About Gabriel Fidler
Extra Innings UK covers baseball around the world, focussing on the sport at the national team level, with features on prominent players, scouting reports, and occasional breaking news. We are fully credentialled by MLB and have covered the World Baseball Classic, continental championships, and the U.S. minor leagues.
Last weekend, MLB London hosted its second major event of 2019, the MLB Foodfest at Hawker House near Canada Wharf in southeast London. MLB’s EMEA office had the daunting task of creating an event that appealed to diehard baseball fans … Continue reading →
Posted in MLB
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Tagged BaseballSoftballUK, Canada Wharf, Churro Dog, Frito Pie Corndog, Fun At Bat, Hawker House, London Series, MLB Battlegrounds, MLB FoodFest, MLB London, USA Baseball
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Russian baseball has just finished a busy year with the annual Russian Series to determine its domestic champion. Along the way, the federation sent squads to compete at the European B-Level Championship and Pool 2 of the Under-18 European Championship … Continue reading →
Posted in Caribbean, Cuba, Europe, European Championships, Russia, Tournaments
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Tagged #бейсбол, Adrian Rodriguez, Alexey Lukashevich, Andrey Pekhotkin, Anton Kuznetsov, Baseball Russia, Beisbol Cuba, Cuban National Series, Антон Кузнецов, бейсбола России, Frank Bulte, Geidys Soler, Ivan Bobkin, Konstantin Teufel, Luis Valiente, Moskvich Baseball, Petru Balan, Rody Castello, RusStar Baseball, Vadim Balan
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Venezuela announced its roster for the Premier 12 on Saturday, and it includes four players with significant MLB experience. As with most teams from the Americas, Venezuela is severely hampered by MLB’s decision not to allow 40-man roster players to … Continue reading →
Posted in Premier 12, South America, Tournaments, Venezuela
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Tagged #Premier12, Alexander Palma, Ali Castillo, Andres Blanco, Andres Sotillet, Anthony Vizcaya, Argenis Angulo, Carlos Navas, Carlos Rivero, Cristian Alvarado, Diego Rincones, Dixon Machado, Elvis Escobar, Felix Doubront, FEVEBeisbol, Hénderson Álvarez, Henry Rodriguez, Herlis Rodriguez, Jecksson Flores, Jhonleider Salinas, Jose Godoy, Juan Apodaca, Juniel Querecuto, Liarvis Breto, Luis Castillo, Manuel Meléndez, Miguel Socolovich, Premier 12, Venezuela Beisbol, Williams Pérez, Yezo Campos
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The next nation to announce its Premier12 roster is México [list], which will feature some recognisable names in Christián Villanueva (above), Fernando Salas, and Horacio Ramírez, along with five other former major leaguers. As with the other COPABE (Americas) nations, … Continue reading →
Posted in Mexico, North America, Premier 12, Tournaments
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Tagged #Premier12, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Verdugo, Ali Solis, Brandon Laird, Chris Roberson, Christián Villanueva, CPBL, Esteban Quiroz, Fernando Salas, Horacio Ramirez, Humberto Castellanos, Jaime Garcia, Japhet Amador, Joakim Soria, Jorge de la Rosa, Julio Urias, Liga Mexicana de Beisbol, LMB, Luis Cessa, Luis Urias, Marco Estrada, Matt Clark, Mexico Beisbol, Miguel Gonzalez, Oliver Perez, Phillip Evans, Premier 12, Roberto Osuna, Ryan Verdugo, Sergio Romo, Yovani Gallardo
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BREAKING: A new event has been added to the international calendar this autumn, but not without some controversy. The Professional Dream Baseball Cup, also known as the European Baseball Cup, is set to take place in Andalusía from Oct. 30-Nov. … Continue reading →
Posted in Asia, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Europe, Iran, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Professional Dream Cup, Spain, Tournaments
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Tagged 4Big Sports, Andalusia Beisbol, Argentina Beisbol, Argentinabeis, Baseball España, Beisbol Panamá, Euro Baseball Cup, Fedebeis Panamá, India Baseball, Pakistan Baseball, Portugal Baseball, Professional Dream Baseball Cup, RFEBS, WBSC
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Parma, Italy – The gauntlet for five European places at the Europe-Africa Olympic qualifier has been run and the end result netted no real surprises: European champions the Netherlands, plus Italy, Israel, Spain, and the Czech Republic. That quintet will be … Continue reading →
The Under-12 Pan-American Championship took place with absolutely no fanfare from (or, indeed, announcement) from September 7- 14, 2019. Games were played at the Luis Alberto Villegas Stadium in Medellín, Colómbia, in the shadow of the professional stadium where one … Continue reading →
Posted in Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, South America, Tournaments, U12 Pan-American
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Tagged Angel Beltran, Argentina Beisbol, Argentinabeis, Beisbol Dominicana, Brasil Beisebol, Bruno Carranza, Carlos Galindo, Colombia Beisbol, COPABE, Cristan Garces, Ecuador Beisbol, FEDOBE, Fernando Saona, Gabriel Moya, Honduras Beisbol, Jean Paul Tamayo, Josua Moreno, Matias Goyes, Pan-American Baseball, Panam Beisbol, Santiago Vargas
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The 2019 European Championship starts today in Bonn and Solingen, Germany, with even more at stake that continental bragging rights. The top five teams will join South Africa in Bologna and Parma a few days after this tournament ends to … Continue reading →
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Europe, European Championships, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Tournaments
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This article was written for, and first appeared on, baseballsoftballuk.com. By Gabriel Fidler, with additional reporting from Kent Sport and Liz Knight On June 28, 2019, the British sporting world was treated to a feast of events, with matches in … Continue reading →
This article was written for, and first appeared on, baseballsoftballuk.com. The countdown to the London Series officially began in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday as the London Youth Baseball League (LYBL) took home the inaugural MLB Cup London … Continue reading →
Posted in Europe, Great Britain
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Tagged Bill Holmberg, Chad Gravenorst, Jim Small, Jim Small MLB, Liam Carroll, Martin Brunner, MLB Cadet Camp, MLB Cup, MLB Cup London, MLB International, MLB London Series, UK Little League
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