Category: Italy

The Italian Winter League continues this weekend with tournaments in Bologna, Grosseto, Cairo Montenotte and Brescia. The preliminary round at the Veneto event will end this Sunday. San Martino Junior A and…

T&A San Marino missed the playoffs in the Italian Baseball League with a 21-21 record in fifth place. They want to change that in 2008. They introduced pitcher William LUCENA this week…

by Riccardo Schiroli FIBS Communications manager The foreign born players who represent Italy in international baseball are in most of the cases Italian citizens from birth. Only in rare occasions (Carlos GUZMAN,…

Michael NATALE will replace Chris DI ROMA at the top of the pitching staff of Cariparma. The team website published the signing on Monday. NATALE was born in Whittier, California, but also…

The Italian Winter League continued its play last weekend at the stops in Bolzano and Bologna. San Martino A (8-0) build up their lead in group 1 of the Veneto Tournament. They…

The Italian Winter League continues on Sunday with tournaments in Bolzano and Bologna. The Veneto and Emilia Romagna events each have their third game day this week. San Martino A (4-0) and…

Three tournaments of the Italian Winter League went under way last weekend. The BSC Arezzo was the big winner in Firenze with two wins. The Athletics Bologna took the lead in the…

Jesus MATOS, one of the best pitchers in the Italian Baseball League, leaves Fortitudo Bologna to join a Mexican League team (Triple A). The 33-year-old had a 10-3 record with an ERA…

Shortstop Cameli RUMENOS leaves De Angelis Godo to sign with Athletics Bologna, a Serie B team. The 33-year old Venezuelan with Italian passport hit .096 in just 73 at-bats in 2007. It…

After two game days in December and one last week, the Italian Winter League shifts into another gear this Sunday. Three tournaments will be held on different sites. The Emilia Romagna and…

Since our last look at all transactions in the Italian Baseball League, there were several signings. However there are many holes left at the rosters. Fortitudo Bologna: New: Cody CILLO (Godo), Joseph…

The Italian Winterleague continued its schedule last Sunday with the Veneto Tournament in Verona. San Martino Junior A dominated with four lopsided victories. The next round will be held next weekend again…

After two game days in Bologna in early December, the Italian Winter league moves to Verona this weekend. On Sunday the Veneto tournament kicks off their season with five teams at the…

Baseball.it reports that the Italian Baseball League team Fortitudo Bologna, which introduced four new faces recently, signed a promising infielder this week. Francesco ALAIMO joins them for the 2008 season. He was…

A few days ago Fortitudo Bologna introduced four new faces for the 2008 season. The arrival of pitcher Cody CILLO and infielder Joseph MAZZUCA was already known for weeks. They also announced…

Paul MACALUSO is leaving Cariparma to join the Serie A2 team Reggio Baseball (second division in Italian baseball). He hit .287 with two homeruns, 20 runs scored and 20 RBI. The right…

After looking at the numbers in the Dutch Major League, we are going to Italy in today’s edition. The Italian Baseball League is one of the more balanced leagues in Europe. The…

The reigning Italian champion Montepaschi Grosseto confirmed on a press conference on Thursday several players on the roster. After weeks of speculation, they announced the signing of utility man Anthony CARACCIOLO. He…

After an opening round at the first weekend in December, the first round of the Italian Winter League took place last Sunday in Bologna. Here are the results: Group A: Athletics Bologna…

The annual Awards Ceremony in Italian Baseball and Softball took place at the Auditorium Paganini in Parma. The champions got their trophies and individual performances were rewarded. Baseball: 2007 Champion: Montepaschi Grosseto…

Today is the second stop of the Italian Winter league with a tournament Bologna. It is the also the second event in this city. Last week the opening games were dominated by…

The next stop of the Italian Winter League takes place this Sunday at the University facilities in Bologna. It is the first of six dates of the regional “Emilia Romagna” tournament. The…

The Italian Winter League starts this Sunday with a tournament in Bologna. It is the eleventh edition. Since 2001 it is a national event. There are several tourneys planned over the next…

Several Italian teams were active since the end of the season. Not all transactions are confirmed and official. But this should change in the upcoming weeks. Italeri Fortitudo Bologna: New: Cody CILLO…