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3ba5b6d3d32118a9a6d3b619fae996b6 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-08T01:18:34

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton visited doctors for Major League Baseball and the players' association this week in New York following his admitted relapse with alcohol. General manager Jon ...

268cb6f1d088ee99b158a221c7146857 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-08T01:13:29

Most of the Indians best prospects, such as Jason Kipnis and Lonnie.

511a65881d2d1932bda0af8c1a6aed41 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T23:41:00

Pitcher Jamie Moyer has listed his Seattle, Washington Tudor estate for $5.35 million. See photos of the 24-season MLB veteran's home at REALTOR.com.

9253eda720c52afdf71955254dc9e738 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T23:08:34

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The Bishop Ward High School baseball program is the winner of 12 state championships in Kansas. Now, they're getting some special recognition from Major League Baseball.

0f165e1b586945a9e4eb5167d0cdf99a Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T23:07:59

The radio flagship of the Rangers, 103.3 FM ESPN, will also carry ten games. In addition, the Rangers will provide coverage of ten games free of charge on texasrangers.com Gameday Audio. The extensive spring training ...

b5a80957f4a7b37242c2463ff41e4018 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T23:02:23

The Minnesota Twins are cutting ties with the Kardashians, too. Well, sort of. The team announced Tuesday it will auction off a baseball autographed.

82fd87c4220658d02aacad1429fd1c12 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T22:22:55

Clyburn was a second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992 and played parts of three seasons in the majors with the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the late 1990s. In 41 games and 109 at-bats, he hit ...

79abb9cb86ca009429cc77cffceacfb7 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T22:22:00

A Lancaster man has been arrested after police say he is accused of shooting and killing a man near an elementary school early Tuesday morning.

a0b78cb09f14fac9caf1c6a230236758 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T22:10:25

The New York Yankees will release two new "official" perfumes February 21: "New York Yankees" and "New York Yankees for Her."

88041e7c470ad941be8cf2df3111e453 Major League Bloggers - MLB News From Baseball Bloggers 2012-02-07T21:13:23

Bryan Hoch, the New York Yankees reporter for MLB.com, says that the Yankees have confirmed that they have signed utility man Bill Hall. It is reportedly a minor league deal with a spring training invite. Hall spent last season ...

483f13d1eb7ee93ed192de716fbd89ba Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-07T21:00:17

These aren’t your father’s Yankees. They aren’t your 1996 Yankees, either. Only the Yankees could be self-important enough to launch a non-baseball related product with a cocktail party. According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN NY, the Yankees will launch two official fragrances called ”New York Yankees” and “New York Yankees for Her” at a cocktail reception in Manhattan [...]

737dbc45c19c5cea87ec15ad91f09c7e Mister Baseball 2012-02-07T18:18:52

The Spanish record champion CB Viladecans played a terrific 2011 season, which ended with a fourth-place finish. They concluded the year by winning 13 of the last 14 games and showed signs to again become one of the top teams of the Division de Honor. Felix Cano and Denny Nino have taken over as new [...]

00a9efd36d58dca22ae2c616d5b359c7 Mister Baseball 2012-02-07T17:30:06

Telemarket Rimini finally has found a successor for Dushan Ruzic as foreign starting pitcher. The 29-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Ramon Ramirez is coming to the Pirates. Two years after Jim Brower Rimini will again have a MLB experienced hurler on the mound. In 2008 and 2009 Ramirez made 16 appearances overall (four starts) for the Cincinnati [...]

3276e4c46073f7e60143cdab60a700d6 Mister Baseball 2012-02-07T16:44:17

The Swedish right-handed pitcher Oscar Carlstedt, a product of the Baseball Academy in Leksand and a member of the Stockholm Baseball Club, has moved from California to Kentucky. After playing just in six games he has transferred from Cypress College to Lindesy Wilson College in Columbia. The new season starts on February 10 with a [...]

