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.
JÁNOSSORMOJA, Hungary – The Austrian Baseball Federation’s Under-22 team showed impressive growth since its last outing at the Under-23 European Championship, blasting Hungary’s Under-18 squad and overcoming an early 7-1 deficit against Slovakia’s senior national team to claim gold at … Continue reading →
Posted in Austria, Danube Cup, Europe, Hungary, Slovakia, Tournaments
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Tagged ABF, Austria Baseball, Baseball Hungary, Danube Cup Baseball, MOBSSZ, Nicholas Schadler, Oliver Pernet, Slovakia Baseball, Tobias Kiefer
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The first stop in the qualification process for baseball at the Tokyo Olympics started in Accra, Ghana, during the penultimate weekend in March. Burkina Faso and Nigeria punched their tickets to the African Championship, with the former steamrolling by both … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Olympics, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
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Tagged Africa Zone East Olympic Qualifier, American Friends of Kenya, Angels at Bat, Baseball Federation of Kenya, Baseball United Foundation, BFK, Daniel Alio, East Africa Baseball Championship, East Africa Club Championship, George Mughobe, George Mukhobe, Japanese International Cooperation Agency, Jeff Ladenson, JICA, Justine Makisim, Kenya Little League, Koshien Tanzanian Baseball Championship, Lenana School, Little League World Series, Mussa Mbugi, Pearl of Africa Series, Pitch in for Baseball, Richard Stanley, Shinya Tomonari, TaBSA, Titus Mutwiri, Tugende Baseballer, UBASA, Uganda Baseball, Uganda Little League, Zambia Baseball
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The road to the 2020 Olympics for baseball begins tomorrow, March 22, in the most unlikely of places: Labone Secondary School in a suburb of Accra, Ghana. That any team other than South Africa is attempting qualification is a major … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Burkina Faso, Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Olympics, Togo, Tournaments, Tunisia
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Tagged 2020 Olympics, ABSA, African Baseball, African Baseball Qualifier, Albert Frimpong, Association for Friends of African Baseball, Baseball at the Olympics, Baseball Nigeria 2020 Project, Baseball Tomorrow Academy, Burkinabé Baseball, Côte d'Ivoire Baseball, Ernest Denso, GHABSA, Ghana Baseball, Ivoirienne Baseball, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Jeremy Guthrie, JICA, Kehinde Laniyan, Kochi Fighting Dogs, Little League Nigeria, Louis Okoye, MLB Elite Academy, Nigeria Baseball, Rui Okoye, Sanfo Lassina, Shinya Tomonari, Tunisia Baseball, Tunisienne Baseball, Yuta Deai
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Since its introduction at the 2017 World Friendship Games in Burundi, the new sport of Baseball5 has spread like wildfire across the globe. It was included in the 2018 World Youth Games in Buenos Aires and has been added to … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Argentina, Asia, Baseball5, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Europe, France, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, North America, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, South America, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, USA, Venezuela, Zambia
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Tagged #Playeverywhere, Baseball5, WBSC
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Last month, MLB Europe’s Bill Holmberg and Zach Graefser graced a small suburb of Budapest for the MLB Europe Baseball Coaches’ Clinic (Baseballedző Képzés). An evening of seminars led to two days of practical instruction to coaches from all over … Continue reading →
Posted in Croatia, Europe, Hungary, Serbia
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Tagged Érd Baseball, Érd Baseball Club, Baseball Croatia, Baseball Hungary, Baseball Savez Srbije, Baseball Srbija, Bill Holmberg, Budapest Reds, Debrecen Tigers, EBCA, FIBS, FIBS Academy, GB Baseball, Hrvatski Baseball, International Christian School Budapest, Italia Baseball, MAFC Rangers, MLB Europe, MOBSSZ, Sisak Storks, Szentendre Sleepwalkers, Zach Graefser
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The citiies of Ibiúna and São Paulo, Brazil were selected to host the final qualification tournament for the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima. Four other teams had already secured places at that event, including Perú as hosts, Argentina as South … Continue reading →
Posted in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Pan-American Games, Panama, South America, Tournaments, Venezuela
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Tagged Adam Loewen, Andre Rienzo, Atahualpa Severino, Chris Leroux, Dalton Pompey, Dustin Molleken, Emilio Bonifacio, Enrique Burgos, Felipe Natel, Garabez Rosa, Ismael Munguia, Jilton Calderon, Kellin Deglan, Leo Crawford, Manny Corpas, Michael Saunders, Miguel Gomez, Paulo Orlando, Pedro Viola, Phillippe Aumont, Rodolfo Bone, Ronny Paulino, Scott Richmond, Severino Gonzalez, Tiago da Silva, Tristan Pompey, Williams Vasquez, Wilton Lopez
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Photo from Ghana Baseball and Softball Federation Facebook page. According to various sources, 2019 will feature the first African Baseball Championship since 2007, with the winner advancing to a final Olympic qualification tournament for Tokyo 2020. A total of 17 … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Baseball South Africa, Baseball Tomorrow Academy, Botswana Baseball, Burkinabé Baseball, Côte d'Ivoire Baseball, Congo Baseball, Ghana Baseball, Ivory Coast Baseball, Kenya Baseball, Lesotho Baseball, Mozambique Baseball, Namibia Baseball, Nigeria Baseball, Togo Baseball, Tunisia Baseball, Uganda Baseball, Zambia Baseball, Zimbabwe Baseball
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Contested for the first time since 2015, the Under-18 Oceania Baseball Championship featured five nations and had plenty of surprises along the way. The winner would qualify for the Under-18 World Cup in Gijang, South Korea, later this year, while … Continue reading →
ADELAIDE, Australia — In a game featuring multiple WBC qualifying round stars, recent Dodgers signee Markus Solbach today broke the Adelaide Bite record for most strikeouts in a season. The German right-hander struck out fellow international veteran Gift Ngoepe in … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Europe, Germany, Italy, South Africa
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Tagged ABL, Adelaide Bite, Alex Maestri, Australian Baseball League, Baseball Australia, Baseball Deutschland, Bonn Capitals, Dushan Ruzic, Gift Ngoepe, Jack Murphy, Jacob Younis, Jason Rogers, Loek van Mil, Markus Solbach, Mike Ekstrom, Richard Olson, South Africa Baseball, Steven Kent
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