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.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – You heard it here first: South African baseball is on the rise! With yet another dominant performance, South Africa put an exclamation point on its series with France, claiming an 11-4 victory to defeat its … Continue reading →
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – With its offense still clicking in high gear, South Africa emphatically claimed its series with France this afternoon, defeating the visitors 13-1 for its fourth win in the seven-game set. Jared Elario hurled six shutout … Continue reading →
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – South Africa continued its excellent approach early in the game, jumping out to an early lead, and Robert Lewis-Walker tossed his second gem of the series as the host nation cruised to a 7-1 victory … Continue reading →
DURBAN, South Africa – After three days of early South Africa leads on the way to offensive outbursts from both sides, France waited until the game’s final frame to win the pitching duel, 5-4. The walkoff win tied the series … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Europe, France, South Africa
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Tagged Andy Paz, Baseball France, Baseball South Africa, Bastien Dagneau, Cameron Fortuin, Charl Cordier, Clifford Heberden, Dylan Gleeson, Felix Brown, FFBS, Jared Elario, Jonathan Mottay, Jonathan Phillips, Kyle Botha, Kyle Townend, Kyron Bibis, Leonel Cespedes, Maxime Lefevre, Rowan Ebersohn, SABU, Victor Ngoepe
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DURBAN, South Africa – South Africa continued its onslaught on the French pitching staff, but France piled it on in the middle innings and defeated South Africa 11-9. After 12 home runs left the park in Boksburg over the weekend, … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Europe, France, South Africa
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Tagged Andy Paz, Ariel Soriano, Baseball France, Bastien Dagneau, Benjamin Bodet, Benjamin Smith, Brad Erasmus, Dayle Feldtman, Dean Jacobs, Felix Brown, FFBS, Franklín de la Rosa, Frédéric Hanvi, Jonathan Phillips, José Paula, Kieran Cree, Kyle Botha, Kyron Bibis, Leonel Cespedes, Maxime Lefevre, Rowan Ebersohn, SABU, South Africa Baseball, Timothy Lee, Yoan Antonac
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BOKSBURG, South Africa – South Africa drilled France for the second consecutive day in their friendly series, riding a 9-0 lead to a 14-8 victory at the Gauteng Ballpark. Robert Lewis Walker gave the hosts an excellent pitching performance, but … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Europe, France, South Africa
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Tagged Andy Paz, Ariel Soriano, Bastien Dagneau, Benjamin Smith, Brandon Bouillon, Charl Cordier, Clifford Heberden, Donato Auguste, Esteban Prioul, Felix Brown, Franklín de la Rosa, Frédéric Hanvi, Jayde Thorpe, Jonathan Phillips, José Paula, Keegan Swanepoel, Kevin Townend, Kyle Botha, Kyron Bibis, Leonel Cespedes, Maxime Lefevre, Neil Adonis, Robert Lewis Walker, Rowan Ebersohn, Timothy Lee
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BOKSBURG, South Africa – In a back-and-forth game to which the final score did not do justice, South Africa exploded for 14 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and walked off with a 24-13 victory in the first … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Europe, France, South Africa
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Tagged Andy Paz, Ariel Soriano, Baseball France, Baseball South Africa, Bastien Dagneau, Benjamin Smith, Boksburg Baseball, Brad Erasmus, Cameron Fortuin, Clément Esteban, Esteban Prioul, Felix Brown, FFBS, Frédéric Hanvi, Gauteng Baseball, Hein Robb, Jared Elario, Jonathan Mottay, Jonathan Phillips, Keegan Swanepoel, Kyle Botha, Kyron Bibis, Leonel Cespedes, Maxence Esteban, Maxime Lefevre, Owen Ozanich, Rowan Ebersohn, SABU, Victor Ngoepe
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With México’s incredible extra-innings defeat of No. 2 Japan in last night’s Under-23 World Cup Final, it claimed the country’s first WBSC World Championship at any level. Its previous top finish was a bronze. México lost to only No. 2 … Continue reading →
The WBSC released its new rankings yesterday, taking into account more than 250 new games played, including the Under-15 World Cup and numerous continental championships. The U.S. retained its rightful place at the top after winning the U15 global title … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Europe, Georgia, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North America, Oceania, Panama, Philippines, Premier 12, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South America, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela
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Tagged Baseball Rankings, Beisbol Nicaragua, Beisbol Panamá, Beisebol Brasil, Chile Beisbol, Georgia Baseball, Indonesia Baseball, Nepal Baseball, Philippines Baseball, Premier 12, Sri Lanka Baseball, Ukraine Baseball
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Our series of fall instructional camp rosters concludes today with the final 10 MLB clubs. In the first two parts, we previewed Arizona-Detroit [link] and Houston to Oakland [link], with players from every continent. We conclude today with players from … Continue reading →
Posted in Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Caribbean, Chinese Taipei, Curaçao, Europe, France, New Zealand, Oceania, Panama, Russia, South Korea, Spain, St. Maarten, US Virgin Islands
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Tagged Abdiel Mendoza, Austin Ruiz, Baseball Australia, Baseball Bahamas, Baseball España, Baseball New Zealand, Beisbol Espana, Beisbol Nicaragua, Beisbol Panamá, Brandon Valenzuela, Cristian Heredia, Curaçao Baseball, Curaçao Honkbal, Efrain Contreras, Fall Instructs, Fedebeis Panamá, FFBS, France Baseball, Gilberto Vizcarra, Hsien-Chieh Lin, Instructs, Izzy Wilson, Jabari Blash, Jamori Blash, Ji-Hwan Bae, Keithron Moss, Kyle Glogoski, RFEBS, Rixon Taylor-Wingrove, Rodney Theophile, Russia Baseball, Saint-Martin Baseball, Sherten Apostel, Taiwan Baseball, Teodoro Ortega
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