Category: Italy

T&A San Marino might need to find another infielder for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League. Giovanni Pantaleoni apparently suffered a knee injury during a snowboard accident according to a…

After four years in Grosseto, the 27-year-old right-handed pitcher Yovany D’Amico has reached an agreement with Danesi Nettuno. Born in Venezuela he has an Italian passport and therefore also can be used…

Novara United continues to improve its roster for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League. Venezuelan reliever with Italian passport, Pedro Orta, is leaving Cariparma Parma after two years to move…

The 29-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Miguel Pinango is apparently the new game-one starter for the North East Knights in the Italian Baseball League. He spent nine seasons in the American minor leagues, six…

Palfinger Reggio Emilia, a former Italian Baseball League club and now a team in the Serie A of the Federal Championship, has made a big-name acquisition for the upcoming season. They have…

The North East Knights have reached an agreement with outfielder Michele Gerali. The 41-year-old already played in Godo in 2007. He is the brother of Cariparma Parma manager Gilberto Gerali. In 2011…

Just last week “Bullpen Gospels” was the reading material of Mister-Baseball. Now the author is coming to Italy to play baseball. Dirk Hayhurst, a right-handed pitcher from Hudson, Ohio, is joining Danesi…

The North East Knights have added three pitchers to the roster for the 2012 season in the Italian Baseball League. The 29-year-old Michele Coppi and the 27-year-old Massimiliano Geri are coming from…

Shortstop Brandon Chaves will return to Telemarket Rimini. The Italian Baseball League confirmed that he is coming back for the 2012 season. Playing his first year in Italy he batted .351/.464 with…

Novara United has found a foreign starting pitcher for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League according to a report by Grandeslam.net. The 27-year-old right-hander Mitch Waters is coming from the…

Italian Baseball League champion T&A San Marino has a new pitching coach. The 40-year-old Venezuelan Jesus Hernandez is joining the staff of manager Doriano Bindi. He is currently working for the Leones…

After the Federal Council of the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation officially approved Grosseto Baseball as successor of BBC Grosseto in the Italian Baseball League last Saturday, the new organization was introduced…

The Dominican Catcher Danilo Sanchez remains behind the plate for the North East Knights in the Italian Baseball League. He batted .237/.367/.430 with six homeruns, eight doubles, 18 runs and 30 RBI…

Telemarket Rimini has signed the 27-year-old Californian outfielder Joe Persichina. The former minor leaguer in the Chicago White Sox organization is coming from the North East Knights. He had arrived in Godo…

Cariparma Parma is adding a bat and a catcher to the roster for the 2012 season in the Italian Baseball League. The Venezuelan 25-year-old Osman Jose Marval is coming from the Winter…

Telemarket Rimini has been quite so far during the winter. Baseball.it now has some tidbits about the Pirates offseason. Chris Catanoso, who had replaced Larry Olenberger as manager following his departure last…

It seems that Danesi Nettuno is not done this offseason. Besides the rumor that Czech right-hander Boris Bokaj will join the IBL vice champion they are also interested in three pitchers with…

24-year-old second baseman Livinston Santaniello, who has no spot on the 2012 roster of Fortitudo Bologna, is going to play for Arezzo in the Serie A of the Federal Championship in Italian…

Just a couple of days after presenting new manager Mike Romano, Novara United celebrates another coup. The Italian Baseball League club has signed Venezuelan outfielder Rodney Medina. He is coming from league…

The North East Knights will bring Dominican right-hander Sammy De Los Santos to Godo for the 2012 season in the Italian Baseball League. He has a Spanish passport and therefore can be…

Which was rumored all winter finally has been official, as outfielder Leonardo Mazzanti returns to Danesi Nettuno after two years in Grosseto. In 2011 he batted .193/.311/.261 with one homerun, 11 runs…

The 59-year-old Mike Romano has found a new home. After a not so pleasant departure after 39 years with Rimini he is going to be the new manager of Novara United in…

A consortium of American people is taking over as partners of the newly formed Grosseto Baseball franchise in the Italian Baseball League. There are now some more detailed and clarified information available…

Unipol Bologna entered the practice field for the first time before the start of the 2012 season on Saturday at the Sports Center in Casteldebole (for picture visit www.grandeslam.net). Players on hand…