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.
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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Yesterday, we explained fall instructional camp and offered some thoughts on how ‘instructs’ work [link]. We also previewed the first 10 major league organisations’ rosters for instructs, noting every player from outside a top baseball region (e.g. the U.S.). Today, … Continue reading →
Posted in Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Curaçao, Europe, Italy, North America, Oceania, Panama, South America
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Tagged #Beisebol, Aaron Whitefield, Alberto Guerrero, Aldrich de Jongh, Barry Larkin, Baseball Australia, Baseball Bahamas, Baseball China, Beisbol Colómbia, Beisebol Brasil, Bo Takahashi, Cesari Astorri, Chih-Ting Wang, Curaçao Baseball, D'Shawn Knowles, Eduardo Escobar, Fall Instructs, Fedebeis Panamá, Gabriel Maciel, Italia Baseball, Jair Camargo, Jolon Zhao, Jonathan Lacroix, Orveo Saint, Sadrac Franco, Trent Deveaux, Tristan Pompey, World Baseball Classic
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While the minor league season has officially come to a close, many players have not put down the uniform for the final time this year. After MiLB playoffs conclude, all but four major league organisations hold a fall instructional camp, … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Curaçao, Europe, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North America, Oceania, Panama, Russia, South Africa, South America, Spain
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Tagged Aruba Baseball, Baseball Bahamas, Baseball Deutschland, Baseball Japan, Beisbol México, Beisbol Nicaragua, Beisbol Panamá, Beisebol Brasil, Brazil Baseball, Canada Baseball, China, China Baseball, Curaçao Baseball, Edilson Batista, Esteban Quiroz, Fall Instructs, GB Baseball, Hendrik Clementina, Instructs, Italia Baseball, Justin Qiang, Kristian Robinson, Reshard Munroe, Roniel Raudes, Shumpei Yoshikawa, South Africa Baseball, Tibet Baseball, Ulrich Bojarski
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This spring, 75 baseball players with European connexions suited up for American universities, junior colleges, and high schools. We handed out weekly awards to a huge number of them: 12 different four-year players took home a Player of the Week, … Continue reading →
Posted in Czech Republic, Europe, Europeans in US Education, Great Britain, Greeece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Sweden, Uncategorized
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Tagged Antoine Duplantis, Ari Sechopoulos, John Doxakis, Julian Rip, Marius Balandis, Martin Mužík, Martin Červinka, Matteo Bocchi, Nick Kanavas, Nick Pantos, Richard Brereton, Tim Schaareman
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Compiled below is our full list of weekly award winners among European-eligible players at American universities. This includes Four-Year Player and Pitcher of the Week, along with JuCo Player, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week. In parentheses is the number … Continue reading →
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Europe, Europeans in US Education, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greeece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Uncategorized
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Tagged Antoine Duplantis, Antoine Villard, Ari Sechopoulos, Austria Baseball, Axel Poesmans, Bart in den Kleef, Baseball Deutschland, Baseball Savez Srbije, Belgium Baseball, Bor Starc, Christian Bokich, Conrad Cornell, Daniel Patrice, Eli Lingos, FFBS, France Baseball, GB Baseball, Greek Baseball, Honkbal, Isaiah Campbell, Italia Baseball, Jan Nebenfuhr, John Doxakis, Jorin van Amstel, Julian Rip, KBBSF, Marius Balandis, Martin Mužík, Martin Červinka, Matteo Bocchi, Maurizio Andretta, Max Draijer, Nick Kanavas, Nick Pantos, Nick Zouras, Nolan Soliveres, Paul Kirkpatrick, Richard Brereton, Sammy Häckl, Slovenia Baseball, Sverige Baseboll, Thomas Triantos, Tim Schaareman
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The 2018 Asian Games are underway in Jakarta, and baseball returns for the seventh time with a record number of teams. Yesterday, we offered our thoughts on the preliminary round, which includes two nations making their Asian Games debut [link]. … Continue reading →
Posted in Asia, Asian Games, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tournaments
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Tagged Asian Games 2018, Asian Games Baseball, Laos Baseball, SLABSA, Sri Lanka Baseball, Thailand Baseball
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Today, we give you the final nine of what turned out to be 74 players eligible for European national federations, many of whom were born in Europe and others who are dual citizens. The student-athletes represent 17 countries, more than … Continue reading →
Posted in Africa, Europe, Europeans in US Education, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greeece, Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa, Uncategorized
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Tagged Antoine Villard, Arizona Western Baseball, Cal Poly Baseball, Charles Tsintolas, Concord Baseball, Dylan Verdonk, FFBS, France Baseball, Frédéric Walter, GB Baseball, George Washington Baseball, Greek Baseball, Honkbal, Hutchinson Baseball, Illinois State Baseball, James Wood, Jorin van Amstel, KNBSB, Nick Zouras, Northwestern Oklahoma Baseball, Seminole State Baseball, Seton Hall Baseball, Stillman Baseball, Terrance Whittle, Thomas Triantos, Timo van Lingen
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With an Asian Games-record of 10 nations in the baseball competition, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Thailand face off in a preliminary round to determine which of the three will advance to face Asia’s top seven. Only Thailand has appeared on … Continue reading →
Posted in Asia, Asian Games, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tournaments
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Tagged Asian Games Baseball, Hong Kong Baseball, Indonesia Baseball, Laos Baseball, Pakistan Baseball, SLABSA, Sri Lanka Baseball, Thailand Baseball
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On Saturday, we gave you the final season update for the first 15 (alphabetically) European baseball players in American Education [link]. Sunday, we broke down 11 more [link] and added 13 on Monday [link]. Our dozen today are eligible for … Continue reading →
Posted in Belgium, Europe, Europeans in US Education, France, Great Britain, Greeece, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Uncategorized
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Tagged Alex Sollecito, Ari Sechopoulos, Baseball France, Baseball Ireland, Baseball Scotland, Belgian Baseball, Bor Starc, Brendan Scott, Conor Santoianni, FFBS, Gabriel Rincónes Jr, GB Baseball, Greek Baseball, Honkbal, Joakim Svedheim, Julian Rip, KBBSF, KNBSB, Matteo Sollecito, Matthew Rienzi, Nolan Soliveres, Polish Baseball, Slovenia Baseball, Tim Schaareman
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