The Mainz Athletics have added 37-year-old outfielder Joshua Little to their roster for the 2017 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The US-American has played for the Friedberg Braves, Buchbinder Legionaere, Furth Pirates…
Jim Sasko new manager of Swedish National Team
The Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF) has appointed a new head coach for the Swedish senior national team. Jim Sasko is succeeding Rickard Reimer at the helm, who kept Sweden in…
Netherlands announce U19, U16 Rosters for 2017 Tournaments
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has released the preliminary rosters for the U19 and U16 women’s softball national teams for the 2017 season. The U16 squad is going to…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: USA’s Pitching Leads Team to WBC Final
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – The United States received stellar pitching from Tanner Roark and timely RBI from Andrew McCutchen and Adam Jones and defeated Japan 2-1 to advance to the…
Four French Prospects join Senart for 2017 Campaign
The Templiers Senart have acquired four talented French players for the 2017 season. Lorian Andro, Leo Jiminian, Jimmy Mapakou and Antoine Villard join the team from the south of Paris. Villard was…
New Head Coach for Bad Homburg Hornets
The Bad Homburg Hornets announced this weekend that they are making a coaching change at the start of the season. Max Weber is taking over for player manager Chris Ciatti. Weber coached…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Puerto Rico Survives Netherlands, Will Play for World Title
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – Edwin Díaz worked out of a bases loaded jam in the eleventh and Puerto Rico played the tiebreaker rule to perfection as Eddie Rosario broke the…
Nettuno signs Sebastiano Fontana, Ethan Carns, Omar Luna
ASD Nettuno has signed three more players for the 2017 season in the Italian Baseball League. Infielder Sebastiano Fontana is coming from Argentina, but has an Italian passport. Additionally, Dominican infielder Omar…
Virginie Anneveld wins Softball Title in New Zealand
Dutch national team player Virginie Anneveld has won the national championship in New Zealand. With the Western Magpies she won the championship game 3-2 against the Hutt Valley Dodgers. The 29-year-old Anneveld…
WBC 2017 Semifinals Los Angeles: Puerto Rico walks off against Netherlands in 11th
Netherlands 200 010 000 00 3 11 0 Puerto Rico 210 000 000 01 4 12 0 Box score Puerto Rico is returning to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic…
Didi Gregorius off Dutch Roster prior to Semifinal
Shortly before their semifinal against Puerto Rico, the Netherlands removed Didi Gregorius of the New York Yankees from their World Baseball Classic roster. The 27-year-old is battling a shoulder injury and returned…
Alex Liddi to play for Los Toros Tijuana in 2017
Another European player is going to play in Mexico this summer. After Donald Lutz and Alessandro Maestri, also Alex Liddi has signed with a Mexican League club. He is going to suit…
2017 World Baseball Classic sets overall Attendance Record
[youtube CJEq00xqnDg 520] Press release World Baseball Classic, Inc. The 2017 World Baseball Classic has drawn 976,828 setting the all-time event attendance record through the Second Round. This year’s tournament has already…
Jimmy Jensen, Drake Zarate join Stuttgart Reds
The Stuttgart Reds announced on Sunday that they have signed pitcher Jimmy Jensen and catcher Drake Zarate for the 2017 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Jensen is coming from the Templiers Senart…
Templiers Senart add Dylan Barrow
The Templiers Senart have added right-handed pitcher Dylan Barrow for the 2017 season in the French Division I. The 23-year-old went to Santa Fe Community College and the University of Tampa and…
Schedule set for Semi-Finals at 2017 World Baseball Classic
After Puerto Rico and Team USA joined Japan and the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the 2017 World Baseball Classic this past weekend, the schedule has been set for the final round…
Results Spanish Division de Honor Baseball March 18&19, 2017
The 2017 season in European Baseball started officially this past weekend with the Spanish Division de Honor. Eight games were on the schedule on Saturday and Sunday. Defending champion Astros Valencia got…
Netherlands Kingdom Team from Tokyo to Los Angeles.
by Pim van Nes With diplomatic ties in hosting countries attending their games in both Seoul and Tokyo, Netherlands Kingdom Team struggled its way to a 2-1 result in each World Baseball…
Japan, Netherlands lose Warm-Up Games against Cubs, Diamondbacks
Japan and the Netherlands are currently in Arizona to finish up preparations for the semi-finals this week. Both played MLB clubs on Saturday in warm-up games. Japan lost 4-6 to World Series…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Stanton, Jones Send USA to WBC Semi-Finals
By Gabriel Fidler SAN DIEGO, Calif. – It was win or go home for the United States and the Dominican Republic, and the game delivered on the potency of its premise as…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Puerto Rico Routs Venezuela to Win San Diego Pool
By Gabriel Fidler SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Edwin Rodríguez gave most of Puerto Rico’s starters the day off, but the bench responded with a relentless hitting attack, and Puerto Rico retained its…
WBC 2017 2nd Round San Diego: Puerto Rico avoids US Comeback to stay undefeated
USA 010 011 002 5 7 2 Puerto Rico 400 002 00X 6 8 0 Box score Puerto Rico scored four runs in the first and two in the sixth to beat…
Netherlands face Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in WBC Semi Warm-Up
The Netherlands will square off against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a warm-up game for the semi-final at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The game will be played on Saturday, March 18 at…
Yokohama, Fukushima approved as Venues for Baseball, Softball at Tokyo 2020
The International Olympic Committee approved on Friday the use of venues in Yokohama and Fukushima for baseball and softball at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Yokohama Stadium south of Tokyo will…
Spanish Division de Honor opens 2017 Season this weekend
The Spanish Division de Honor is starting the 2017 season this coming weekend. Eight teams are playing in the league this summer. The season lasts from March 18 to July 9. As…