Fresh off an exciting Baseball Week in Haarlem, three of national teams went east to contest another of the continent’s best-loved baseball traditions, the Prague Baseball Week. Only hours after a heart-breaking…
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Europeans in the Majors & Minors: June 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed June 11, 2026. Slovakia and Ireland’s Adam Macko made his MLB debut, then pitched in 11 more games with a 1.50 ERA leading to this update. Whereas last month…
Federation Cup Lithuania 2026: Clutch Moore Crowns Bratislava
In a well-played game, Apollo Bratislava twice broke a tie against Barracudas Zurich in the Federation Cup championship game in Kaunas, Lithuania, and Riley Moore delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom…
Federation Cup Slovakia 2026: MVP Liguori Pitches Vålerenga to Title
Lars Liguori turned in his second dominant pitching performance of the Federation Cup in Slovakia and Vålerenga exploded for nine runs in the fifth inning to win the championship of the WBSC…
Federation Cup Lithuania 2026: Day 3
Nils Brüderli hit a grand slam to put Switzerland’s Barracudas Zurich up 4-3 in the third inning of the final round robin game at the Federation Cup final in Kaunas, Lithuania, but…
Federation Cup Slovakia 2026: Day 5
Yanni Orfanis pitched Vålerenga into the championship game of the Federation Cup in Slovakia with a no-hitter, while Poland’s Stal Kutno saw off Bulgaria’s Sofia Blues to set up a meeting with…
Federation Cup Lithuania 2026: Day 2
Apollo Bratislava and Barracudas Zurich scored another victory apiece for Slovakian and Swiss baseball, putting them atop the group at the Federation Cup in Kaunas, Lithuania. They will face off on Day…
Federation Cup Slovakia 2026: Day 4
After an exciting third day of baseball in the Federation Cup in Slovakia, the following slate of games produced a four-way tie for first place. Stal Kutno earned an impressive win for…
Federation Cup Lithuania 2026: Day 1
Slovakia and Switzerland earned victories on the first day of action at the Federation Cup pool hosted by Kaunas, Lithuania. In today’s games, Barracudas Zurich took on the hosts, Kaunas Lituanica, while…
Federation Cup Slovakia 2026: Day 3
The standings were completely upended in Trnava, Slovakia, on Day 3 of the Federation Cup. Norway’s Vålerenga continued to impress, shutting out the Sofia Blues, which came in with a victory in…
Federation Cup Slovakia 2026: Day 2
Only one game was completed on the second day of play in the Federation Cup in Trnava, Slovakia. Norway’s Vålerenga started with a bang, needing only five innings to defeat Great Britain’s…
Federation Cup Slovakia 2026: Day 1
Poland’s Stal Kutno got off to a great start as the first of two Federation Cup tournaments began in Trnava, Slovakia. Meanwhile, in the afternoon game, the home side Angels faced Bulgaria’s…
Germany Wins 2026 Alpine International Baseball Trophy
The cities of Dornbirn and Hard in Vorarlberg, the far western state of Austria, hosted four national teams over the weekend in the inaugural Alpine International Baseball Trophy. Organised by Austrian Baseball…
Macko Makes MLB Debut with Shutout Inning; Fourth Slovakian in Big Leagues
By Gabriel Fidler. One day after receiving a promotion to the Blue Jays, Adam Macko is officially a big leaguer. With Toronto facing the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium on May…
Slovakia’s Macko Called up to Majors by Jays; Played in Ireland, Canada
By Gabriel Fidler. A long journey that took Adam Macko from Bratislava to Greystones (Ireland) to Vauxhall (Alta.) has paid off, as the 25-year-old left-hander has been called to the major leagues…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed May 11, 2026. Italy’s Sam Aldegheri pitched in the big leagues for the second time this season; Spain’s Omar Hernández (a catcher) is hitting .295 and playing regularly in…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: April 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed April 22, 2026. Welcome back (or, if you are new, just… welcome)! The first couple of updates of the year are generally pretty thin, as we await the start…
WBSC World Rankings Update: Nov. 2025
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…
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…