781dd7c0059f2532641ca61729554ad4 Blue Jays baseball blog 2012-02-07T15:35:19

The Canadian Baseball Hall-of-Fame announced on Tuesday that Rusty Staub, Doug Melvin, Rheal Cormier and the Canadian Senior National Team that won gold at the recent Pan-Am Games will be inducted in a ceremony at St. Marys on June 23....

73433c3a2ca779f40f1c76378723729a Mister Baseball 2012-02-07T15:31:30

Besides doing the draw for the European Softball Championship at the Junior Girls level, the European Softball Federation (ESF) did the same for the U22 Women European Softball Championship. This tourney will take place from July 9 to 14 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic. Except for host Czech Republic and Russia the top European softball [...]

86f6593c3890251179cba663d7117f4e Mister Baseball 2012-02-07T15:20:06

The European Softball Federation (ESF) held its annual congress last weekend in Malta. One of the items on the agenda also was the draw for the 2012 European Softball Championship Junior Girls. The 12th edition of the tournament will be held from July 23 to 28, 2012 in Hoboken, Belgium. 16 federations will send teams. [...]

f8519d0c4110b23793c49b15384376cc Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-07T13:00:43

Yesterday, Howard Megdal revealed over at the Journal News that he will not be credentialed by the Mets for the 2012 baseball season. According to Megdal, Sean Mayer, the sports editor at the Journal News, received a call from Jay Horwitz, the Director of Media Relations for the Mets, telling him that while the Journal News can continue [...]

df7beb02a2df15105359a01f04a05174 Mister Baseball 2012-02-06T18:53:02

Mister-Baseball was at the 2012 DBV Academy at Ahorn Sportpark in Paderborn, Germany in January. We took the opportunity to talk to Greg Frady, head coach of the German national team and at Georgia State University. Topics of the lengthy Q&A are the Baseball World Cup in Panama, Donald Lutz and Max Kepler, the Dutch [...]

32a1e8f6cb36976012a1116c99d6f2aa Mister Baseball 2012-02-06T17:48:05

T&A San Marino might need to find another infielder for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League. Giovanni Pantaleoni apparently suffered a knee injury during a snowboard accident according to a report by Grandeslam.net. The next two weeks will decide if the 34-year-old needs surgery, which probably would mean that he misses significant portions [...]

2b6ed54b2f70756198b98d3a08f944da Mister Baseball 2012-02-06T15:39:37

The Australian pitcher Wayne Ough, who already pitched in the Czech Extraleague for AVG Draci Brno in 2009 and 2010, is returning to the Czech Republic. He is going to join reigning champion Technika Brno for the 2012 season. The 33-year-old former minor leaguer took the mound for the Adelaide Bite in the Australian Baseball [...]

99b1039fcf575ba36992b28c7fcbd247 Mister Baseball 2012-02-06T14:39:24

The organizers of the 2012 LR Open, a preseason tournament for youth teams in Montpelier, France, have announced the schedule for this year’s edition. It will be played from February 29 to March 4. The German Baseball Academy (Deutsche Baseball Akademie DBA), the baseball academies in Rouen, Toulouse and Montpellier and the Catalan Baseball and [...]

ab7db5808ee1a0eaf70c9f4b8f8673be Mister Baseball 2012-02-06T14:12:37

After four years in Grosseto, the 27-year-old right-handed pitcher Yovany D’Amico has reached an agreement with Danesi Nettuno. Born in Venezuela he has an Italian passport and therefore also can be used in the European Cup without losing a foreign player spot. The former minor leaguer in the Kansas City Royals organization was 3-4 with [...]

a014632b0c058da9483c43c11094292a Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-06T14:00:28

Reports indicate that Johnny Damon is looking for a contract in the $5 million dollar range. I doubt he can score that kind of deal this late in the offseason, so maybe the Mets should see if they could swoop in and sign him to an incentive-laden deal. Where would Damon fit? How about centerfield? Yes, [...]

