Press Release Baseball Australia GOLD COAST– Team Australia Baseball has confirmed it will tour South Korea in preparation for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Team Australia, who will finalise its roster in…
FFBS releases new Logo for French Division I
The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) not only has a new website, but also new logos for its Division I leagues.
Australia wins U12 Oceania Championships, advances to U12 Baseball World Cup
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation HAGATNA, Guam — World No. 11 Australia defeated unranked Guam, 18-0, in the final of the inaugural U-12 Oceania Baseball Championship to become the first-ever U-12…
Former Major Leaguer Eduardo Sanchez joins ASD Parma
Former Major Leaguer Eduardo Sanchez is joining ASD Parma for the 2017 season in the Italian Baseball League. The 27-year-old right-hander from Venezuela played in the big leagues for the St. Louis…
Israel announces first players for 2017 World Baseball Classic
Press Release Israel Association of Baseball TEL AVIV, Israel— Team Israel has announced that it is finalizing its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March in South Korea. Israel will…
Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, Ivan Rodriguez to get inducted into Hall of Fame
By National Baseball Hall of Fame The most exclusive team in sports has five new members. Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez join John Schuerholz and Bud Selig as the Class…
Gonny Farley new General Manager for Softball in KNBSB
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has appointed Gonny Farley as new general manager of the Softball National Team. She began her post on January 1. She is going to…
T&A San Marino appoint Marco Nanni as new Manager
T&A San Marino announced at the end of last week that they have appointed Marco Nanni as new manager of the Italian Baseball League team. The 51-year-old worked ten seasons for Unipol…
2016 Final Standings Mister-Baseball European Top 50
by Josh Chetwynd No doubt, 2016 was a tumultuous year. So, perhaps it makes sense that the competition for the number one spot in Mister-Baseball Top 50 would be such a battle….
Italian RHP Mara Papucci joins Sestese
Italian national team pitcher Mara Papucci is joining Sestese for the 2017 season in the Italian Softball League according to GrandeSlam.net. The right-hander played for Collecchio and Nuoro the last couple of…
Sergio Romo to pitch for Mexico in 2017 World Baseball Classic
San Francisco Giants free agent reliever Sergio Romo has confirmed that he will pitch for Mexico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. The 33-year-old had an ERA of 2.64 in 40 games…
MLB announces Spring Training Schedule 2017
Press Release Major League Baseball The 2017 Spring Training exhibition schedule will begin on Wednesday, February 22nd as the Arizona Diamondbacks host Grand Canyon University at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona,…
South Korea meets ahead of WBC Training Camp
South Korea met for a gathering ahead of training camp in Seoul this week. Several members of the 28-man roster were at the preliminary meeting and got briefed on the upcoming training…
Australian Baseball League: Preview Round 8 of 2016/2017 Season
Press Release Australian Baseball League The final three rounds of the season are about magic–numbers, that is. With just 12 games remaining in the 2016/17 Australian Baseball League season, the playoffs are…
Tentative Schedule released for German Baseball-Bundesliga, Softball-Bundesliga
The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) has released the tentative schedules for the 2017 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga and the German Softball-Bundesliga. The German Baseball-Bundesliga once again will be played…
Program released for Italian Coach Convention 2017 in Treviso
The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has released the program for the 35th annual Italian Coach Convention, which will be held from January 27 to 29 in Treviso. The program starts…
Jairo Ramos joins Novara for 2017 Season
Novara continues to build its team for the 2017 season in the Italian Baseball League. They have signed veteran Jairo Ramos. The 45-year-old Venezuela native who has an Italian passport is coming…
Sandy Hawthrone joins Bollate Softball
After Sarah Pauly and Britt Vonk the Italian Softball League club Bollate Softball has also Sandy Hawthorne for the 2017 season. The 22-year-old American played for the Delaware State University and batted…
Larry Infante returns to Rouen Huskies for 3rd Season
The Rouen Huskies announced last week that Venezuelan infielder Larry Infante returns for a third straight season with the reigning French champion. The former player of the Los Angeles Angels organization will…
Max Scherzer to miss World Baseball Classic with stress fracture
Max Scherzer is going to miss the 2017 World Baseball Classic due to a stress fracture in the knuckle of his right ring finger. The Washington Nationals announced the injury of the…
CPBL’s Uni-President Lions interested in Alessandro Maestri
Italian right-hander Alessandro Maestri could be headed to Taiwan for the 2017 season. According to a Twitter post the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League are talking to the…
NPB looking for Tokyo 2020 Warm-Ups in coming Novembers
In the last few years Samurai Japan has faced Cuba, Team Europe, Mexico and the Netherlands in international exhibition games at the Tokyo Dome among others. Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), which has…
Red Sox Aces Chris Sale, David Price to skip World Baseball Classic
Besides Rick Porcello also fellow Boston Red Sox aces Chris Sale and David Price are expected to skip the 2017 World Baseball Classic according to the Boston Herald. All three had received…
Southampton Mustangs sign Gianny Fracchiolla
The Southampton Mustangs have signed Venezuelan left-hander Gianny Fracchiolla for the 2017 season in the British National Baseball League. The 25-year-old also has an Italian passport. He is coming from T&A San…
Francisco Gonzalez joins Mannheim Tornados for 2017 Season
The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mannheim Tornados has signed Francisco Gonzalez for the 2017 season. He is coming from the British club Southampton Mustangs. He can pitch and play outfield. During the Federations…