga Round-Up: January
In a new monthly feature, we will be catching you up on the transactions and developments in the German Bundesliga. In our first edition, Heidenheim strengthen an already strong squad, Hamburg bring…
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe win German Ben’s Baseball-Bundesliga 2020
The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe have won the German Baseball-Bundesliga Championship 2020. They swept the best-of-five final series in the Ben’s Baseball-Bundesliga 3-0 against the Bonn Capitals and captured their fifth title in team…
Cologne Cardinals sign Quinn DiPasquale for 2020 Season
The Cologne Cardinals have signed 24-year-old Quinn DiPasquale to be their new starting pitcher in game two each week in the Ben’s Baseball-Bundesliga. The right-hander played for the Sydney Blue Sox in…
Tanner Simpson joins Munich-Haar Disciples
The Munich-Haar Disciples of the German Ben’s Baseball-Bundesliga have signed Tanner Simpson for the 2020 season. He is a graduate of Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho. He will be the fourth alumni…
Hamburg Stealers sign first baseman Zach Stromann
The Hamburg Stealers have signed 24-year-old first baseman Zach Stromann for the 2020 season in the Ben’s Baseball-Bundesliga in Germany. He is transferring from the London Mets to Hamburg. The British national…
Cologne Cardinals add catcher Robbie Kellerman
The Cologne Cardinals have signed Robbie Kellerman. The 25-year-old US-American is supposed to fill the role as catcher in the Ben’s Baseball-Bundesliga during the 2020 season. He attended Trinity University (NCAA Division…
Sven Schueller to return to Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg
After his minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers expired 24-year-old German right-hander Sven Schueller is returning to the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg to play in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. He played in…
Hamburg Stealers add Chris Thibideau
The Hamburg Stealers have added shortstop Chris Thibideau for the 2020 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 24-year-old is a 2013 MLB draftee (by San Diego Padres, didn’t sign), who has played…
Kruno Gojkovic back with IT sure Falcons
Croatian national team player Kruno Gojkovic is returning to the IT sure Falcons Ulm. The pitcher and middle infielder already played for the club in 2018 and returns to the German Baseball-Bundesliga…
Regensburg adds Ondra and Pedrol, loses Greenfield and Waite
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg revealed on Tuesday that they are adding Czech national team player Tomas Ondra from league rival Munich-Haar Disciples and former Seattle Mariners minor leaguer Christian Pedrol. Additionally they…