A couple of weeks ago the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) released the schedule for the Italian Serie A1 Baseball. Eight teams will compete this coming season led by defending champion…
Dutch Baseball Legend Jan Smidt passes away at age 89
Former Dutch pitcher Jan Smidt passed away at the age of 89 on January 2, 2019. With the Netherlands he won five European Championships between 1956 and 1962. In the Dutch Hoofdklasse…
Fernando Escarra transfers from Mannheim to Heidenheim
Utility man Fernando Escarra is transferring from the Mannheim Tornados to the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe. He is the second main acquisition this winter by the reigning vice champion of the German Baseball-Bundesliga after…
ESF Fastpitch Umpire Clinic in Prague May 29 to June 3, 2019
by European Softball Federation (ESF) The ESF is planning a Clinic for Fastpitch Umpires in 2019. This clinic will be held in Prague, Czech Republic. Candidates must arrive in Prague on Wednesday,…
Florida camp set for GB female fastpitch teams
by British Softball Federation A mid-winter tryout and training camp will be held at the WBSC Softball Division headquarters complex in Plant City, Florida from 8-12 January involving over 40 athletes from…
Registration open for BATC VII Youth Baseball Tournament in Oosterhout, Netherlands
by http://www.batcbaseball.eu The registration for the 2019 has opened. Since January 1st of 2019 online registration for another edition of Battle at the Castle U12, U15 and U18 Baseball has started. We…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, January 7, 2019
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ ALL THREE LMP FIRST ROUND SETS GO TO GAME SIX After the first week of the Mexican Pacific League postseason, all three first-round series have teams…
Loek van Mil back on Practice Field
Dutch reliever Loek van Mil, who suffered a serious head injury in December during a hiking accident, returned to the practice field earlier this month. The 34-year-old right-hander had been playing for…
Scott Brosius names Senior Director of Player Development for USA Baseball
Press release USA Baseball DURHAM, N.C. – USA Baseball announced the hiring of Scott Brosius as its Senior Director of Player Development on Thursday. A three-time World Series champion and former World…
Markus Solbach signs Minor League Contract with Los Angeles Dodgers
German right-hander Markus Solbach is back in affiliated minor league ball. The 27-year-old right-hander signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers out of the Adelaide Bite of the Australian…
Mike Bolsenbroek transfers from Regensburg to Heidenheim
31-year-old Dutch right-hander Mike Bolsenbroek is transferring from the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg to the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. He had been playing for Regensburg since 2008. As replacement Regensburg is…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 31, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ CANEROS WIN 2ND HALF; LMP PLAYOFFS OPEN TUESDAY The Mexican Pacific League’s 2018-19 regular season came to an end Sunday and while the second-half standings were…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 24, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ JALISCO’S LEYVA NEARS LMP PITCHING TRIPLE CROWN With six games to go in the Mexican Pacific League regular season, Jalisco Charros pitcher Elian Leyva has put…
Schedule, Speakers released for German Baseball and Softball Clinics
The schedule and speakers for the German Baseball and Softball Clinics, to be held January 11 to 13 respective January 12 and 13 in Frankfurt am Main, got released by the German…
Peter Caliendo to be Inducted into the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame
Press release Hoffman Estates, Illinois resident Peter Caliendo a former USA Baseball National Team Coach with 3 Gold and 3 Silver Medals in the (Pilot Program) Pan Am games as coach and…
76 Nations featured in 2018 WBSC Year-End Men’s Baseball World Ranking
by World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Final 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball World Rankings include a record high of 76 nations, as the sport of baseball continues…
Maurizio Andretta joins Castenaso in Italian Serie A1
Maurizio Andretta is leaving Viterbo to join Castenaso in the Italian Serie A1. The left-handed pitcher, born in 1998, will be playing for the team of manager Marco Nanni in 2019. In…
WBSC announces qualified Nations, Venue Sites, Dates for 2019 Premier12 / Serves as Tokyo 2020 Qualifier
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) unveiled the qualified nations — the Top 12 ranked countries in the world — and the dates…
MLB, MLBPA Announce Agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) jointly announced an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) that will provide Cuban baseball…
Ryan Rupp joins Dornbirn Indians
Austrian national team pitcher Ryan Rupp is leaving the ASAK Athletics Attnang-Puchheim to join the Dornbirn Indians in the Baseball League Austria. The southpaw, who came to Austria in 2013 to play…
Hainley Statia to serve as infield coordinator for Los Angeles Angels
According to Chris Kabout of the Dutch Baseball Hangout former Dutch national team infielder Hainley Statia will join the Los Angeles Angels organization as infield coordinator. After concluding his active career in…
Owen Ozanich leaves Rouen Huskies for ASD Rimini
Owen Ozanich is leaving the Rouen Huskies of the French Division I to join ASD Rimini in the Italian Serie A1. The Huskies revealed the transfer on Tuesday evening. The 29-year-old joined…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 17, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ REVERSAL: LIGA BACK TO 16 TEAMS FOR 2019 SEASON In a reversal of their decision at an Assembly of Presidents meeting last month in Morelia, the…
WBSC launches World Rankings web platform for Baseball, Softball
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled baseball and softball’s first-ever dedicated world rankings web platform at http://rankings.wbsc.org. The new WBSC World…