The Bonn Capitals is starting off the offseason with a new head coach. 37-year-old US-American Alex Derhak is taking over at the helm in Bonn. The former catcher and first baseman is…
New Logo for German Baseball and Softball Federation
The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) has published a new logo. The old logo had been in use since 1994.
Sant Boi International U12 Tournament 2018
by CBS Sant Boi This past weekend, the Sant Boi Tournament in memory of Pedro García & 4 Estrellas , was played, with a record of participation, with a total of 12…
2019 Word Baseball Softball Congress to be held in Sakai City, Japan
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that the 2019 World Baseball Softball Congress will be hosted by Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, in collaboration with…
RHP Darren Lauer from Dohren to Hamburg
The 26-year-old right-hander Darren Lauer is leaving the Dohren Wild Farmers to join the Hamburg Stealers in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Lauer, who joined the Wild Farmers last winter, had an ERA of…
MLB, MLBPA Announce Roster for 2018 Japan All-Star Series with NPB
Press release Major League Baseball TOKYO – Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) jointly announced the expected MLB roster for the 2018 Japan All-Star Series with…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, October 29, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MEXICO SHOCKS JAPAN, 2-1, TO WIN U-23 BASEBAL WORLD CUP Fabricio Macias’ two-run single in the top of the tenth inning broke a scoreless tie and…
Mexico wins U23 Baseball World Cup – first ever World Title for them
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The Under-23 Men’s National Baseball Team of Mexico captured the nation’s first-ever official baseball world championship Sunday night, defeating favourite and previously unbeaten Japan in the…
Xander Bogaerts and his Boston Red Sox World Series Champion 2018
[youtube ESZ7BoNMK54 520] Dutch infielder Xander Bogaerts and his Boston Red Sox have won the 2018 World Series, defeating Kenley Jansen’s Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 in the best-of-seven final series. Its their…
Brian Finnegan new head coach of L&D Amsterdam Pirates
The L&D Amsterdam Pirates announced this past weekend that Brian Finnegan is going to be there new head coach. The US-American native is succeeding Charles Urbanus, who had resigned following the Holland…
New head coaches in German Baseball-Bundesliga for 2018 Season
A couple of German Baseball-Bundesliga announced new head coaches this week. Record title holder Mannheim Tornados have appointed Sascha Lutz as new manager. He is going to be a player-manager and coming…
Super Round schedule announced for WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup in Barranquilla, Colombia
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the Super Round schedule for the II WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018, following 30 exciting Opening Round games…
Palomino 18U World Series to include PONY European Zone Champion in 2019
by PONY Baseball A couple of days ago, during PONY’s annual Board of Directors Meeting, it was announced that the 2019 Palomino World Series in Laredo, Texas would be expanding from an…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, October 22, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MANNY RODRIGUEZ HOMERS, CHARROS PULL INTO LMP CO-LEAD After a forgettable two-season 2018 stint in the Mexican League with Monclova and Quintana Roo, Manny Rodriguez may…
Zurich Challengers win Swiss Baseball Championship 2018
The Zurich Challengers won the 2018 Swiss Baseball Championship. They beat the Therwil Flyers 11-9 in the decisive fifth game of the final series on Saturday. A two-run home run by Jesus…
Deurne Spartans win Belgian Baseball Championship 2018
The Deurne Spartans won the 2018 Belgian Baseball Championship. On Saturday the Spartans won the decisive game five of the Belgian Series 8-4 against the Borgerhout Squirrels. Six runs in the seventh…
22nd International Tournament City of Barcelona
This coming weekend the biannual 22nd international tournament of the city of Barcelona will be played at Montjuic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain with a USSSA Italy selection including Lorenzo Avagnani, Leonardo Zileri,…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, October 15, 2018
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ SULTANES WIN LIGA FALL PENNANT; MEXPAC SEASON OPENS Ramiro Pena’s walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in Chris Roberson with the final…
U-23 Baseball World Cup set to open in Colombia; 150 million potential broadcast reach expected
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The top international baseball competition of the year — the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup® — is set to open tomorrow (Friday, 19 October), with 12…
Czech Roster for upcoming WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup released
The Czech Baseball Association (CBA) has announced its roster for the upcoming WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup in Colombia. Manager Vladimir Chlup nominated 13 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and three outfielders…
Dutch Golden League Softball: FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem wins Holland Series 2018
FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem has won the championship in the Dutch Golden League Softball. They swept the best-of-three Holland Series 2-0 against Terrasvogels. On Saturday they prevailed 2-1 behind a complete game from…
Czech Softball: Zraloci Ledenice wins Czech Championship 2018
Zraloci Ledenice has won the 2018 Czech Softball Championship in Women’s Fastpitch. They swept Snails Kunovice 3-0 in the best-of-five Czech Final Series. After winning 4-0 and 9-8 on October 6 and…
Euro Baseball Tour – new youth project
By Michal Hanus Euro Baseball Tour is a new baseball project in the Czech Republic, designed for young players, based on the masterpiece of the already established Battle At The Castle project….
Belgian Series: Borgerhout Squirrels force Game five with Slugfest
The Borgerhout Squirrels forced a decisive fifth game in the Belgian Series with a 17-9 slugfest against the Deurne Spartans on Sunday. Four runs in the first and six in the fourth…
Swiss Baseball Finals: Zurich Challengers, Therwil Flyers tied after Game 4
The best-of-five final series in the Swiss Nationalliga A is tied 2-2 after game four. After splitting the first two games, the Therwil Flyers and Zurich Challengers also shared wins last weekend….