The North East Knights introduced two new players this week. Shortstop Liu Rodriguez and right-handed pitcher Gleb Volodin join the Italian Baseball League team of head coach Daniele Fuzzi. Rodriguez is a…
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Edwin Bellorin joins Danesi Nettuno
Previous connected via rumors Danesi Nettuno officially introduced Edwin Bellorin as their new catcher. The 30-year-old Venezuelan played a total of eight games in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies between…
Italian Infielder Mattia Mercuri signs with Atlanta Braves
After last year’s drought another European prospect has found a home with a MLB organization. After the Baltimore Orioles’ signing of Jan Novak in December, the Atlanta Braves inked 18-year-old Italian infielder…
RHP Jim Magrane to take mound for T&A San Marino in 2013
Reigning Italian Baseball League title holder T&A San Marino has signed former Minor Leaguer Jim Magrane to be their foreign-born pitcher in 2013. The 34-year-old right-hander from Ottumwa, Iowa was selected by…
LHP Michele Meschini from Juve to T&A San Marino
The 20-year-old left-handed pitching prospect Michele Meschini has left Juve ’98 and the Serie A of the Federal Championship in Italy to join the reigning Italian Baseball League champion T&A San Marino….
Interesting new concept for IBL2 and Serie A in Italy
It was already widely assumed that the Division 2 of the Italian Baseball League will see a format change in 2013. GrandeSlam.net now reports that the plan is to fusion the IBL2…
Gilberto Gerali back on Italy’s Coaching Staff
Former Cariparma Parma manager Gilberto Gerali is back as a member of Team Italy’s coaching staff. The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) confirmed this on its official website www.fibs.it. He replaced…
Cariparma Parma confirms Marco Grifantini for 2013 season
The Italian Baseball League club Cariparma Parma confirmed on Tuesday that right-handed pitcher Marco Grifantini returns for the 2013 season. He accepted a contract with less money, as Parma has to reduce…
North East Knights confirm first Player for 2013 Season
The De Angelis Godo Knights have confirmed their first player for the 2013 season. The 43-year-old veteran Michele Gerali will return for a second straight season with the Knights. The outfielder came…
Interview with Marco Mazzieri of the Italian National Team
For a second straight time Italy won the European Championship in the Netherlands last September. In March they will participate for a third time in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. They will…
Renny Duarte to pitch for Senago Milano United in 2013
Right-hander Renny Duarte is going to play for Senago Milano United in the Serie A of the Italian Federal Championship during the 2013 season according to GrandeSlam.net. The Venezuelan is no stranger…
Cariparma Parma: Jose Sanchez coming back; Freddy Parejo coming?
According to reports from Baseball.it Cariparma Parma seems to have found a replacement for the departing Stefano Desimoni to patrol center field next season in the Italian Baseball League. The 28-year-old Freddy…
Rovigo confirmed as Bologna’s IBL2 Team
Baseball.it reports that the agreement between Unipol Bologna and Rovigo is official for a cooperation in the Italian Baseball Leagues. Rovigo is taking over for Castenaso as IBL2 affiliate for Fortitudo. Both…
World Baseball Classic Participants facing MLB Teams in Spring Training
On Wednesday Major League Baseball released the schedule for 2013 Spring Training. While the national teams playing in Taichung, Taiwan and Fukuoka, Japan missing out on the opportunity prior to the first…
Andrea Sgnaolin not going to sign with Danesi Nettuno
It was widely assumed that Andrea Sgnaolin would make the move from Grosseto to Danesi Nettuno. But now GrandeSlam.net reports that with Mastiff Arezzo going to use the ballpark in Grosseto for…
Jairo Marquez new Catcher for Reggio Emilia
At the beginning of the week, Palfinger Reggio Emilia announced that Jairo Marquez is going to be their new catcher in the 2013 season. He takes over for Simone Bosco behind the…
Piacenza to be IBL2 Team for Reggio Emilia
Not only players are transferring from team to other teams in the Italian Baseball League. Piacenza is going to make the move from the North East Knights to become the IBL2 team…
Anthony Rizzo to play for Italy in World Baseball Classic
First baseman Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs is going to suit up for Italy at the upcoming 2013 World Baseball Classic. With provisional rosters to be announced on Thursday for all…
Massimiliano Geri from North East Knights to Mastiff Arezzo
Mastiff Arezzo has made another acquisition for the 2013 season in the Italian Baseball League. The new IBL club has signed right-handed pitcher Massimiliano Geri according to GrandeSlam.net. The 27-year-old is coming…
Cariparma Parma has new Technical Director
Cariparma Parma has a new technical director. Gianguido Poma, head coach of the Italian Junior national team, is taking over for Gilberto Gerali, who had stepped down due to personal reasons. Gerali…
LHP Ricardo Hernandez returns to CB Barcelona
Left-handed pitcher Ricardo Hernandez leaves Danesi Nettuno to return to the CB Barcelona. The southpaw pitched in the Italian Baseball League for one season, going 9-3 with an ERA of 2.22 in…
RHP Fabio Betto retires, becomes Assistant Coach in Bologna
At the age of 40, Italian right-handed pitcher Fabio Betto has decided to retire. He will remain with Unipol Bologna, becoming an assistant coach under manager Marco Nanni. He was still able…
Reggio Emilia talking to Juan Pablo Angrisano
According to a report by GrandeSlam.net Palfinger Reggio Emilia is interested in catcher Juan Pablo Angrisano of Unipol Bologna. Fortitudo already granted Reggio Emilia the right to work out a deal with…
Mastiff Arezzo not playing in Florence, but Grosseto
It seems that there will be Italian Baseball League games in Grosseto this year after all. The newly promoted Mastiff Arezzo is not playing in Florence as originally announced but in Grosseto,…
Ronchi dei Legionari confirms Players for 2013 Season
One of the new teams in the Italian Baseball League Ronchi dei Legionari has confirmed its first transfers for the 2013 season. The biggest news is probably that they were able to…