One major upset and a couple of surprises made the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship Round of 16 especially interesting, while the quarterfinals are now set, with only eight teams now in the…
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2025 Baseball5 Euros Day 2
Four teams finished group play with perfect records at the Baseball5 European Championship on Day Two, as France, Lithuania, Spain, and Türkiye have all won three consecutive games to start the tournament….
2025 Baseball5 Euros Day 1
The first day of play the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship is in the books, with Italy and the Netherlands both grabbing a pair of wins, while France, Lithuania, Spain, and Türkiye looked…
2025 Baseball5 Euros Preview
The city of Panevėžys, Lithuania, is hosting the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship from Nov. 3-8. The competition will take place in the Kalnapilis Arena, which has a seating capacity of around 5,600, with two courts…
Vote for the 2025 EBCA Coach of the Year
Voting for the European Baseball Coaches Association (EBCA) Coach of the Year for 2025 is now open — and both members and the public have a chance to cast a ballot. Three coaches…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: 2025 End-of-Season Update
By DZ. Filed Oct. 7, 2025. Minus Max Kepler’s ongoing playoff run with the Philadelphia Phillies, European contributions to Major League Baseball’s season have concluded. Italy’s Samuel Aldegheri finished the season in…
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…
Two Europeans on Baseball United’s Mid East Falcons’ Roster
Rosters for Season One of the Baseball United league will be revealed over the coming days, with Abu Dhabi’s Mid East Falcons the first to announce its players for the autumn campaign….
2025 Under-18 Baseball World Cup Preview
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. In two days, the Under-18 World Cup will commence in Okinawa, Japan, and Germany and Italy will represent Europe at baseball’s oldest youth world championship. South Africa…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship: Great Britain Wins First European Title
By Gabriel Fidler. Great Britain came back from a seven-run deficit against Czech Republic to win the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, its first continental title in any competition. Meanwhile, two-time defending…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 4
By Gabriel Fidler. Only two teams remain in the hunt for the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, as Great Britain came from behind to upset the Netherlands, while the Czech Republic put…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: August 2025 Update
By DZ. Filed Aug. 8, 2025. The Arizona rookie league season is finished, ending campaigns for nine European baseball players, while the regular season for the four Europeans in the Dominican rookie…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 3
By Gabriel Fidler. An exciting day of play set the teams for the pair of semifinals at the Under-23 European Baseball Championship, with the Netherlands needing late-game heroics to remain winless, and…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 2 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic featured a bit of everything, include huge offensive performances, dominant pitching, and key defensive plays. Once the…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 1 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic produced one thriller and two statement victories, while another game was postponed until tomorrow. In the opener,…
Mets Ink Italy’s Marelli, Club’s First Italian Amateur
By Gabriel Fidler. The New York Mets have dipped into the European baseball market for the first time in a decade, signing Italian Matteo Marelli to a minor league contract. The right-handed…