By DZ. Filed April 16, 2022. Another season of baseball is upon us, as the first full week of major league baseball and full season minor leagues is complete. This post aims…
Spanish Baseball League Week 3: Sierra Perfect, Three Homers for Péres in Tenerife Sweep
Four of the 10 teams in the Spanish Baseball League swept weekend doubleheaders as competition moved into its third week of the national circuit. Carlos Sierra pitched a five-inning perfect game for…
Euro Interleague Baseball: Week 2
Summary The Budapest Red Wolves were active in Euro Interleague baseball for the second consecutive week and put on an impressive display against Beograd ’96, playing its first contest of 2022 in…
Czech Extraliga: Week 2
Summary The second weekend of action in Czechia saw Draci Brno sweep Sokol Hluboka in dominant fashion to improve to 6-0, with Tempo Prague (3-1) in second place after two victories against…
German Bundesliga: Week 2
Summary After allowing just one series to be played the previous weekend, the weather was again a deterrent to scheduled play in the German Bundesliga, with the Paderborn-Cologne series needing to be…
French Division I Baseball: Week 1
French baseball began play with a weekend of quite even competition, with only one-of-five series ending in a sweep, that of the Sénart Templiers. In a similar setup to 2021, Division I…
Italian Baseball Serie A: Week 2
Summary Only six of Italian baseball’s 30 Serie A clubs remained undefeated after Week 2, with seven teams sweeping a doubleheader. The big winners were all in the circuit’s fourth pool, Girone…
British National Baseball League: Week 1
Summary Great Britain’s National Baseball League (NBL) began play as the calendar turned to April and, after the first day of competition ended, two teams found themselves atop the table for the…
Season Starts in Belgium; Record Number of Baseball and Softball Teams Registered
Two days after Opening Day for Major League Baseball, Belgium’s baseball and softball players will also start in the new 2022 season. According to the Royal Belgium Baseball and Softball Federation, never…
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…
Croatian Baseball League: Week 1
Summary Olimpija Karlovac began its title defense with a pair of resounding victories in Week 1 of the 2022 in Croatian baseball season. The central Croatian city had an astonishing campaign last summer,…
Italian Baseball Serie A: Week 1
Summary Europe’s largest national league began play last weekend with a slightly contracted roster of teams. Italy’s Serie A is this year divided into four ‘gironi‘ (groups), which are headed by 2021…
Spanish Baseball League: Week 2
Summary The highlight of the weekend was in Group B, with Astros Valencia travelling to play CB Viladecans. The two previously undefeated teams split the spoils, leaving them both with 3-1 records…
Czech Extraliga: Week 1
Summary Wintry weather led to postponements and uncomfortable playing conditions on the opening weekend of the Czech Extraliga. Draci Brno and Eagles Prague opened the season under the floodlights Friday night with…
Trio of Germans Headed to US Colleges
The trend of European ballplayers competing at the collegiate level in the US continues, with a trio of Germans – Noah Lindt, Ladislaus Landwehr, and Moritz Jödicke—having signed letters of intent with…
German Bundesliga: Week 1
Summary The German Bundesliga’s opening weekend was disrupted by wintry weather, with just one series – Berlin’s hosting of Hamburg – taking place as scheduled. In that lone match-up, the Stealers and…
Croatian Baseball League: Pre-Season Tournaments
Summary Looking to continue its run of dominance from 2021, Olimpija Karlovac instead played second fiddle as the top team in Croatian baseball’s first preseason tournaments, with an Austrian baseball club making…
France’s Esposito Signs to Play at Los Medanos CC, Continues Trend of French Talent Moving Abroad
France’s Kenny Esposito has signed to play at Los Medanos Community College (CA), joining 22 other French ballplayers currently competing at the collegiate level in the United States. “Kenny will join our…
Spanish Baseball League: Week 1
Summary The Spanish Baseball League started play in balmy late March weather last weekend, signaling the start of the European baseball season. The continent’s other leagues will be starting in the weeks…
Bulgaria’s Aleksandrov Signs with the Chicago Cubs
After receiving offers from multiple teams, Yoanis Aleksandrov has signed a professional contract with the Chicago Cubs, becoming the first Bulgarian to sign with a Major League organization. As reported by mister-baseball.com,…
Portuguese Opening Day Scheduled for April 3
The Portuguese Circuito Nacional de Baseball (CNB) is scheduled to begin play on Sunday, Apr 3, with 10 teams, divided into two regional groups, competing for the country’s championship. The Piratas de…
Opening Days for Europe’s Major Leagues
With the Spanish Baseball League (SBL) getting underway last weekend, Europe’s remaining major leagues are poised to start play in the weeks ahead. Their respective opening days can be found below. Czech…
Former MLB Pitcher Neverauskas Joins Bonn Capitals
Germany’s Bonn Capitals have announced the signing of Lithuania’s Dovydas Neverauskaus, who has notched 80.2 innings in parts of four seasons (2017-20) with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). Neverauskaus,…
Spanish Baseball League Starts Play; 2022 European Baseball Season Underway
The Spanish Baseball League (SBL) starts play on Saturday, with the seven scheduled games also signaling the start of the 2022 domestic European baseball season. The two dominant Spanish clubs of the…
Six Countries Represented in Perfect Game’s Inaugural Top 10 European Prospect Rankings
The amateur scouting service Perfect Game has released its inaugural European prospect rankings, with players from six countries accounted for in its Top 10 rankings. Eleven countries were represented in the Top…