1a6864419d30ca3c11e85d24c29adcaf Mister Baseball 2012-02-05T21:00:16

The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) has announced that eight teams will participate in the V IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup in Edmonton, Canada. The Netherlands are one of the eight squads. They will meet defending champion Japan, the USA, Australia, host Canada, Taiwan, Cuba and Venezuela in the tournament, which will take place from August [...]

dcb9cacd45523f8fd0c32c34a41c9a25 Mister Baseball 2012-02-05T19:53:42

by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The British Baseball Federation has released the full 2012 schedule for the National Baseball League (NBL), which will play their first official games of the year on Sunday 1 April. Nick Hadley, BBF Southern Senior Leagues Commissioner, has published the full slate of NBL match-ups following weeks of work at [...]

f2525fa4714c2cc7d3857fc4997d2690 Mister Baseball 2012-02-05T18:52:37

Novara United continues to improve its roster for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League. Venezuelan reliever with Italian passport, Pedro Orta, is leaving Cariparma Parma after two years to move up north. In 2011 the 29-year-old didn’t have his best year in Italian baseball, going 0-2 with three saves and an ERA of [...]

f7a8ef02bac45304b7bc7794e347e22d Mister Baseball 2012-02-05T17:49:00

The Melbourne Aces have reached the championship series in the Australian Baseball League season 2011/2012. They came back in the best-of-five round two series against the Sydney Blue Sox to earn a matchup with defending champion Perth Heat. In game four of the series the Aces crushed Sydney 14-4 for the tie. Brad Harman led [...]

b02a974574391c1a9a94d5bd9cae5164 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-05T13:44:20

Johan Santana is scheduled to make about $25 million dollars each of the next two years. There’s also an option for 2014, which adds another $25 million if he reaches awards incentives and/or innings threshold. The combination of Santana’s health and the Mets reduced payroll make this a very punishing financial commitment. I think Ben Nicholson-Smith of [...]

93539a705ae86a29ee2c7a88efcd5557 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-04T15:06:58

For over 15 years Derek Jeter has been the sports symbol in this town. The Yankees shortstop benefitted from being in the right place/right time, as the Bombers won a World Series his first season in the big leagues. Jeter was young, playing for an up-and-coming team, and produced big moments on the big postseason stage. He [...]

5bfa48a6544521d3abd3a43bd6fd9ab0 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-03T22:00:30

Even though the primary focus on this site is the game of baseball, there are issues that happen off the field that become a part of the conversation. Yesterday, two such issues came to light with Yankees GM Brian Cashman and Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. Back in September, Deadspin reported on a story regarding Brian Cashman having [...]

33121a6718f9ee2b15267de04a521736 Mister Baseball 2012-02-03T20:07:22

The Austrian Baseball League club Union Kufstein Vikings announced the acquisition of three players for the upcoming season. The biggest name is certainly Bubbie Buzachero. The 30-year-old American was drafted in 2002 by the Toronto Blue Jays and spent ten seasons pitching in minor and independent leagues. He is currently playing in Australia. Overall he [...]

9d5636bddf064b7aad5dd022110596b1 Mister Baseball 2012-02-03T19:05:18

After interviewing Jorge Miqueleiz of the FC Barcelona a couple of days ago, the blog of the Catalan baseball and softball federation did the same with Edgar Hernandez of vice champion CB Sant Boi. The new manager revealed six arrivals and 10 departures. New on the team will be Manuel Torres, Elias Jimenez, Roberto Noriega, [...]

b9d25dc1be8f113cf87424905daaca58 Mister Baseball 2012-02-03T17:54:35

After winning the fan choice award, Italian starting pitcher Alex Maestri has been nominated for the best pitcher award in the Australian Baseball League. The 27-year-old went 4-4 with an ERA of 3.25 in 11 games (nine starts) for the Brisbane Bandits. He struck out 53 batters in 63 2/3 innings, walking 24. He also [...]

