Switzerland’s Dominic Scheffler has committed to join the NCAA Division I Seattle University Redhawks program in 2023. The 6-foot-3 lefty pitcher is seventh on Perfect Game’s inaugural ranking of top European prospects,…
Czechia, France and Tenerife Marlins Competing at 2022 Tenerife Cup
With four days of the 2022 Tenerife Cup in the books, the French national team remains undefeated at the pre-season event after a second tie in as many games against the Czech…
BBJO Founder Burns Hangs Up the Cleats; Won Four Austrian Championships and Played Over 300 Games
Baseball Jobs Overseas (BBJO) founder Dave Burns has announced his retirement from competitive baseball. The Canadian native won four Austrian championships (2008, 2010, 2016, 2017) with the Attnang-Puchheim Athletics and wore the team’s…
Germany’s Wittmann Tallies Fifth Multi-Hit Game in Weekend Action for West Texas A&M
Germany’s Paul Wittmann put together his fifth multi-hit game of the season against the University of Texas -Tyler Patriots on Sunday, Mar 6, one of them a double, his fourth of the…
Janssen Picks up Loss Despite Strong Pitching Performance for Gardner-Webb
Drew Janssen picked up the loss on Saturday, Mar 5, for the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs despite pitching four strong innings in the 1-0 defeat to Dartmouth University. Janssen, the first Belgian to…
France’s Jimian Off to Hot Start at East Tennessee State
Leo Jimian, the first French-trained player to compete at the NCAA Division 1 level, has gotten off to hot start at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), bashing two home runs while batting…
Fangraphs: Slovakia’s Macko a Top-10 Mariners Prospect
Fangraphs has rated the Slovakian pitcher Adam Macko as a Top-1o prospect in the Seattle Mariners farm system, citing three quality pitches, among them a fastball that tops out at 98 miles…
MLB’s Sogard Receives Czech Citizenship
Eleven-year MLB veteran Eric Sogard has received Czech citizenship, paving the way for the journeyman infielder to represent the country’s national team at this year’s World Baseball Classic qualifiers in Regensburg, Germany,…
CBA Will Not Invite Russia to 41st Prague Baseball Week
The Czech Baseball Association (CBA) will not be inviting the Russian national team to this year‘s Prague Baseball Week, the 41st edition of the tournament, in response to Russia’s invasion of neighboring…
WBSC Europe Cancels 2022 Super6 Baseball Tournament
WBSC Europe has canceled the 2022 Super6 national team tournament scheduled for early September in Barcelona, citing “the withdrawals of the awarded organizers” and clashes with the schedules of some of the…
Freeman New Karlovac Head Coach
Olimpija Karlovac have appointed Don Freeman as head coach for the upcoming 2022 season, the defending Croatian champions have announced. Freeman, who was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of…
Parma Signs Former MLB RHP Contreras
The 2021 CEB Champions Cup winners Parma Baseball Club have signed former MLB pitcher Carlos Contreras, the Italian club has announced. The 31-year-old Contreras pitched in parts of two seasons for the…
Baseball United Foundation Announces New Board Members, Board Leadership
Press release and graphic from the Baseball United Foundation. NEW YORK, NY – The Baseball United Foundation has announced the appointment of two new board members and a new slate of board…
European Nations Make Biggest Leaps in Updated WBSC Rankings
The World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) released its updated men’s baseball national rankings earlier this week, with four European nations — Sweden, Hungary, Croatia and Great Britain — marking the biggest…
Ball Field Construction Across Europe
With borrowing rates at historic lows, Europe’s baseball clubs are taking advantage of the opportunity to improve their facilities and infrastructure, with a number of projects recently completed or just started. The…
Spain’s Bonilla Signs with Los Angeles Dodgers
Spain’s Pedro “Junior” Bonilla has signed a professional contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the latest European talent to sign with a Major League Baseball organization. The big-framed lefty (191cm, 92…
Focus On: Lithuania
In this inaugural piece in our “Focus On” series, in which we provide a deeper look at Europe’s smaller baseball countries, we start with Lithuania. The Baltic country is most likely not…
Poland Accepting Applications for National Team Head Coaching Vacancies
The Polish Baseball and Softball Association (PBSA) is accepting applications for both its baseball and softball national team head coaching vacancies, with applications due no later than January 24th. The changes for…
German Bundesliga: Germaine Leaves Stuttgart for Tübingen
Canadian slugger William Germaine has left the Stuttgart Reds and signed on with the Tübingen Hawks for the coming 2022 German Bundesliga season, bolstering a Hawks lineup that struggled last year to…
Fangraphs: Robberse a Top-10 Blue Jays Prospect
Fangraphs released its thoughts on the Toronto Blue Jays farm system earlier this week and included 20-year-old Dutch right-hander Sem Robberse in the organization’s Top 10. Robberse, who signed with the Blue Jays…
Happy Holidays!
Dear Readers, The site’s first year under new leadership is winding down, and what a year it has been. Managing Editor Gabriel Fidler and I managed to publish 227 articles on the…
Chadim Replaces Griffin as Czech National Team Head Coach
Pavel Chadim has replaced Mike Griffin as head coach of the Czech national team, becoming the fourth Czech to lead the nation’s men’s national program, Baseball Czech has announced. Griffin, a Canadian…
Heidenheim’s Larry and Bonn’s Lamb-Hunt Named Bundesliga MVPs
Daniel Lamb-Hunt of the Bonn Capitals and Shawn Larry of the 2021 German Bundesliga champion Heidenhem Heideköpfe have been named Bundesliga MVPs, with Lamb-Hunt taking the title in the North and Larry…
Germany’s Solbach Signs with Detroit Tigers
Germany’s Markus Solbach has signed a Minor League contract with the Detroit Tigers. The well-traveled starting pitcher, who has taken the mound in Australia, Germany, and Italy, joins his fourth MLB organization…
Demetral Named to Lead Greek National Team
Chris Demetral has been named manager of the Greek national team, Hellas Baseball announced on Monday. The California native now finds himself in charge of a national team whose jersey he first wore at…