The Pittsburgh Pirates have released Czech right-hander Marek Minarik according to the latest minor league transactions by Baseball America. The 22-year-old played four seasons in the farm system of the MLB organization…
#Premier12: USA follows South Korea into Finals with Win over Mexico
[youtube iJUA_oLCbbM 520] Premier12, Semi-Final: USA – Mexico 6-1 Mexico 000 100 000 1 7 2 USA 000 510 00X 6 9 1 Box score Team USA has reached the final at…
#Premier12: A great night for baseball at the Tokyo Dome
by Riccardo Schiroli Boy, these Samurai Japan players are really regarded as stars. You should travel with them one whole day (actually, it’s still not clear to me how it could take…
#Premier12: South Korea stuns Samurai Japan in 9th to reach Final
[youtube 5Jlru7MErz4 520] Premier12, Semi-Final: Japan – South Korea 3-4 South Korea 000 000 004 4 6 1 Japan 000 300 000 3 6 0 Box score The Premier12 remains a tournament…
CEB looking to hire Chief Executive Officer
The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) is looking to hire a Chief Executive Officer on a fulltime basis to help the governing body of European Baseball to reach its development goals. For…
GM Andrea D’Auria officially announces Team Europe Roster for Asia Winter League
General Manager Andrea D’Auria has released the official roster for Team Europe, which will compete in the Asia Winter League from mid-November to mid-December. 15 pitchers, three catchers, six infielders and six…
Interview with Paddy Roomer, KNBSB Commercial Affairs
by Pim van Nes Mister-Baseball.com: Mr Paddy Roomer, your name has popped up more and more in present season press releases by Netherlands baseball federation KNBSB. Recently followers of Dutch baseball read…
#Premier12 Tournament Semi-finals – Names of Note
by DZ The Premier12 tournament, a baseball world championship tournament by another name, has a number of strong players participating that are unknown by all but the most dedicated international baseball follower….
EBCA names David Winkler (CZE) Coach of the Year at Convention in Lisbon
by European Baseball Coaches Association On the last day of the 2015 Convention in Lisbon the third EBCA Award Recipient of 2015 was announced. The result of the online-voting made a winner…
EBCA awards Lifetime Achievement Award, Grassroots Award to Bill Holmberg, Terry Lingenhoel
by European Baseball Coaches Association After the first two sessions and an interesting hot stove panel discussion at the 12th EBCA Convention in Lisbon, Portugal with the speakers, EBCA president Georg Apfelbaum…
Italian Coach Convention to be held in Rome from January 22 to 24, 2016
This winter’s Italian Coach Convention will be held at the Sheraton Parco de’ Medici in Rome. The dates will be January 22 to 24, 2016. More information will be released in the…
#Premier12: McDonald’s near Intercontinental Stadium runs out of Big Macs
by Riccardo Schiroli I was just not ready for Taiwan to be out of the tournament. I was at the early stages of discovering what the cheerleading crew actually shouts. I did…
#Premier12: Japan downs Puerto Rico to advance to Tokyo Dome
Premier12, Quarterfinals: Japan – Puerto Rico 9-3 Puerto Rico 000 000 003 3 7 1 Japan 101 201 22X 9 13 0 Box score Japan confirmed its favorite status at the Premier12…
#Premier12: Netherlands end Title Dreams against USA
Premier12, Quarterfinals: USA – Netherlands 6-1 Netherlands 001 000 000 1 4 4 USA 000 030 21X 6 8 0 Box score The Netherlands dream of the title at the Premier12 is…
#Premier12: South Korea beats Cuba to advance to semi-finals
Premier12, Quarterfinals: Cuba – South Korea 2-7 South Korea 050 000 020 7 13 0 Cuba 000 020 000 2 7 1 Box score Prior to the Premier12 Cuba and South Korea…
#Premier12: Mexico upsets unbeaten Canada in Quarterfinals
Premier12, Quarterfinals: Canada – Mexico 3-4 Mexico 100 000 030 4 7 1 Canada 000 003 000 3 6 3 Box score Canada cruised through the first round at the #Premier12 with…
#Premier12 Round-Up: First Round ends on Sunday
The Premier12 continued after the rest day with its fourth game day of the first round on Saturday in Taiwan. Prior to all games a moment of silence was held to honor…
#Premier12 Pool B: Japan wins clash against Team USA behind big Home Runs
[youtube VPJ-y228BhY 520] Premier12, First Round, Pool B: USA – Japan 2-10 Japan 000 104 500 10 13 1 USA 011 000 000 2 7 2 Box score Video Japan scored four…
#Premier12: Chinese Taipei stuns Cuba with 8th Inning Home Run
[youtube VLuW5RETovc 520] Premier12, First Round, Pool A: Chinese Taipei – Cuba 4-1 Cuba 000 001 000 1 11 0 Chinese Taipei 010 000 03X 4 12 2 Box score Video Chinese…
#Premier12: South Korea edges out Mexico for third win
Premier12, First Round, Pool B: Mexico – South Korea 3-4 South Korea 211 000 000 4 8 1 Mexico 002 010 000 3 4 2 Box score Video South Korea scored four…
#Premier12: Canada shuts out Italy to remain undefeated
[youtube LW3ZU_2CPIs 520] Premier12, First Round, Pool A: Canada – Italy 4-0 Italy 000 000 000 0 5 1 Canada 200 200 000 4 5 0 Box score Video Canada improved to…
#Premier12: Venezuela gets to .500 with Win over Dominican Republic
[youtube qFM4nFTxj5k 520] Premier12, First Round, Pool B: Venezuela – Dominican Republic 8-6 Dominican Republic 030 200 010 6 14 2 Venezuela 101 012 30X 8 9 3 Box score Video Venezuela…
#Premier12: Netherlands qualify for Quarterfinals with Win over Puerto Rico
[youtube n-l_II_FNVI 520] Premier12, First Round, Pool A: Netherlands – Puerto Rico 11-7 Puerto Rico 001 001 320 7 12 0 Netherlands 260 010 02X 11 16 0 Box scoreVideo The Netherlands…
#Premier12: How cool that I am taller than a former HR Leader in the National League
by Riccardo Schiroli If you have been a baseball fan all of your life, it’s a lot of fun to be at the Premier12. You may happen to share a lift (sharing…
Roster Changes at ASD Rimini in IBL
According to Baseball.it reigning Italian Baseball League champion ASD Rimini is revamping parts of its roster for the 2016 season. It was already known that they have signed shortstop Freddy Noguera and…