053db80236bbff5336e68b3b1d43132a Mister Baseball 2012-02-03T16:59:24

Dutch right-handed pitcher Rick van den Hurk, who was designated for assignment on January 24 to make room for Wilson Betemit on the roster, is on the verge of getting released. The Baltimore Orioles put him on release waivers on Thursday most likely ending his stint with the O’s. The 29 teams can claim him [...]

497e6a8b3ea4f25c1a3c001470f77e2c Mister Baseball 2012-02-03T15:50:59

The 29-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Miguel Pinango is apparently the new game-one starter for the North East Knights in the Italian Baseball League. He spent nine seasons in the American minor leagues, six in the New York Mets organization, three with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went a combined 53-57 with an ERA of 4.35 in [...]

54f1651390ff3931f0f91178aa521858 Mister Baseball 2012-02-03T14:37:21

The Sydney Blue Sox are one win away from returning to the championship series in the Australian Baseball League. On Friday they dispatched the Melbourne Aces 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the round-two series, which is played in a best-of-five format. After Tyler Collins put the Blue Sox in front with a solo [...]

cdaf93c5267ea0817f4422119c69d56c Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-03T00:50:11

New York and Manny Ramirez has been talked about for years. Omar Minaya nearly acquired Ramirez a few times when he ran the Mets. The Yankees flirted with the idea as late as last season, but elected to pass. It appeared that Ramirez’s career was over after he elected to retire instead of serve his [...]

5733c6cd656afd54ef393363c02c268e Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-02T19:00:01

“If they’re playing a big shift, I might lay some bunts down this year,” Mark Teixeira told Bryan Hock of  MLB.com. “I’ve been so against it my entire career, [but] I might lay down a few bunts. If I can beat the shift that way, that’s important.” Bunting is all fine and good, but the real [...]

9af62d8163fac9c936cb0527886e8f2e Mister Baseball 2012-02-02T17:04:18

Italian baseball is still buzzing about Danesi Nettuno’s coup to bring one of well-known pitchers in baseball into the Italian Baseball League. Dirk Hayhurst is currently promoting his new book “Out of my League”. The clip shows him talking to Keith Olbermann about the book, baseball and the real life of players behind the jerseys.

05cfc91d1fc456c6f885d55e7e5d5009 Mister Baseball 2012-02-02T14:55:25

Palfinger Reggio Emilia, a former Italian Baseball League club and now a team in the Serie A of the Federal Championship, has made a big-name acquisition for the upcoming season. They have signed Dominican right-handed pitcher Gustavo Martinez. The 36-year-old former Minor Leaguer, who reached Triple-A within the Seattle Mariners organization, wear the jersey of [...]

71c4adcfd73951159ce86d8456077ec4 Mister Baseball 2012-02-02T10:54:05

In the best-of-five series in the second round of the playoffs in the Australian Baseball League to determine the opponent of the Perth Heat in the finals game two took place on Thursday. The Melbourne Aces struck back and tied the series 1-1 after a 7-2 win over the Sydney Blue Sox. After answering two [...]

dcba5b3d99cd995954f012d0d6608527 Mister Baseball 2012-02-02T10:32:14

The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) in cooperation with the Baseball Federation in Curacao (FEBEKO) are holding a baseball coach clinic in Curacao. The KNBSB is sending Dutch national team head coach Brian Farley, national team pitching coach Steve Janssen and Technical Director Robert Eenhoorn to the Netherlands Antilles. Local speakers will be [...]

145b95bee746d7e1e9c4d494a39c0682 Mister Baseball 2012-02-02T08:26:45

It is not really a surprise after the success of the last couple of days and the good infrastructure on site. The 2012 MLB Academies Tournament again will be held at the Armin Wolf Arena in Regensburg. This year’s event will be held from March 31 to April 5. According to a report by the [...]

