Category: Italy

Utility man Vicente Francisco Carlos BELLIZZI joins Cariparma for the 2008 season. The 33-year-old Venezuelan with Italian passport has spent three years in the Italian Baseball League. He signed with Modena in…

Four weeks in front of the opening day and Montepaschi Grosseto has signed two more players. They add the former minor league pitchers Yovani D’AMICO and Christopher COOPER. COOPER is 29 years…

The Italian Baseball League club Cariparma completed his Offseason with the acquisition of a new catcher. They announced that former six-game Major Leaguer Pascual MATOS joins the team for the upcoming season….

The announcement was made already a week ago. However we were busy during the Olympics Qualifier and could not report it. Danesi Nettuno has signed the former Major Leaguer Frank MENECHINO and…

Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Baseball League did make another splash on the market one month before the season starts. They have signed outfielder Richard AUSTIN and infielder Rayner BAUTISTA. Both played…

Telemarket Rimini has signed starting pitcher Gustavo MARTINEZ for the upcoming season. They also announced the acquisitions of Luca LOMONTE and Michele QUATTRINI. They are now satisfied with their transactions and have…

Autofficina Bignami Athletics Bologna is the new Italian Winter League champion. They defeated last year’s winner San Martino Junior 4-1 in the final. Junior Grosseto takes third place after beating Oltretorrente Parma…

The eighth edition of the Italian Winter League ends on Sunday with the Final tournament in Bologna. Eight teams will determine the national champion. San Martino Junior has won the indoor title…

The Italian Baseball League opens the new season with a night game on April 17. The 2007 champion Montepaschi Grosseto will face the promoted club Rangers Redipuglia, instead of the earlier reported…

Cervignano Udine clinched the last spot at the Italian Winter League Finals in Bologna next weekend. They upset unbeaten Ponzano 3-2 in the final of the Trofeo Cariparo in Rovigo. Both won…

The preliminary round of the Italian Winter League will be completed this Sunday in Rovigo. The winner of the Trofeo Cariparo tournaments will clinch the eighth and final berth for the Italian…

by Pim Van Nes Italian federation president Riccardo FRACCARI announced this week that there is still a long way to go before reaching professional baseball in his country. The official FIBS website…

We already had reported that Fortitudo Bologna would be interested to bring in Martin VARGAS if Jesus MATOS signs in Mexico. However now they have both on their roster. They also confirmed…

The sixth place finisher in the Italian Baseball League Telemarket Rimini has signed infielder Juan Esteban MELO. The 31-year-old is from Bani, Dominican Republic. His biggest accomplishment in his career up to…

The promoted club Rangers Redipuglia have added two Italian Baseball League (IBL) veterans to their roster. They signed infielder Jhonny Rafael CARVAJAL and pitcher Hector SENA. The 33-year-old CARVAJAL is from Barcelona,…

The picture for the Italian Winter League finals is getting clearer. Three more clubs qualified last Sunday for the final tournament, which will be held on March 9th in Bologna. The Autofficina…

Montepaschi Grosseto added a multi-talented player to their roster. Dave PREZIOSI joins the Italian Champion of 2007. He is supposed to pitch out of the bullpen, but can also play first and…

Fortitudo Bologna cooperates in the future with seven local clubs from around the Italian city to strengthen their young player development program. They are the second team of the Serie A1 to…

The Italian Winter League is reaching the final phase. The Emilia Romagna, Toscana and Liguria Tournaments will determine their winners this weekend. They will participate at the league finals in Bologna on…

Cariparma strengthen their pitching staff with a former minor leaguer from the Minnesota Twins. They announced the signing of Josmir ROMERO on their website. They ranked fifth in the Italian Baseball League…

Fortitudo Bologna misses Matteo D’ANGELO until June, as he is pitching for the Winthrop University. They will replace him with Alfredo LOPEZ DELGADO. The Cuban with an Italian passport pitched since 2006…

San Martino Junior A won the Veneto Tournament after beating Praissola S. Bonifacio 10-0 in the finale. They have secured a spot in the Italian Winter League Finals in Bologna on March…

Corner infielder Williams VASQUEZ signed with T&A San Marino. He played for the relegated Avigliana last season and follows teammate Matthew MARRONE. The pitcher had signed with the fifth place finisher earlier…

The Italian Winter League is making strides toward the end of the season. The Veneto tournament in Verona will be the first to start the final round. Teams from San Martino Junior,…

Telemarket Rimini announced another signing. Starting pitcher Matt Beech joins the team in 2008. He is a former Major Leaguer for the Philadelphia Phillies. He 36-yeeer-old southpaw was born in Oakland, California….