The latest update to the WBSC men’s baseball world rankings has been published, with a whopping 15 countries in WBSC Europe changing positions. None of the top 16 nations changed places, including…
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Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Final 2024 Update
By DZ. Filed Sept. 23, 2024. The final month of the minor league season can be summed up in one word for Europeans playing in affiliated baseball in the U.S.: PROMOTIONS! In…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: August Update
By DZ. Filed Aug. 25, 2024. One Italian was traded for a big leaguer at the MLB trade deadline, another allowed only three earned runs over the past two months, and a…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Mid-July Update
By DZ. Filed July 16, 2024.The Phillies moved Verona, Italy’s Samuel Aldegheri up to Double-A, where France’s Ernesto Martínez is raking during July. Meanwhile, the MLB Draft had more of an international…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2024
By DZ. Filed June 26, 2024. The big news over the last month has been the continued dominance of Italy’s Samuel Aldegheri. The righthander has been striking out hitters consistently in a…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: April 2024
By DZ. Filed 23 April 2024. The 2024 season is upon us! Veteran Max Kepler continues to headline the list of Europeans in pro ball, while Sem Robberse is off to a…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 5
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain put together three rallies late in its game with the Netherlands to claim a shocking upset victory and join Great Britain in the…
U18 European Championship Qualifier: Croatia Defeats Poland
Croatia defeated Poland, 5-2 (box), on Saturday in Ashebourne, Ireland, to qualify for next year’s U18 European Championship. Sweden defeated Ukraine in Zurich two weeks ago to claim the other ticket to…
Dutch Defeat Italians to Claim Gold at U15 European Championship; Czechs Take Bronze
The Netherlands won the U15 European Championship on Saturday in Trnava, Slovakia, defeating Italy 14-4 (box) in five innings before a crowd of 350 spectators. Guus Toemen was the man of the…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2023
By DZ. Filed July 1, 2023. There are several Europeans having relative success in the Florida State League, including an award winner, while a number of young players making their professional debuts…
Dornbirn Indians Win 2023 Federation Cup
Austria’s Dornbirn Indians won the 2023 Federation Cup on Saturday in Bratislava, defeating Belgium’s Deurne Spartans, 11-1 (box), in a contest that was never in doubt after the Indians jumped out to…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2023
By DZ. We are nearly two months into the 2023 season, and not far from the start of the short-season leagues. Here’s a list of Max Kepler, this year’s sole European major…
Fangraphs: Slovakia’s Macko Future Top-100 Prospect
Fangraphs prospect analyst Eric Logenhagen has tipped Slovakian LHP Adam Macko to break into the site’s Top-100 prospect list in 2024. Longehagen describes Macko, who was born in Slovakia before moving to…
2023 European Cup Participants Finalized
The fields and hosts for Europe’s three international club competitions have been finalized, with the premier Champions Cup, which determines the European champion, set to be played in the Dutch cities of…
Second Annual U23 European Winter League Planned for November
The second annual European Baseball Winter League (EBWL) is scheduled to run from November 19-27 on the Spanish island of Tenerife, with 48 U23 players from across Europe training in the morning…
Nada Split Defeats Red Wolves Budapest to Win Euro Interleague Baseball Championship
Croatia’s Nada Split defeated Red Wolves Budapest 9-4 in the final of Sunday’s Euro Interleague Baseball championship game in Bratislava, with three runs in the first inning and four more in the…
Hungary Coasts to Victory, Advances to European Championship Playoff
Hungary scored five runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back against Slovakia, coasting to an 8-1 victory (box score) in the final of the European Championship qualifying…
France and Switzerland Win European Championship Qualifiers; Hungary and Slovakia Will Meet on Sunday
France and Switzerland won their respective European Championship qualifying groups on Saturday, advancing to next year’s three-team playoff for the final two spots at the 2023 tournament in Czechia. Hungary and Slovakia…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 4: Four Teams Alive as Bratislava, Vojvodina Victorious
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — With the penultimate day of pool play at the second Federation Cup Qualifier in the books, four teams remain in the hunt for a spot in…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 3: Bratislava Defeats Kaunas Despite Gordon’s One-Man Efforts; Wrocƚaw Stuns Budapest
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — Bratislava and Wrocƚaw both entered the win column on the middle day of pool play at the Federation Cup Qualifier in Belgrade. Six players had a…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 2: Piros the Younger Rescues Red Wolves; Kaunas Outslugs Vojvodina
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — Hungarian powerhouse Budapest moved to the top of the standings in the second day of qualification for the Federation Cup in Serbia’s capital. The Red Wolves…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 1: Vera, Piros Excel on Mound in Budapest, Vojvodina Blowout Wins
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — The Budapest Red Wolves and Vojvodina started their Federation Cup Qualifier with a pair of complete performances, each needing only seven innings to dispatch, respectively, Lithuanian…
Euro Interleague Baseball: Week 1
Summary The Euro Interleague, which pits the top clubs from Central Europe and the Balkans, returned last week after a year’s absence. Europe’s largest multi-country circuit will feature only six teams, down…
Fangraphs: Slovakia’s Macko a Top-10 Mariners Prospect
Fangraphs has rated the Slovakian pitcher Adam Macko as a Top-1o prospect in the Seattle Mariners farm system, citing three quality pitches, among them a fastball that tops out at 98 miles…
First Annual Euro Baseball Winter League Wraps Up
The first annual Euro Baseball Winter League (EBWL) in Puerto de la Cruz, Spain, concluded on Sunday, with the Golden Stars, coached by Peter Caliendo, cruising to an easy victory over the…