In an interview in a local newspaper Solingen Alligators head coach Norman Eberhardt revealed that Chris Mezger and Tanner Leighton most likely will leave the German Baseball-Bundesliga champion from 2014. Mezger pitched the last two years in Germany. For Leighton it was his third year. Both are expected to return to the United States pursuing a professional career off the field. Additionally Sascha Steffens is retiring at the age of 33. Eberhardt himself is thinking about his future as well. Solingen got eliminated in the semi-finals by the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg this season.