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…
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2021 European Championship Knockout Play Begins
The 2021 European championship continues in earnest today, with the four scheduled quarterfinals announcing the beginning of the knockout rounds. The four group winners — Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain —…
2021 European Championship Starts Play on Sunday
The 2021 European championship is slated to start on Sunday in Italy’s Piedmont region. At three sites in and around Turin, Europe’s top 16 men’s national teams will compete for the European…
Tenerife Marlins Win Game 5 to Take 2021 SBL Title
The Tenerife Marlins won the 2021 Spanish Baseball League (SBL) championship on Sunday afternoon in Valencia, defeating the host Astros 14-8 to take the deciding Game Five of the championship series. It…
Astros and Marlins Will Decide SBL Title This Weekend
The Spanish Baseball League (SBL) championship will be decided this weekend in Valencia, with the best-of-five series tied at one game apiece heading into Saturday’s Game Three contest between the Astros Valencia…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Record-Setting Marlins Sail to 2022 Federations Cup Berth
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — The Tenerife Marlins set multiple Federations Cup Qualifier records as it finished a dizzying dash past its opponents in Ukraine. Utena was the victim of the…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Noguera Fires Tenerife’s Third Shutout, Marlins to Final
BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Rain delayed the final pool game of the Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine, but only after Tenerife claimed a spot in the championship with its third consecutive shutout. Tony…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Two for Tenerife on Nacar Shutout, Montaño Bomb; Zickus Tireless for Utena
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Leslie Nacar duplicated Jesús Montaño’s six scoreless innings from Game One and the Marlins romped to another effortless win the Federations Cup Ukraine Qualifier. Montaño backed…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Tenerife Overwhelms Utena; Deering Delivers Win for London
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Tenerife and London were each victorious as the CEB Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine commenced. The entry level qualification tournament is the first ever hosted by…
U18 European Championship: Day 3
Day Three of the U18 European championship saw France claims its first victory, Spain its second, and host Italy its third to take the top spot in Group A. In the morning…
U18 European Championship: Day 1
The U18 European championship got underway in Macerata and Montegranaro, Italy, on Monday, with Germany’s 4-3 victory (box score) over the Czech Republic the highlight of Day One action. Germany strung together three…
Spain Takes Gold at 40th Prague Baseball Week
Team Spain defeated host Czech Republic 9-0 in the final of the 40th Prague Baseball Week to claim the gold medal at the four-day baseball festival. Spain jumped out to a 3-0…
Spanish Baseball League Week 6: Three Meléndez Homers Keep Marlins Deadlocked with Astros
Another week of play meant another pair of sweeps for Tenerife and Valencia, with Viladecans keeping pace in third. Five of the six series ended in two wins for one side, but…
Team Russia Will Not Defend Gold at 40th Prague Baseball Week
Team Russia, winners of the gold medal at the 2020 Prague Baseball Week, will not take part in the 2021 edition of the event which begins on Tuesday. The national team was…
Barcelona Baseball Cup Postponed Until 2022
By Bruce Baskin The Barcelona Baseball Cup (BBC), in which the Mexican Pacific League’s Guasave Algodoneros were going to play as part of their preseason schedule in September has been postponed until…
Spanish Baseball League Week 5: Valencia, Tenerife Still Unbeaten Despite Strong Efforts
By: Gabriel Fidler Tenerife and Valencia each continued its relentless pace as the co-leaders of the Spanish Baseball League while Viladecans righted the ship after its first losses last weekend, but…
Spanish Baseball League Week 4: “Grand Slam” Galván Strike Again as Only Marlins, Astros Stay Undefeated
And then there were two. In a showdown of two of the Spanish Baseball League’s unbeaten clubs, Valencia matched up with Viladecans and came took both games of the series. Meanwhile, Tenerife…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (May 7 – May 9)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga Week 6 of the German Bundesliga offers the long-awaited contest between the country’s top two clubs, the Heidenheim Heideköpfe (10-0) and Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg (9-1), with Game One scheduled for tonight…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: 2021 Preview
By “DZ”. Welcome back! This is our first installment in this series since September 2019, so a number of the teams, levels, and names have changed. Two players from previous editions have…
Spanish Baseball League Week 3: Franco, Ustariz Explosive in Tenerife Sweep; Gavà Earns First SBL Wins
The third week of the Spanish Baseball League was the most disputed of the season. Although it is clear that Viladecans, Tenerife, and Valencia are on another level from the rest of…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 30 -May 2)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga All eight Bundesliga South games will be streamed this weekend, with the top match-up involving the league’s lone undefeated club, the Heidenheim Heideköpfe (8-0), and the Stuttgart Reds (7-1)….
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 23-25)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga The fourth weekend of action in the Bundesliga South starts in Regensburg Friday evening, with the Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg (6-0) hosting the Munich-Haar Disciples (1-5) in a Bavarian derby….
Spanish Baseball League Week 2: Astros Undefeated as Valerio Rips Four HR
Tenerife, Valencia, and Viladecans left no doubt that they are the frontrunners for the Spanish Baseball League with another week of dominant sweeps, but it was the Astros’ Edison Valerio that stole…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 16-18)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga The third weekend of action in the Bundesliga South starts in Stuttgart, where the Stuttgart Reds (4-0) look to continue their perfect start in a home-and-away series with the Tübingen…
Spanish Baseball League Week 1: Tenerife Makes Offensive Statement, Toros’ Magic Continues
The newly rebranded and enlarged Spanish Baseball League began its 2021 season over the weekend, avoiding the four-month delay that affected its previous campaign. A dozen clubs will contest the SBL for…