Andruw Jones attended the Atlanta Braves FanFest this weekend. To reporters he unveiled that he will likely announce his retirement soon. In October 2015, Jones participated with team Kingdom of the Netherlands in the WBSC’s Premier 12 tournament in an attempt to showcase himself for a roster spot with any MLB club. The 38-year old…
Today my contribution to the Blogathon against cancer was posted on www.baseballcontinuum.com. This Blogathon is organized by blog owner Dan J. Glickman to raise money for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Former Red Sox farmhand gives a hand in battle against cancer For this first Blogathon for charity it seemed a good idea to me to…
After yesterday’s hail out, it was bad weather all day around the Australian capital, and ast some point hailstones fell out of the sky, there was a double header scheduled for today between the Cavalry and the Bite. In a very close game two (first game of the day), the Bite took a 2-0 lead…
In the first game of the best of three semi-final between the Adelaide Bite and the Canberra Cavalry, the Bite took off very well. After the Cavalry took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a two run jack hit by Ryan Miller, the Bite evened the score in the very…
Today, the International League announced that current hitting coach of the San Francisco Giants and current third base coach of the Tampa Bay Rays will be inducted to the Hall of Fame in the 2016 class. Meulens was an MVP in the International League in 1990 when playing for the Columbus Clippers. In 1992 Meulens…
Yesterday it was announced that Aruban Catcher, Shawn Zarraga, got an invitation for the Dodgers’ Spring Training camp at the Camelback Ranch in Arizona. Zarraga split the 2015 season between AA Tulsa and AAA Oklahoma City. In the 2014-2015 off season he was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers, where he played most of the time…
The High Desert Mavericks, A Advanced affiliate of the Texas Rangers in the California League, held a Stadium Bazaar day in Stater Bros Stadium yesterday. In the visitors’ clubhouse, the club gave the residents of Adelanto and the surrounding cities the opportunity to add some unique memorabilia to their collections. Highlighted in the sale were autographed bats,…
Today the last games of the regular season in the ABL were played. None of them was of any significance as the play off teams already clinched a spot. The planned double header between the Blue Sox and the Aces was only played half. As the second game was cancelled. In a game in which…
Kalian Sams, outfielder of team Kingdom of the Netherlands will not return to the Quebec Capitales in the upcoming season. On the day of the press conference of team Netherlands in preparation on the Premier 12 tournament, he told me that he liked it in Quebec but that he was looking for something different. This…
Today the final round of the regular season started in the ABL. The game between the Sydney Blue Sox and the Melbourne Aces was cancelled due to bad weather. Perth Heat 2 – 5 Brisbane Bandits The Brisbane Bandits took an important step towards clinching a spot in the championship series by beating the Perth…
