When Ozhaino Albies received a Spring Training invitiation, no one knew how long he would stay in the Major League camp. Yesterday it was announced that the Braves have sent him down to the Minor League spring training camp. Nothing to be ashamed about after the successful Spring Training that he had so far. In…
After the Rockies released him at the end of the 2015 season, Jair Jurrjens went looking for a new employer. He found one in the Uni President 7-Eleven Lions of the CPBL in Taiwan. After a relative short preparation on the 2016 season, as he only signed with the team last month, Jurrjens had his first start…
The WBSC released the new World Rankings today. https://twitter.com/WBSCBaseball/status/710794210555854848 As expected Japan remained in first place as did the USA remained in second. Chinese Taipei moved up a spot and Korea moved up four due to their great performance during the inaugural Premier 12. Cuba dropped to fifth place. The biggest free fall made team…
I hear you say: “Who?” Timothy Broas, the former US Ambassador to the Netherlands has accepted a role as ambassador of the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) and of the Curacao Baseball Development Foundation. Both institutions can benefit from his enormous resource of international contacts. You may think: “How?” Well, as an ambassador…
In a period in which the MLB Spring Training rosters are trimmed, several Dutchie non roster invitees are still with the big guys. Time for a second look to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands are doing. Ozhaino Albies: Where top prospects like Jorge Mateo and Aaron Judge (both of the…
With Spring Training in full swing it is time to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will do in the upcoming season. Of course there is no crystal ball and it is still up in the air, but in general you can make a decent prediction based on the performance of previous…
Oosterhout Twins that won the promotion/relegation series by sweeping Mampaey the Hawks from Dordrecht last season, has attracted two new sponsors for a necessary financial impulse. The club from Oosterhout signed a sponsor deal with main sponsor De Glas Koning BV (The Glass King ltd). This company is relatively new on the Dutch market, but…
With Sprng Training almost a week old, several players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands have played their Spring Training games. How did they do so far? In general we can say that the regular roster players aren’t doing so well yet. Some have played more game than others. Andrelton Simmons appeared in just two…
With Spring Training in full swing it is time to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will do in the upcoming season. Of course there is no crystal ball and it is still up in the air, but in general you can make a decent prediction based on the performance of previous…
With Spring Training in full swing it is time to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will do in the upcoming season. Of course there is no crystal ball and it is still up in the air, but in general you can make a decent prediction based on the performance of previous…
