Yesterday you could see the commemorative logo of the Califonria League that celebrates its diamond anniversary. It is not the only entity that celebrates its 75th year of existence. The Bakersfield Blaze celebrate the fact that in 1941 the first professional team settled in Bakersfield as charter member of the California League. Just like the…
The New York Mets and Roger Bernadina have agreed on a minor league contract with an invitation for Spring Training. The Curacao native played several years for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization, debuting in the Bigs in 2008 and having his best season in 2012 when he hit .291 with five homeruns and eleven doubles. During…
It is always good to see that there are people who intent to help other countries to develop the game of baseball. In the eighties there was a Dutch group, called the Trailblazers, that helped to develop the game in Eastern Europe, back then still under communist rule. After a career that brought him to…
Today the California League presented the commemorative 75th anniversary logo next to the news that the league will host the Carolina League in the All Star Game. This year the California League will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Founded in 1941 as a class C league the league folded during the 1942 season because of the…
Two of Cuba’s top talents fled the Ciego de Avila team that played in the Caribbean Series in the Dominican Republic. The two have stated several times before that they wanted to leave the country in a legal way and with the permission of the Cuban government. Yulieski (31 years old) is considered the best player…
The East Dixie League was a spin off from the 1933 Dixie League. That league played for one year and split up in the East Dixie League and the West Dixie League. The Dixie League was a mix of teams from Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The teams from Louisana, Arkansas and Mississippi moved to…
With the ABL season just finished, the Australian team can prepare itself for the upcoming qualifier of the World Baseball Classic, next week in Sydney Australia. Australia will host New Zealand, the Philippines and South Africa in a qualifier that will last a weekend and that will have a tight schedule of six games in…
The Brisbane Bandits finished their dominant season with a two game sweep of the Adelaide Bite in the ABL championship series. In a must win situation for the Bite, the Brisbane Bandits dealt the first blow. The Bite had scoring opportunities in the top of the second and third inning. Angus Roeger was on third…
In a all or nothing game for both teams, Tigres de Ciego de Avilla from Cuba faced Leones del Escogido from the Dominican Republic. Both teams were without a win so far. After Cuba took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a double by Yeniet Perez that drove in Alfredo Despaigne,…
Even though Loek van Mil did not play, the head of this blog post says it all. The Brisbane Bandits won game one of the ABL championship series by beating the Adelaide Bite 7-4. Brisbane’s Donald Lutz performed well, going 2 for 4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored. The hero of…
