The Czech Republic will have a European scoop. Tonight the Extraliga will be the first European baseball competition that will start this year. In one of three opening games, it will be a clash of the Titans. Reigning champion Arrows Ostrava will take on multiple champion Draci (Dragons) Brno. In the matchup between Ostrava and…
In a press release, the CEB has announced today that all remaining European international tournaments will be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the U18 European championship and the European Championship for B countries have been cancelled as well. The U18 European Championship was postponed before to September or October earlier this…
After the cancellation of the 2020 season in France, more depressing news. Today, the government of Belgium announced that no sporting games will be allowed until July 31st. This means that baseball is affected as well. The new rule is part of a string of measures that were presented by the Belgian government. Next to…
Today the French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) announced that all baseball and softball competitions in France will be cancelled for the year 2020. Of course the reason is the coronavirus. According to the website of the FFBS, it was a hard decision but it was inevitable as a result of the announcements made by…
After a long legal struggle, the FIBS (Italian Baseball and Softball Federation) has given back all Italian Championships and European Championships to the rightful owner Nettuno Baseball Club 1945. At some point in recent history, the other baseball club in Nettuno, Nettuno Baseball City, claimed to have won the championships. The club even adopted the…
Officially, baseball is an amateur sport in Italy. But when you read the story below, you can only come to one conclusion: It is far from amateur status. It is merely a semi-pro sport. But for how long? I bumped into an article about the construction of the Serie A1 finances. According to a spokesperson…
Today we provide the links to two CPBL games. Rakuten Monkeys vs 7-Eleven Lions http://live.qq.com/10016675?fbclid=IwAR1c7cXJpc3Ux06C7jJokmH6PaQev7feenqNa3OPpystHNdETfdcj_svtfk Fubon Guardians vs China Trust Elephants http://live.qq.com/10051803?fbclid=IwAR3PUiQ5B9ze69Ox7XdcikU52evX7HaS4PqZR9FH1lDi45mOqWJHfcY7OpU Enjoy.
Pending on the fact if Spain will qualify for the main tournament, it was announced today that José Bautista may represent Spain in next year’s World Baseball Classic. https://twitter.com/CarlossRBB/status/1252633535745339392 It also depends on if Bautista will be called up for the Dominican team. If that is the case, he will play for the Dominican Republic…
Throughout the world, baseball is shut down due to the coronavirus. The sole exception is Taiwan, where the CPBL started this week without fans in the stands. But elsewhere clubs struggle to stay afloat. Take Europe for example. Baseball season hasn’t started yet and the question remains if there WILL be any baseball in 2020….
In recent years, two baseball enthusiasts from the Netherlands tried to start a professional league in Europe, the Euro League Baseball. Unfortunately, this attempt was destined to fail due to the sabotage of the Dutch Baseball Federation and the European Baseball Confederation. But this attempt wasn’t the first one. Somewhere in the 1970s, a Scotsman…
