Press release from the British Baseball Hall of Fame. The British Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHOF) is pleased to announce the Class of 2022, including a trailblazer for women in baseball in…
Technical Glitch Repaired; Changes Looming
Oops … mister-baseball.com was knocked offline last week due to a technical glitch. We apologize for any confusion the outage might have caused! The site will continue to be plagued in the…
BSK Ljubljana Hosts 8-Team Regional U13 Indoor Tournament; BK Varazdin Takes the Title
BSK Ljubljana hosted an eight-term regional U13 tournament on Saturday, the first in a series of winter competitions that are of particular importance in the Balkan region. Austria, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia…
Draci Brno Publishes Historical Footage; 1972 Softball Game Captures Early Years of Baseball and Softball in Czechia
The Czech record holders Draci Brno have published historical footage on their YouTube channel, with the earliest video depicting a 1972 softball match. Other videos capture the club’s domination of Czech baseball from…
Italy’s Serie A to Start 2023 Season on April 15
Opening Day in Italy’s Serie A has been set for April 15, the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) announced yesterday, with the domestic season concluding no later than September 15. The…
Attnang-Puchheim Athletics Withdraw From 2023 Austrian Bundesliga
The Attnang-Puchheim Athletics, four-time Austrian champions, have withdrawn from the 2023 Austrian Bundesliga citing a string of squad departures and long-term injuries to key players that would have severely limited the team’s…
Happy New Year!
Dear Readers, Wherever you might be found, I wish you all the best as 2023 gets underway, with good health and good weather atop the list of blessings I hope the new…
German Bundesliga: Germaine Joins Heidenheim
William Germaine has left the Tübingen Hawks after one season and signed with the six-time German champion Heidenheim Heideköpfe for the 2023 Bundesliga campaign, bolstering a Heideneheim squad that will enter the…
Russian and Belarussian Teams Excluded from all WBSC Europe 2023 Competitions
Press release from WBSC Europe. The World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe (WBSC Europe) confirms the decision taken in February to exclude all Russian and Belarusian teams, players, coaches, and officials from its…
2023 European Championship Group Stage Draw; Netherlands Enter Tournament With Four Consecutive Titles
The drawing of the group stage pairings for the 2023 European Championship took place Saturday morning in Prague, with the hosts Czechia drawn against fellow medal-contenders Spain. Additional highlights include fellow World…
German Bundesliga’s Top Batters, Pitchers Crowned; Regensburg’s Bowman Top Pitcher For Second Consecutive Season
The German Bundesliga has announced the top pitcher and batter in the league’s two divisions, with Kaleb Bowman, who signed a Minor League contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in October after a…
Stuttgart Moves on From Manager Di Salle
The Stuttgart Reds have parted ways with manager Curtis di Salle after three seasons, the Bundesliga club announced on its website. A disappointing 2022 campaign saw the Reds narrowly miss out on…
France’s Lacombe Commits to NCAA D1’s Louisiana-Lafayette
French pitcher Matthias Lacombe has committed to join the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns for the 2023-24 NCAA Division 1 season. When the product of the Pôle France Baseball de Toulouse joins the Sun Belt…
Second Annual U23 European Winter League Planned for November
The second annual European Baseball Winter League (EBWL) is scheduled to run from November 19-27 on the Spanish island of Tenerife, with 48 U23 players from across Europe training in the morning…
U23 World Cup, Day 3: Germany Falls to Chinese Taipei; Rain Hinders the Dutch
Germany lost 3-0 (box) to Chinese Taipei on Saturday, its second shutout defeat in as many games at the U23 World Championship in Chinese Taipei, with rain resulting in the Netherlands-Puerto Rico…
U23 World Cup, Day Two: Germany and Netherlands Both Shutout Against Asian Powerhouses
Germany fell to Japan, 6-0 (box), and the Netherlands were defeated by South Korea, 4-0 (box), as the two European participants began play at the U23 World Cup in Chinese Taipei. Germany…
Butchers Defeat Lumberjacks to Win Third Swedish Title
The Rättvik Butchers swept the Leksand Lumberjacks, 3-0, to win the 2022 Swedish title and the club’s third domestic championship two weeks ago, capping off a season that saw the Butchers dominate…
WBC Qualifying: Czechia Defeats Spain to Qualify For WBC
Czechia avenged its 21-7 loss to Spain on Day 2 of tournament play in Regensburg, defeating the Spanish when it counted most, the 3-1 victory (box score) on Wednesday granting the Czechs…
WBC Qualifying: Great Britain Defeats Spain to Earn Berth; Czechs Book Date With Spain
Great Britain rallied from an 8-3 deficit to defeat Spain, 10-9, in a dramatic ten innings, with the victory qualifying Team GB for the World Baseball Classic for the first time. The…
WBC Qualifying: Big Inning Allows Germany to Get Past South Africa
A seven-run sixth inning gave Germany the boost it needed to get past a tenacious South Africa, 11-5, setting the stage for a clash between Germany and its European rival Czechia on…
Espoo Expos Sweep Tampere Tigers to Claim 18th Finnish Championship
The Espoo Expos defeated the Tampere Tigers 17-2 (box score) in Game 3 of the Finnish championship series last Saturday, Sep 10, with the victory giving the Expos a sweep in the…
WBC Qualifying: Czechia Eliminates France; Germany vs. South Africa Postponed
Czechia rebounded from its disastrous 21-7 Day 2 defeat to Spain to defeat France, 7-1, in the elimination bracket of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg. The planned nightcap between South…
WBC Qualifying: Spain and Great Britain Win Big
Spain and Great Britain won big on Day 2 of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, with Spain defeating Czechia 21-7 and Great Britain defeating the hosts, Germany, 8-1, in the…
Netherlands Defeats South Africa, Qualifies for U18 World Cup Super Round
With a 9-0 victory over South Africa on the final day of group play at the U18 World Cup in Florida, the Dutch squad’s third win, the Netherlands have qualified for the…
Italy Finishes U18 World Cup Group Play Winless; Narrow Defeat to Australia on Final Day of Group Play
Italy wrapped up group play at the U18 World Cup in Florida with its fifth defeat in as many group games, the final loss coming at the hands of Australia, 5-4, after…