1708af1cfa147f5afda576a564b21106 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-02T00:58:19

The Mets announced earlier today that Banner Day will return Sunday, May 27 prior to the Mets playing the Padres at Citi Field. Banner Day is a tradition that started in 1963 and ended in 1996. The team said in a statement “the revival of Banner Day is part of the Mets season-long 50th Anniversary celebration [...]

f923d0157bc44a0d5bac1b44dc2b756b Mister Baseball 2012-02-02T00:25:48

The 16-year-old Federico Celli is currently working out at a tryout camp at the Philadelphia Phillies academy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The right-handed pitcher from Rimini was invited by the MLB organization and stays there until February 7. He also took part in last summer’s MLB European Academy in Tirrenia, Italy. Celli is the [...]

c5e9c3bb89969852c10a66015e5d34e2 Mister Baseball 2012-02-01T17:22:12

The North East Knights have reached an agreement with outfielder Michele Gerali. The 41-year-old already played in Godo in 2007. He is the brother of Cariparma Parma manager Gilberto Gerali. In 2011 he played for Parma and was used as backup outfielder and pinch hitter. He collected eight hits in 35 at bats through 17 [...]

971dc67afec7b9564dedac5d5991b2a7 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-01T17:00:51

Here is another cool baseball-football connection this Super Bowl week. I am sure this has been talked about before, but Jeff Bradley did a nice piece in the Star-Ledger about Patriots QB Tom Brady and his near baseball career. You know about the three Super Bowl titles, but did you know that Brady was an outstanding baseball [...]

9de5dc4ce087efda38cdba94a7553111 Mister Baseball 2012-02-01T15:20:51

Baseball Barcelona, the successor of the FC Barcelona, is going to have a new manager going into the 2012 season. Jorge Miqueleiz, a former player of the team who retired two years ago, is going to be the new skipper. He follows Aldo Tarife at the helm. Carlos Rymer and Josep Juaneda also will be [...]

aa93aeb535fac5fa98dbc54fbb740d64 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-02-01T14:00:26

Radio Row in Indianapolis was abuzz with the reunion of Mike Francesa and Chris Russo on WFAN. It was like old times for the duo, which I analyzed over at Sports Media Watchdog. Like any “Mike & the Mad Dog” show they elected to talk Yankees, bash the Mets, throw in some San Francisco Giants analysis, discuss [...]

0a549855ff57a14b51555233e930ae9a Mister Baseball 2012-02-01T13:13:49

From May 26 to 28, 2012 the international baseball tournament “Finkstonball” will take place in Attnang-Puchheim. It is going to be the 15th edition. The tournament is open to a maximum of 12 teams and there are still some spots left. The preliminary round will be played on Saturday and Sunday morning with the semi-finals [...]

211d01690c04460e247fe30702312341 Mister Baseball 2012-02-01T11:21:38

The Sydney Blue Sox have won game one of the best-of-five second-round series in the Australian Baseball League playoffs. They defeated the Melbourne Aces 7-5 on Wednesday. Five runs in the fifth inning gave them the lead. Boss Moanaroa, who had homered in the fourth, drove in two with a single during the big rally [...]

b9b467bfbb078fa0ddf9915446a0ae07 Mister Baseball 2012-02-01T09:56:36

Just last week “Bullpen Gospels” was the reading material of Mister-Baseball. Now the author is coming to Italy to play baseball. Dirk Hayhurst, a right-handed pitcher from Hudson, Ohio, is joining Danesi Nettuno in the Italian Baseball League. He announced the transfer by himself on Twitter and on his own Blog. The 30-yerar-old Hayhurst was [...]

0e126547e6729cab95f1cb469980ad83 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-01-31T22:00:53

We knew Bobby Valentine was going to find a way to spruce up the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, but it looks like he’s “all-in” as a Bostonian with his Super Bowl XLVI prediction via Erik Boland of Newsday: At charity event last night Bobby V told Newsday (& the other outlets happening to be there) he’s [...]

