We all know by now what MLB is planning for Minor League Baseball. 42 clubs will disappear. Most of them at rookie-level and A-Short Season level. This will also have its impact on the projected baseball complex on Curaçao. In 2015, there were plans by International Baseball Partners (IBP), MLB and the Curaçao government to…
Some time ago you could read here that the MLB complex that was planned on the Isle of Curaçao wasn’t going to be built. But now a local newspaper, het Antilliaans Dagblad, comes with a completely different story. Back in 2015, the minister of Economic Affairs, Stanley Palm was euphoric about the project. Now, his…
In 2015 you could read here about the plans of International Baseball Partners to build a baseball complex on the island of Curaçao that would be home to a new summer league that would replace the Venezuelan Summer League. According to a reliable source, the plans will not be carried out because of the lack…
International Baseball Partners (IBP) made its first announcement of 2017 by detailing a new academy league structure for the Dominican Republic that promises to set a new direction for the baseball island. IBP Managing Director, Michael Powers said the initiative includes the structure of cooperating baseball academies in the Dominican Republic to create an “Inter-Academy…
Finally there is some news to announce about the baseball facility that is/was about to be build to house a new summer league on Curacao. Recently International Baseball Partners announced that the company will put the Curacao Project 421 on hold until after the September 30 elections. The company announced this on their website. “We remain…
To the people from Curacao this may be old news in the meantime, but it just caught my eye. The website of International Baseball Partners LLC, yes those who will build the new baseball complex in Curacao, announces the establishment of a new Winter League: the Curacao Winter League. On may 4, the plans were…
The local government of Curacao has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) together with International Baseball Partners LLC. This MoU is nothing more than a document in which both parties delcare their intent of building a baseball facility at the island of Curacao. Due to this MoU, both parties have put together an official business…
The American corporation IBP LLC (which stands for International Baseball Partners) has announced a plan to build a brand new baseball complex on the island of Curaçao. IBP is chartered in the United States with designs to build, own, lease and manage multiple professional baseball complexes around the world. The website of the Limited Liability…
