Chinese Taipei has reached the final of the 2017 World Port Tournament in Rotterdam. They defeated Japan 4-2 on Friday to clinch the title game appearance. Behind a strong starting pitcher Sheng…
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 6, July 6, 2017
The Dutch national team has lost their first double-elimination playoff game at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam and will miss the final on Sunday. Chinese Taipei prevailed 4-3 on Thursday thanks…
Germany avoids Sweep with 1-0 Shutout against Czech Republic
Czech Republic 000 000 000 0 5 1 Germany 000 001 00X 1 8 1 WP: Max Schmitz, LP: Jan Novak, SAVE: Lennard Stöcklin Germany avoided a sweep in their exhibition series…
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 5, July 5, 2017
Japan and Chinese Taipei won on day five of the 2017 World Port Tournament on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Chinese Taipei prevailed 6-3 over Curacao, which lost all four games so far. It…
Czech Republic bests Germany also in second Exhibition Game
Czech Republic 030 010 210 7 8 2 Germany 010 010 020 4 10 2 WP: Boris Bokaj, LP: Sascha Koch The Czech Republic bested Germany also in the second of three…
WPT Rotterdam: Baseball means Business on 4th of July
by Pim van Nes Between Game 7 (Chinese Taipei vs Japan) and Game 8 (Cuba vs Netherlands), KNBSB and Rotterdam Partners yesterday hosted another Baseball means Business gathering for their international relations….
Don Freeman becomes Head Coach of 2nd Division Team in Germany
On Tuesday the Berlin Flamingos, a German second-division club, announced that they have signed Don Freeman as their new head coach. The US-American coached the Mainz Athletics together with Ulli Wermuth in…
Trailer for U18 European Championship Qualifier in Zurich, Switzerland
[youtube BeaKL_Q4kt0 520] From July 10 to 15, 2017 five countries will compete at the U18 European Championship Qualifier in Zurich, Switzerland. Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland and Russia will compete for a…
French Federation, Val d’Europe sign agreement to build international Baseball and Softball Facility
The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) and the agglomeration of Val d’Europe have reached an agreement to build an international baseball and softball facility as part of a bigger sports cluster….
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 4, July 4, 2017
The World Port Tournament 2017 continued on Tuesday with two games. In the afternoon Japan claimed its second win in three games at the international baseball tournament, defeating Chinese Taipei 2-1. Kenta…
Czech Republic beats Germany 7-1 on Tuesday in Heidenheim
Czech Republic 104 010 100 7 9 2 Germany 000 100 000 1 5 0 WP: Daniel Mraz, LP: Clayton Freimuth The Czech Republic has won game one of their three-game series…
Participants Announced for the 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby
Press release Major League Baseball Defending Home Run Derby Champion Giancarlo Stanton of the host Miami Marlins and rookie sluggers Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Cody Bellinger of the…
Xander Bogaerts, Didi Gregorius hope to reach MLB All-Star Game through Final Vote
Major League Baseball announced rosters for the MLB All-Star Game last weekend. Every year through a final vote one player apiece will be added to the American respective National League roster. This…
Online-Voting for Fielders-Choice.de All-Star Game underway
The online voting for the Fielders-Choice.de All-Star Game on July 23 in Munich-Haar got underway this week. Fans of the German Baseball-Bundesliga can vote for three players to get selected for the…
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 1 to 3, July 1 to 3, 2017
The World Port Tournament in Rotterdam got underway this past weekend. Cuba played on all three days so far and captured wins in each game. On Saturday they beat Curacao 3-2, on…
Prague Baseball Week: International Stars capture 4th Trophy in 5 Years
[youtube RDp3SFXBNA0 520] The 3n2 International Stars have won their 4th Prague Baseball Week in 5 years. They defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 in the final on Saturday. The 3n2 International Stars…
Women’s Softball European Championship: Netherlands claim 10th Title with win over Italy #lovesoftball
The Netherlands have won the Women’s Softball European Championship 2017 after defeating defending title holder Italy 7-1 in the Gold Medal Game on Saturday evening in Bollate, Italy. With the win the…
Live stream available for all three games of GER-CZE Series this week
Germany is hosting the Czech Republic for a friendly three-game men’s baseball national team series from July 4 to 6 in Heidenheim and Regensburg, Germany. In a year without major tournaments on…
World Port Tournament in Rotterdam commences on Saturday
The 2017 World Port Tournament is getting underway on Saturday with the first two games. Family Stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands is once again host to one of the most famous international baseball…
Prague Baseball Week: Recaps Day 4, June 30, 2017
[youtube fdJI4qV68JY 520] At the Prague Baseball Week 2017 six games were played on Friday after the rainout the day before. In the morning the 3n2 International Stars beat the International Future…
Women’s Softball European Championship: Netherlands reaches Final with No-Hitter
by European Softball Federation The Netherlands is the first finalist of the Women’s Softball European Championship, Italy and Great Britain will fight for the second spot in the final on Saturday. European softball…
Best four softball teams in Europe will fight for medals tonight
by European Softball Federation Women’s Softball European Championship is in its final phase. The best four teams were determined in the last games of the top-six when the Netherlands beat Greece (8:1),…
Women’s Softball European Championship 2017: Top six determined in Bollate #lovesoftball
by European Softball Federation TOP EIGHT Tuesday and Wednesday games determined the top eight teams in the tournament: Italy, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Russia, Spain, Greece, Sweden. While the…
2017 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game Rosters Announced
Press release Major League Baseball Rosters for the 2017 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will be played at 4:00 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, July 9th at Marlins Park in Miami, were announced…
WBSC, MLB announce Global Pro Player Agreement for U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 Thunder Bay
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation NEW YORK — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced a global professional players agreement for the WBSC U-18 Baseball…