Our own Josh Chetwynd (“Baseball in Europe“; Mister-Baseball’s European Top 50) has written a new book: “Field Guide to Sports Metaphors”. A gift-worthy playbook of common and unexpected words and idioms rooted…
Results Bulgarian Baseball Leagues June 9 to 12, 2016
By Alex Gorrin As a big number of games were postponed due to rain at the early stages of the season, now a number of matches are being observed during the week…
Alexis Candelario leaves ASD Rimini for Mexico
According to a report by Baseball.it ASD Rimini has to play the remainder of the 2016 season without the services of right-handed pitcher Alexis Candelario. He is leaving the Italian Baseball League…
Swiss NLA: Zurich Barracudas rally to take two from Bern Cardinals
By Chris Byrnes The Bern Cardinals travelled to Zurich to take on the Barracudas on Sunday and the Cardinals out played the Barracudas for 8 and 2/3 innings but could not put…
Martin Helmig new Head Coach of German National Team
The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) announced on Tuesday that Martin Helmig is taking over as head coach of the Senior National Team throughout the 2016 European Championship. As a player…
Results Czech Extraleague June 10 to 12, 2016
Last week’s 9-9 tie game in the Czech Extraleague between Technika Brno and Hrosi Brno will be continued on Tuesday evening at 6pm. Meanwhile the Extraleague continued this past weekend. Skokani Olomouc…
Results Belgian First Division June 11 & 12, 2016
In the Belgian First Division eight games were on the schedule this past weekend. The Royal Greys stunned the Brasschaat Braves with 3-1 and 5-1 wins. Defending champion Deurne Spartans beat LLN…
Results French Division I June 12, 2016
In the French Division I the Rouen Huskies and the Templiers Senart clinched playoff spots with sweeps this past Sunday. Rouen downed Stade Toulousain 6-4 and 6-0. Senart prevailed 9-2 and 9-7…
Results Spanish Division de Honor June 8 to 12, 2016
In the Spanish Division de Honor week number nine already started on Wednesday and Thursday with the derby between CD Pamplona and Baseball Navarra. The matchup ended with a split. On the…
Results British National Baseball League June 12, 2016
Six games were on the schedule in the British National Baseball League on Sunday. The London Mets swept the highly anticipated matchup against the Southampton Mustangs 8-5 and 4-0. The Essex Arrows…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A June 11 & 12, 2016
In the Swiss Nationalliga A the Lucerne Eagles beat the Jona Bandits in both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday. One day later the Zurich Barracudas prevailed twice over the Bern Cardinals….
Results Dutch Hoofdklasse June 9 to 12, 2016
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse new European Champions Cup winner L&D Amsterdam got swept by the Vaessen Pioniers this past weekend. The Pioniers, which already had won 5-1 on Thursday, prevailed 3-2 on…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga June 10 to 12, 2016
In the German Baseball-Bundesliga week nine was played this past weekend. In the northern division The Untouchables Paderborn swept a doubleheader against the Hanover Regents to move into a tie for second…
Dutch National Team Pitcher Kevin Heijstek out for rest of 2016 Season
Right-handed pitcher Kevin Heijstek of L&D Amsterdam is going to miss the rest of the 2016 season due to an injury he suffered last week at the European Champions Cup in Rimini…
Max Kepler’s first long ball in MLB a Walk-Off-Home Run in Extra Innings
[youtube uuhpHNuqNNM 520] German outfielder Max Kepler of the Minnesota Twins got his first career long ball in Major League Baseball in style, when he hit a three-run walk-off home run in…
Houston Astros selected Dutch Infielder Stijn van der Meer in MLB’s Draft
The Houston Astros have selected 23-year-old infielder Stijn van der Meer in the 34th round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft on Saturday. The player of Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam had been attending…
Results Italian Baseball League June 10 & 11, 2016
After a week-long break due to the European Champions Cup the Italian Baseball League continued with game day number nine on Friday and Saturday. Unipol Bologna swept Tommasin Padua in three games….
Former Team GB Hurler Alex Webb gets selected in 9th Round of MLB Draft
The Cincinnati Reds selected Alex Webb from Surrey, Canada in the ninth round of the 2016 Amateur Draft in Major League Baseball. He pitched for Great Britain in the 2014 European Championship….
ELB ends all Amsterdam Baseball Activities for 2016 Season
Wim van den Hurk, president of the European Association of Professional Baseball, sent out a note that the Euro League Baseball has disbanded all activities around Amsterdam Baseball. All scheduled games –…
Rouen Huskies add Outfielder Derek Cornell
The reigning French Division I champion and new CEB Cup winner Rouen Huskies has added outfielder Derek Cornell. He joins the club after completing his college season with Mules University of Central…
KNBSB, Ziggo Sport sign Agreement about TV Coverage of European Championship
by Pim van Nes New KNBSB managing director Bart Volkerijk and Ziggo Sport Vice President Will Moerer signed a partner agreement about TV coverage of the upcoming European Championship in Hoofddorp, Netherlands….
Tie between Technika Brno and Hrosi Brno in Extraleague on Thursday
Technika Brno and Cardion Hrosi Brno didn’t find a winner after nine innings in the Czech Extraleague on Thursday evening. The game ended with a 9-9 tie. After Hrosi had taken a…
Hoofdklasse: Vaessen Pioniers beat L&D Amsterdam on Thursday evening
The Vaessen Pioniers welcomed the newly crowned European Champions Cup winner L&D Amsterdam with a 5-1 defeat back in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Four runs in the first got things going. Quintin De…
Carter Kieboom selected in First Round of MLB Draft
On Thursday evening the Amateur Draft of Major League Baseball got underway with center fielder Mickey Moniak becoming the number-one draft pick by the Philadelphia Phillies. One player with somewhat European ties…
ASA/USA Softball announces partnership with Major League Baseball, USA Baseball on ‘PLAY BALL’
Press Release ASA/USA Softball OKLAHOMA CITY — The Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball (NGB) in the United States, is excited to announce their partnership with Major…