by Brian D. Moore The Spanish National Team played their second exhibition today against Point Loma Nazarene College at gorgeous Carroll B. Land Stadium. The Spaniards were treated to crystal blue skies…
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CB Sant Boi and FC Barcelona with split in preseason opener
The two in the Barcelona-area based clubs CB Sant Boi and FC Barcelona started their preseason schedule with a doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday. Sant Boi celebrated a 2-0-shutout in the first…
San Inazio Bilbao gets Belmonte and Chavez, extend Lopez
San Inazio Bilbao made a splash on the transfer market. They have signed the Venezuelan national team shortstop Dirimo Enrique CHAVEZ and the former Mets minor leaguer Pedro BELMONTE, who had pitched…
Spanish Team blows lead in first exhibition
ESP 110 100 100 4 8 0 SDC 000 100 031 5 7 6The Spanish National Team opened up their exhibition schedule in front of the upcoming Olympic qualifier in Taiwan. They…
Spanish Roster for Olympic qualifier announced
The Spanish Baseball Federation has announced and published the national team roster for the Olympic qualifier in Taiwan next month. The squad started already training camp and is currently in South California…
Marlins Puerto Cruz gets two young pitchers for 2008
Last year’s Spanish champion Marlins Puerto Cruz replaces pitchers Yoel HERNANDEZ and Fernando GUTIERREZ, who both leave the club with two pitching prospects. Ivan GRANADOS is a left-hander, who is from San…
Pedro Mendez and Fidel Torres sign with El Llano
El Llano finished in seventh place in the Spanish championship last year. They strengthen their roster for the upcoming season with two acquisitions. Outfielder Pedro MENDEZ makes the trip from San Inazio…
Spanish National Team began preparation for Olympic qualifier
Several members of the Spanish National Team, including pitchers and catchers, have already started their preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifier. Players like Yoel HERNANDEZ, Jorge BALBOA, Remigio LEAL, Dewis NAVARRO and…
Spanish Federation confirms participants in Honor Division
After the fusion of three teams to one and the no-eligibility of another club due to field conditions the Spanish Baseball League shrinks from twelve to nine teams in 2008. CD Amaya,…
Sant Boi still on shopping tour
The most active team during the Spanish off-season CB Sant Boi added two more players to their revamped roster. Jose Luis RIERA and Jose CRUZ will join the club for the 2008…
Sant Boi adds another infielder
The third ranked Spanish club CB Sant Boi remain one of the most active teams on the off-season market on the Iberian half island. They have signed infielder Rafael RIVAS. The speedy…
Andoni Ortiz completes roster of FC Barcelona (for now)
The FC Barcelona concluded their transactions for now with the signing of Andoni ORTIZ. They already have introduced manager Aldo TARIFE, reliever Jorge BALBOA and infielder Jorge GOLINDANO. ORTIZ is from Venezuela…
Viladecans welcome new catcher and pitcher
The CBS Viladecans welcomes two new players for the upcoming season. Catcher Edgar HERNANDEZ and pitcher Abel JIMENEZ were introduced last week. HERNANDEZ played for the Cuban league team Industriales last season….
Yoel Hernandez to pitch for Sant Boi in 2008
One of the starting pitchers of the Spanish national team, Yoel HERNANDEZ DIAZ, is leaving the Marlins Puerto Cruz to join CB Sant Boi. The 34-year-old is one of the strongest hurlers…
Alberto Magallon joins CB Viladecans
The right-handed pitcher Alberto MAGALLON leaves CB Sant Boi after five years, joining CB Viladecans in the upcoming season. He posted a 5-4 record in 15 games last season. He had an…
Spanish Baseball League loses another team
After the fusion of the CD Irabia, CD Arga and CD Amaya to the new club Reyno of Navarra, the Spanish baseball league will lose another team and will start the season…
New team in Spanish Baseball League
The Spanish Baseball League will be reduced from twelve to ten teams in the upcoming season. The cause for these actions is a fusion of three teams to a new one. CD…
FC Barcelona introduces new manager and infielder
The winner of the CEB Cup 2007 and runner up in the Spanish championship, FC Barcelona, will have a new manager in the upcoming season. They introduced Aldo TARIFE last week. He…
Sant Boi adds another player from Venezuela
Utility infielder Milko JARAMILLO will join fellow Venezuelans Flores BOLIVAR (new manager) and Albert VARGAS (new pitcher) in their effort to strengthen the roster of Sant Boi for the upcoming season. JARAMILLO…
CB Sant Boi welcomes new manager and pitcher from Venezuela for 2008
CB Sant Boi welcomes a new manager and pitcher for the upcoming season. Both are from Venezuela. Flores BOLIVAR takes over as new skipper of the team. He is currently working for…
Analysing Numbers: Spanish Baseball
We are continuing today our series about statistical leaders in European Baseball. After Switzerland and Sweden, we are looking at Spain in this edition. The Marlins Puerto Cruz received the championship trophy…
Spain at the Baseball World Cup
In our series about the European teams at the Baseball World Cup in Taipei, we are looking at Spain today. What did they right? Their best two games in the tournament were…
Results Junior Softball tournament in Guiúzcoa, Spain
On November 10 and 11 the Softball tournament “Mujer y Deporte” for junior teams was played in Guiuzcoa, Spain. The participants were squads from Madrid, Euskadi and Catalonia. Here are the results:…
Spanish team announced roster for World Cup of Baseball in Taipei
The Spanish baseball federation announced this week their roster for the upcoming World Cup of Baseball in Taipei. On the team are eleven players from the Spanish champion 2007 Marlin Pto Cruz,…
Results from under 21 tournament in Pamplona
Here are the results from the recent under 21 tournament in Pamplona, Spain. Host Navarre won the three-day-event, by defeating Catalonia 7-6 in the final game on Sunday. Daniel CELEYA had two…