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Australia Baseball League 2016: Melbourne sweeps Sydney to walk away in standings
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 18, 2016

In the fifth week of the Australian Baseball League season, the Melbourne Aces swept the Syndey BlueSox and took a four-game lead in the standings. Brisbane and Adelaide split the series and Canberra defeated Perth in three of the four games. In a very close game in Melbourne, the Aces clinched a walk off win over…

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Curtain falls for Haarlem Baseball Week
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 16, 2016

In a press release, the organizing committee of the Haarlem Baseball Week has announced that there will be no 29th edition in 2018. This institution of Dutch Baseball was world renowned. The 2016 appeared to be its swan song. In a press release the organizing committee explained that the financial buffer was gone after the…

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Rangers do not oppose Profar’s WBC participation
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 15, 2016

According to the Duch American sports magazine Sport America, the Texas Rangers are opposed to the participation in the World Baseball Classic of four of their star players. The Arlington based club will send an appeal to Major League Baseball. The Rangers had to deal with the invitation of eight of their players by their national…

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Van Mil and Schuller added to World All Star Roster
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 14, 2016

The Australian Baseball League announced the rosters for the upcoming All Star Game today. Two Europeans and a few players that used to play in the Dutch hoofdklasse are added to the World All Star Roster or to the roster of team Australia. BlueSox player Craig Anderson, former player for Curacao Neptunus of the Dutch…

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Kenley Jansen returns to Dodgers
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 13, 2016

After opting for free agency, Curacaoan star closer Kenley Jansen has signed a 5-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The deal is reportedly worth $80MM. During the season, Jansen did not want to talk about a contract extension but as the end of the season neared, the Dodgers didn’t hide their intentions to go…

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ABL 2016, week 4: Variable performances by Europeans
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 11, 2016

In the fourth week of the ABL season, the Melbourne Aces did a good job by winning three out of four as did the the Adelaide Bite vs the Perth Heat. The Sydney BlueSox split the series vs the Brisbane Bandits. Several European players saw action in week four. The Adelaide Bite won the opening game…

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Loek van Mil clinches first save in ABL
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 8, 2016

Today, the Adelaide Bite took on the Perth Heat in the very first game of week 4. In a close game the Bite stayed at the right side of the score as the team kept the Heat at bay after a four run rally of the team from Perth. The Bite won 5-4. The Adelaide…

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Meulens extends contract with Giants
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 7, 2016

Manager of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and hitting coach of the San Francisco Giants has extended his contract with the Northern Californian team. Meulens will stay with the staff of manager Bruce Bochy for another two years. The former player of the New York Yankees and the Dutch national team (with the 2000 Olympics in…

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WBC roster Kingdom of the Netherlands, three MLB players confirmed now
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 5, 2016

Recently the Dutch baseball federation released the names of the MLB players that were added to the preliminary roster for the upcoming 2017 World Baseball Classic. On this list, the following MLB players were mentioned: Andreltons Simmons, Jonathan Schoop, Didi Gregorius, Xander Bogaerts, Jurickson Profar and Kenley Jansen. According to Baseball America Andrelton Simmons, Jonathan…

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Shawn Zarraga signs with Reds
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 5, 2016

Aruban catcher Shawn Zarraga has signed a contract with the Cincinnati Reds. In the past two seasons he played in the Dodgers organization where he split seasons between AA Tulsa and AAA Oklahoma City after the Milwaukee Brewers traded him in the 2014/2015 off season. Zarraga was bothered by a nagging in jury in 2016…

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