Germany’s Bonn Capitals will host the 2022 Champions Cup, Europe’s premier club competition. After hosting the 2019 European championship, the Capitals will now welcome Europe’s top clubs for a week of competition…
First Annual Euro Baseball Winter League Wraps Up
The first annual Euro Baseball Winter League (EBWL) in Puerto de la Cruz, Spain, concluded on Sunday, with the Golden Stars, coached by Peter Caliendo, cruising to an easy victory over the…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: 2021 Recap
By DZ. As MLB’s final four teams compete for a World Series Championship, minor league players have returned home with offseason goals, invitations to their organization’s instructional league, and/or plans for winter…
U23 World Cup: Three European Participants Start Placement Round Play
The three European national teams competing at the U23 WBSC World Cup in Mexico will begin play in the Placement Round on Wednesday, Sep. 29, with Germany and the Netherlands facing off…
U12 Baseball World Cup Rescheduled for Summer 2022; Italy, Czech Republic Still Headed to Taiwan
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the rescheduling of the VI WBSC U12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan, to the summer of 2022, with the exact dates to be…
Czechs Victorious, Dutch Lose on Day One of WBSC U23 World Cup
The Czech Republic defeated the defending champion and host Mexico, 5-1 (box score), while the Netherlands was unable to respond to an early Venezuela offensive outburst as it lost, 9-4 (box score),…
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Germany Defeated by Chinese Taipei on Day One of WBSC U23 World Cup
Germany got its 2021 WBSC U23 World Cup campaign off to a disappointing start on Thursday, losing 7-0 (box score) to Chinese Taipei in Group A play in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico. The…
“Designated Hitters” Podcast Follows Team Israel from Humble Beginnings to Unexpected Glory
Press release from Israel Association of Baseball. LOS ANGELES AND TEL AVIV —There are precisely zero professional baseball stadiums in Israel, no professional league to speak of, and maybe a handful of…
Netherlands Wins Fourth Consecutive European Championship
TURIN — The Netherlands defeated Israel 9-4 (box score) on Sunday to claim the country’s fourth consecutive European championship. Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Dutch rallied to score…
2021 European Championship Knockout Play Begins
The 2021 European championship continues in earnest today, with the four scheduled quarterfinals announcing the beginning of the knockout rounds. The four group winners — Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain —…
A Brussels Kangaroos Family Reunion
By John W. Miller The state of baseball in Europe’s capital is strong. I spent much of July and August at Kangaroo Field in Northeast Brussels checking in on the club where…
Castillo Lifts RusStar to Repeat as Russian Champion
By Victor Shestopalov MOSCOW — On the mild, late summer day of Aug. 29, the Moscow teams RusStar and Wolves wrapped up the 2021 Russian Series at the picturesque RusStar Arena field. Leading…
2021 European Championship Starts Play on Sunday
The 2021 European championship is slated to start on Sunday in Italy’s Piedmont region. At three sites in and around Turin, Europe’s top 16 men’s national teams will compete for the European…
Czech Republic’s Mensik Signs with Angels, on Cusp of Professional Debut
The Czech Republic’s Vojtech Mensik, who played in this year’s NCAA Divison I College World Series with the North Carolina State University Wolfpack, is on the cusp of making his professional debut…
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Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Late August Update
By “DZ”. Filed Aug. 25. It was an action-packed mid-August for Europeans in the low minors, with several impressive pitching performances from rookies in the system, some impressive pop from a young…
Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands to Contest 2021 U23 World Cup in Mexico
The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the 12 participants and groups of the upcoming III WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, which will run from 23 September to 2 October in the state of…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 4: Herrera’s Homer Streak Reaches Four as Karlovac Sweeps
By Gabriel Fidler BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — Olimpija Karlovac made a big statement as play continued in the Federation Cup, blasting Vienna 23-6 and evading the hometown Braves 10-6 in the nightcap. José Herrera…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 3: Karlovac Still Unbeaten, First Win for Vienna Wanderers
By Francisco Barreto BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — After Day Two of the Federation Cup was lost to heavy rain, Croatian champion Olimpija Karlovac wasted no time on Day Three of the event, scoring…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 2: Rain Washes Out Both Games
By Gabriel Fidler Day 2 of the Federation Cup was a complete washout, with precipitation causing the postponement of two games for Olimpija Karlovac, one each against the Vienna Wanderers (1-1) and…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 1: Karlovac, Vienna Victorious; Three Teams Withdraw
By Gabriel Fidler and Francisco Barreto BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — A significantly condensed Federation Cup commenced in the northern stadium of Belgium’s twin baseball cities. A regular host of CEB events, the Brasschaat Braves…
Tenerife Marlins Win Game 5 to Take 2021 SBL Title
The Tenerife Marlins won the 2021 Spanish Baseball League (SBL) championship on Sunday afternoon in Valencia, defeating the host Astros 14-8 to take the deciding Game Five of the championship series. It…
Astros and Marlins Will Decide SBL Title This Weekend
The Spanish Baseball League (SBL) championship will be decided this weekend in Valencia, with the best-of-five series tied at one game apiece heading into Saturday’s Game Three contest between the Astros Valencia…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Early August Update
By “DZ”. Filed 11 Aug. 2021. In the last fortnight, two European minor leaguers have stood out. Sem Robberse (Netherlands) is in the midst of a dominant streak of starts, earning a promotion…