7a8bc14f65f0a15beb53b7a362ce0c50 Mister Baseball 2012-01-31T17:02:47

The North East Knights have added three pitchers to the roster for the 2012 season in the Italian Baseball League. The 29-year-old Michele Coppi and the 27-year-old Massimiliano Geri are coming from within Italy. Coppi pitched for Collecchio in 2011 in the Serie A of the Federal Championship, Geri for Castenaso in the franchise of [...]

d9d273caf38676ff2dabee469cd0cec5 Mister Baseball 2012-01-31T15:55:07

The Dornbirn Indians are back in the Austrian Baseball League. A couple of days ago they announced that the Canadian Matt Patrick will join the team for the 2012 season. Besides being used as catcher and outfielder, he also is supposed to coach catchers and outfielders. He is coming from Alberta, Canada, attended the University [...]

1ddc217692a6f8ffba0bb2c88ad7a583 Mister Baseball 2012-01-31T14:09:27

The Spanish Division de Honor club CB Sant Boi has a new manager. Edgar Hernandez is taking over for the champion from 2010. After winning the title, Sant Boi finished in second place in 2011 with a 26-10 record, seven games behind the FC Barcelona. In the European Cup in Rotterdam they managed a pair [...]

bde3fe65638be0987b82e727754051fc Mister Baseball 2012-01-31T13:08:22

Press Release Stuttgart Reds Stuttgart, Germany – With their first venture into the 1.Bundesliga, the Reds needed the ultimate utility player and the answer came in the form of Hagen Rätz. Rätz reunites with teammate Markus Winkler from Heidenheim Heidekopfe and will strengthen the Reds in 2012. Rätz was a part of the 2009 German [...]

27f88ea40e861e11b34fd9bf46929932 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-01-31T13:00:32

CLICK HERE TO VOTE IN THE NYBD METS HALL OF FAME Late last week, John Franco became the 26th member elected into the Mets Hall of Fame. I support the organization’s decision to honor Franco, who spent 14 years with the team. In discussing the selection with fans it does not appear they all agree. There is also [...]

b44eebb685c94a02b5448c7fd5612dba Mister Baseball 2012-01-31T11:02:04

The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe have announced their first acquisition for the upcoming season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 23-year-old right-handed pitcher Patrick Lawson is going to replace former Major Leaguer Dusty Bergman as starting pitcher in game two each week and as pitching coach. Lawson is from Hilton Head, South Carolina, where he also went to [...]

8c915cd0ab8bbecad20f6cfd87a4cca4 Mister Baseball 2012-01-31T00:03:05

One day after we published the news that Pat Ahearne and Greg McCarthy have left AVG Draci Brno, Mister-Baseball has received word that they already found new homes. Both apparently will stay in the Czech Republic. Ahearne is going indeed pitching for the up-and-coming club Kotlarka Prague. McCarthy is joining the Arrows Ostrava as head [...]

3014e4f1e564ffe231c20d87ae692518 Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-01-30T23:00:05

Let’s have some fun. I was surfing Sportsbook reviews looking for what the odds makers think about the local teams chances of winning the World Series. The big free agent signings of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder have surged the Angels and Tigers into the top five, respectively. The Yankees are tied with the Angels was 13-2 favorites. The Phillies are still #1 in [...]

a216f1c0b6308e9791d6ba73a60d865a Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest 2012-01-30T18:00:46

The deal that sent Michael Pineda to the Yankees has made him the talk of the rotation, but the real breakout candidate this year could be free agent Hiroki Kuroda. Kuroda is 36, so calling him a breakout candidate probably sounds odd; pitchers that are already past the age of 35 don’t normally improve significantly. He is, however, [...]

