Two European players received promotions this week, as Spring Training ends in the minors as well. Dutch shortstop Stijn van der Meer of the Houston Astros will start the new season in…
Cincinnati Reds release Shawn Zarraga
The Cincinnati Reds have released catcher Shawn Zarraga. The 28-year-old Oranjestad native had played in the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers farmsystems between 2008 and 2016. As a minor league free…
Results German Softball-Bundesliga April 2, 2017
With the German national team participating in a preseason tournament the German Softball-Bundesliga had a soft opening day. The Stuttgart Reds travelled to the promoted Augsburg Dirty Slugs and picked up a…
Results Spanish Division de Honor Softball April 2, 2017
The Spanish Division de Honor Softball played its fourth game day of the 2017 season this past Sunday. Five doubleheaders were on the schedule. Atletico San Sebastian improved to 6-0 for the…
German U12 Squad reaches Semifinal of Beach City Baseball Academy Tournament
The German U12 National Team participated for the third straight year in the Beach City Baseball Academy Tournament in California this past weekend. After a 0-0 tie and wins over American travel…
Results British National Baseball League April 2, 2017
The British National Baseball League got underway this past Sunday with four games. At the official opening day at Farnham Park the London Mets and defending champion Southampton Mustangs shared wins. At…
MLB’s Opening Day Rosters feature 259 Players born outside United States
Press release Major League Baseball A record total of 259 players on 2017 Opening Day 25-man rosters and inactive lists were born outside the 50 United States, Major League Baseball announced on…
Tom de Blok signs with Detroit Tigers
Another Dutch player is cashing in from the 2017 World Baseball Classic. After Jair Jurrjens and Shairon Martis also Tom de Blok has inked a minor league contract with a MLB organization….
Results French Division I April 1 & 2, 2017
In the French Division I opening day ended with the home team winning in seven of the eight games played. Only the Montpellier Barracudas lost to a road team, when the Savigny…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga March 31 to April 2, 2017
The German Baseball-Bundesliga commenced its 2017 campaign this past weekend. The Mannheim Tornados and Heidenheim Heidekoepfe picked up sweeps in important matchups on the first game day. Mannheim, which signed nine new…
Results Czech Extraleague March 31 to April 2, 2017
The Czech Extraleague got underway this past weekend. Ten teams will compete for the title this year. In week one Cardion Hrosi Brno, Draci Brno and the Eagles Prague opened the season…
Results Spanish Division de Honor April 1&2, 2017
The Spanish Division de Honor played game day number three of the 2017 season this past weekend. All four matchups ended with sweeps. CBS Sant Boi crushed Baseball Navarra 12-1 and 16-4….
Andy Paz to start 2017 Season in Double-A
French minor league catcher Andy Paz is going to start the 2017 season in Double-A. He was assigned to the Midland RockHounds at the end of Spring Training in Arizona. The 24-year-old…
CEB Executive Committee names Commissions
Press release Confederation of European Baseball Zagreb, Croatia. Meeting for the second time since the elective Congress of February 4, 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia, the new Board of the European Baseball Confederation…
Shairon Martis signs with Baltimore Orioles
After Jair Jurrjens another Dutch pitcher used the 2017 World Baseball Classic to ink a new contract with a MLB organization. Shairon Martis has signed with the Baltimore Orioles. Originally he was…
Morgan Foley joins Labadini Collecchio
Italian Softball League club Labadini Collecchio has signed Morgan Foley as starting pitcher for the 2017 season. The graduate of the University of Indianapolis played for the Chicago Bandits in the pro…
2017 season getting underway in Major League Baseball
[youtube W3994__w1kE 520] The 2017 season in Major League Baseball is getting underway this Sunday. Three games are on the schedule on Opening Day. The Tampa Bay Rays are hosting the New…
Jair Jurrjens signs with Los Angeles Dodgers
Another player has taken advantage from a good performance at the World Baseball Classic. Jair Jurrjens signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 31-year-old had an ERA of 2.38 in…
New Season starts in French Division I
The 2017 season in the French Division I is starting on Sunday with the first four doubleheaders. Defending champion Rouen Huskies is hosting the St. Just St. Rambert Ducks, which have promoted…
Week three in Spanish Division de Honor
Already week three is being played in the Spanish Division de Honor. After last week’s rainouts CBS Sant Boi is traveling to Pamplona for a matchup against Baseball Navarra. CD Pamplona meanwhile…
Ten Teams open new Year in Czech Extraleague
The Czech Extraleague increased from eight to ten teams this year. The new season is starting this Friday with matchups between Draci Brno and Olympia Blansko, Trebic Nuclears and Eagles Prague and…
Opening Day in German Baseball-Bundesliga
On Friday the German Baseball-Bundesliga is getting underway with a night game between the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and the Munich-Haar Disciples. Both teams have added new import players as reported and look to…
Selected MLB Games to be available in German Free TV
After a long drought, Major League Baseball is returning to Free TV in Germany. Several years MLB games only were available in Germany via MLB.tv, Cable or Pay TV. Sport1 bought a…
Logo released for U12 European Championship in Utrecht
Organizers of the U12 European Championship in Utrecht, Netherlands have released the logo for the juveniles tournament. Germany is entering the tournament as defending champion, having defeated the Czech Republic in Trebic…
Tim Collins to broadcast Disciples-Heidekoepfe Games this Weekend
Tim Collins is going to broadcast this weekend’s opening matchup in the German Baseball-Bundesliga between the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and the Munich-Haar Disciples. He will live stream the games through www.sportdeutschland.tv/baseball and www.meinsportradio.de…