They did not have much of a choice but after a delay of a week, the Fresno Grizzlies agreed on staying in affiliated ball but at a lower level though. ”Negotiations between MLB and the city of Fresno to keep the Grizzlies in affiliated baseball have gone into extra innings, but a resolution is at hand,”…
Various MLB clubs have sent the invitations to Minor League Clubs to join their organization. It remains to be seen if MiLB clubs want to operate under the new terms of MLB. 119 invitations have been sent out. The invitation of the Fresno Grizzlies is pending. The following clubs have sent invitations. Arizona Diamondbacks:Reno Aces…
Just like earlier this year, the Dutch Baseball Hangout would like to pay attention to the transactions in the Belgian Baseball Gold (BBG) League, next year called the Top League. The transaction period in Belgium ended at December 1, so time to start with the fifth blog post. This one is about the Namur Angels….
Recently, you could read here about the teams that were kicked out of affiliated Minor League Basebal alreadyl. After roaming the internet in the past week, checking out several major baseball websites, the Dutch Baseball Hangout came to the conclusion which other teams will not be in affiliated ball anymore. Here is a quick overview…
France did have the scoop when Melissa Mayeux started to play for the Division 1 Montpellier Barracudas. But Belgium is a good second with Charlotte Meert. Time for you to get acquainted with the first female player in the highest Belgian Baseball League. Charlotte started playing baseball at the age of six. She started her…
Just like earlier this year, the Dutch Baseball Hangout would like to pay attention to the transactions in the Belgian Baseball Gold (BBG) League, next year called the Top League. The transaction period in Belgium ended at December 1, so time to start with the fourth blog post. This one is about the Brussels Kangaroos…
Today, 79 years ago, MLB owners would vote for a possible move of the St. Louis Browns to Los Angeles. But history got in the way and things would have a different outcome. As the St. Louis Browns could not compete, attendance-wise, with the team they shared Sportsman’s Park with, the Cardinals, the owner proposed…
A surprising move by French 1st Divisionist Templiers de Sénart. The club in the suburb of Paris signed Dutchie Oliver van der Wijst Severino for the 2021 season. Van der Wijst played in the Italian Serie A2 in 2020 with Nettuno 1945 BC, helping the club to earn a promotion to the Serie A1. With…
The seventies and the eighties were known for their colorful baseball uniforms. Take the 1979 Phillies for example with their all Crimson uniform. Or the colorful mishmash of the 1977-1984 Pittsburgh Pirates. But in 1882, it was even crazier than in the seventies. In that year, the National League adopted a rule that every position…
Today, thirty-two years ago, Nolan Ryan signed with the Texas Rangers. This signing is making him the first MLB player to have played with the original four expansion teams. Ryan broke into the Majors with the New York Mets (inaugural season in 1962), with whom he would win the 1969 World Series. In 1972, the…