496f2a4ba18aee16442bd98622efd1b4 Mister Baseball 2012-01-30T17:44:05

by Riccardo Schiroli A golf resort close to the Garda lake hosted the 2012 edition of the Italian Baseball and Softball Coach Convention. The Convention was an overall success: 436 coaches attended, including a delegation from Belgium. “This was one of the best editions in the history of the Convention” said Commissioner Giorgio Moretti. The [...]

c18587b62b9cc91b1a428de9ed8b7c12 Mister Baseball 2012-01-30T16:22:20

by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Liam Carroll has been selected by the Great Britain Baseball programme and the British Baseball Federation to serve as Head Coach of the newly formed GB Under-23 National Team. Carroll will join team General Manager Jo Ratcliff on the staff, who was appointed in November 2011. The Under-23 Team has [...]

0c4a89813698f6cdb2e8d39f7bcc7c28 Mister Baseball 2012-01-30T15:21:33

Shortstop Brandon Chaves will return to Telemarket Rimini. The Italian Baseball League confirmed that he is coming back for the 2012 season. Playing his first year in Italy he batted .351/.464 with two homeruns, three triples, nine doubles, 43 runs and 20 RBI in 39 games. The 32-year-old is the lone foreign player to return [...]

ae5cb364c92aee51947a873a8b3de9f3 Mister Baseball 2012-01-30T14:48:11

The Rouen Huskies have announced plans to renovate parts of its stadium. Together with the city of Rouen they will build a new backstop and new stands with room for 300 spectators. Also they are planning to install lights, which unfortunately won’t be sufficient for games, but good enough to practice in the evening. Construction [...]

d2e2bd869000800490de28b83c4e7838 Mister Baseball 2012-01-30T13:38:50

The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mainz Athletics are bringing American shortstop Dennis Kelly back to Europe. The 28-year-old replaces Tony Baker and also is going to serve as head coach of the second-division team and will work as assistant coach with the newly founded Rhein-Main Baseball Academy. The club also confirmed in the press release that [...]

c6b58a4def9901225b1853c21a89b9bc Mister Baseball 2012-01-30T00:32:15

Former big league pitchers Pat Ahearne and Greg McCarthy are not returning to the reigning Extraleague vice champion AVG Draci Brno. Ahearne had an ERA of 0.99 in 90 2/3 innings in 2011 and is now pitching in Australia. Kotlarka Prague is interested in him according to rumors from the Czech Republic. McCarthy also served [...]

b79731e3dc71dab21ddc78281584a717 Mister Baseball 2012-01-29T14:31:58

The promoted Chevaliers de Beaucaire have added three young players to bolster the roster for the 2012 season in the Division 1 league in French Baseball. The biggest name is probably Joris Navarro, one of the better young pitchers in European Baseball. The 21-year-old played for the Montpellier Barracudas in 2011, striking out 44 and [...]

a33d007742f3bbb5d810e37005ccf731 Mister Baseball 2012-01-29T11:31:46

The defending Australian Baseball League champion Perth Heat is returning to the final series in the 2011/2012 season. On Sunday they finished off the Melbourne Aces with a 3-1 victory, winning the best-of-five series 3-1. Mitchell Graham drove in the decisive runs with a two-run, two-out single in the eighth. Melbourne had taken an early [...]

a63436a1442b3ad1e1464c5b4352bc4c Mister Baseball 2012-01-29T10:36:10

Novara United has found a foreign starting pitcher for the upcoming season in the Italian Baseball League according to a report by Grandeslam.net. The 27-year-old right-hander Mitch Waters is coming from the Serie A club Sala Baganza to the north of Italy. Having played in the Frontier League in the past, the American dominated in [...]

84d77cfe18351a42423b9341c31e6c4d Mister Baseball 2012-01-29T00:48:51

Honkbalsite.com has published an article on Saturday, updating us on the Dutch bid to host Major League Baseball games in 2014. A delegation headed by Robert Eenhoorn had presented the plan to MLB in September. Now everybody is still in waiting mode. Field and facilities coordinator Murray Cook visited the site of the planned new [...]

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