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Category: Italy
Unipol Bologna signs Victor Moreno to replace Jesus Matos
Unipol Bologna suffered a blow last weekend, as longtime ace Jesus Matos won’t be coming to Italy this year due to an illness suffered during the winter in the Colombian Winter League….
Jesus Matos not joining Unipol Bologna for 2013 Season due to Illness
Baseball.it reported on the weekend that right-handed pitcher Jesus Matos will not join Unipol Bologna for the 2013 season in the Italian Baseball League. He apparently has suffered from an illness during…
Former Minor Leaguer Andrea Pizziconi to pitch for Nettuno in 2013
21-year-old right-handed pitcher Andrea Pizziconi is going to pitch for Danesi Nettuno during the 2013 season in the Italian Baseball League. Signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009 and later traded to…
T&A San Marino signs Leonardo D’Amico for Bullpen Help
T&A San Marino has added 31-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Leonardo D’Amico for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League. The reigning champion looks to bolster the bullpen for game two each week…
Telemarket Rimini adds Andrew Baldwin, Ramon Castro for 2013
In the shadows of the 2013 World Baseball Classic the Italian Baseball League club Telemarket Rimini added a pair of reinforcements for the upcoming season. 30-year-old Minnesota native Andrew Baldwin is supposed…
WBC Participants take on Major League Teams in Spring Training
Today and on Wednesday the eight World Baseball Classic participants, which are slotted into Pools C and D in San Juan and Phoenix, will play against Major League teams in Spring Training….
Riccardo Suardi from Rimini to Novara
29-year-old outfielder Riccardo Suardi, who won the Italian Baseball League championship in 2008 and 2011 with T&A San Marino, is leaving Telemarket Rimini to join Novara. The Lombardy native will be there…
Only Parma and Godo re-confirm foreign Players for 2013 Season
Every year clubs in the Italian Baseball Leagues get the opportunity to renew licenses for their foreign players from the previous year. This time only Parma and Godo took the step from…
Italy defeats Mariners Prospects
Italy has its first victory during their training camp in Arizona. After losing to Seattle Mariners prospects on Tuesday the team of manager Marco Mazzieri defeated the same opponent one day later…
Italy loses first WBC Warm-Up in Arizona
Italy has traveled to Arizona for its training camp prior to the 2013 World Baseball Classic a couple of days ago. After five practice days the team of manager Marco Mazzieri played…
Elia Pasquali returns to New Black Panthers
Right-handed pitcher Elia Pasquali, who learned to play baseball in Ronchi dei Legionari, returns to the New Black Panthers. The attendee of the Baseball Academy in Tirrenia (2008 to 2010) was a…
LHP Jesus Yepez joins Ronchi dei Legionari
The 28-year-old Venezuelan pitcher Jesus Yepez is going to play a third season in the Italian Baseball. He is joining the new IBL club New Black Panthers Ronchi dei Legionari for the…
North East Knights acquire Alessandro Grimaudo
The North East Knights have added the soon to be 20-year-old Alessandro Grimaudo to the roster for the 2013 season. He is coming as part of a loan agreement from Danesi Nettuno…
Javier Galvez and Rene Rojas join Coaching Staff of Mastiff Arezzo in Italian Baseball League
The Cuban coaches Javier Galvez and Rene Rojas will join the technical staff of Mastiff Arezzo in their first year in the Italian Baseball League. Both will work mainly with the farm…
New Black Panthers confirm Slovenian Jakob Trobec
The New Black Panthers Ronchi dei Legionari have confirmed that Slovenian infielder Jakob Trobec is going to play for them also in the Italian Baseball League. He joined the team last year…
Jurrjens no go for WBC, Profar still undecided, Cervelli explains
Jair Jurrjens finally signed his contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday evening. Originally reaching an agreement for a Major League contract worth $1.5 million it was re-structured after a physical raised…
RHP Raul Rivero new Closer for Unipol Bologna
Unipol Bologna has introduced their new closer for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League. The Venezuelan Raul Rivero is supposed to become the supplement for Jesus Matos as second foreign…
Novara adds Franklyn Torres to Pitching Staff
The Italian Baseball League club Novara has added veteran right-hander Franklyn Torres to the pitching staff for the 2013 season. The 40-year-old has been playing in Italy for the last decade, mostly…
Italian Cup Final 2012 to be played on March 30
The Italian Cup Final of the year 2012 will be played at 2pm CET on March 30 in Rimini. Unipol Bologna and Telemarket Rimini will square off for the “Coppa Italia” title….
Italy opens Training Camp in Glendale on February 20
The Italian national team will start training camp in Glendale, Arizona – Spring Training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers – on February 20 with 26 players. A total of six exhibition…
Former Major Leaguer Chris Aguila to Unipol Bologna
Unipol Bologna have signed the 33-year-old former Major Leaguer Chris Aguila. The Californian was drafted in the third round in 1997 by the Florida Marlins. The outfielder debuted in the big leagues…
Riccardo Suardi, Alberto Varin join Novara
A couple of days after securing the services of Rolexis Molina for the 2013 season Novara has added two more players according to GrandeSlam.net. Riccardo Suardi and Alberto Varin will strengthen the…
Italy’s Francisco Cervelli connected to latest MLB Doping Scandal
Last week a story of the Miami New Times about an allegedly new MLB doping scandal which includes several big names shook the baseball community. Now it appears it has reached European…
Rolexis Molina joins Novara for 2013 Season
Third baseman/outfielder Rolexis Molina, born 1978 in Cuba, will join the Italian Baseball League club Novara for the 2013 season. He is no stranger to Italian baseball fans, as he played for…