Category Archives: Asia

Scouting Taiwan’s Shao-Ching Chiang

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

Shao-Ching Chiang may not be a household name among minor league prospects yet and is not even the top Taiwanese prospect in the Cleveland Indians’ system thanks to Yu-Cheng Chang, but the right-handed pitcher is off to an excellent start. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Chinese Taipei, Interviews, Scouting, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

The Week in International Baseball (4-10 March)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by

The week started with Japan winning the second of its two-game friendly series with Australia 6-0 in the second national team series of 2018 (link with video). A combined Canadian university team will tour Europe in May (tweet). The ABL … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Europe, Great Britain, Greeece, Japan, MLB, Netherlands, North America, Oceania, South America, Sweden, The Week | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Week in International Baseball (25 February-3 March)

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

    The week started with a host of updates from our European players in American education. Great Britain’s Paul Kirkpatrick had a great start for Western Kentucky (tweet). Lithuania’s Marius Balandis had his first start of the year for … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Asian Baseball Championship, Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Europe, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North America, Oceania, Puerto Rico, South America, The Week, Tournaments | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Week in International Baseball (18 February-24 February)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

It was an especially busy week in international baseball, particularly as we premiered what became a series on Europeans playing baseball at American high schools and universities. The original two-dozen list has not hit 60 and names continue to pour … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aruba, Asia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Europe, Great Britain, Greeece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Romania, South America, Spain, The Week, Zambia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Week in International Baseball (11 February-17 February)

Posted on February 18, 2018 by

The week started off with a bang, as the Confederation of European Baseball and its softball counterpart announced that they will transition into WBSC Europe, which will govern both sports on the continent (link). Little had been made of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Asia, Bahamas, Botswana, Brazil, British University Baseball, Cambodia, Caribbean, Cuba, Czech Republic, DU Baseball, Europe, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Nicaragua, North America, Pakistan, South America, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tournaments, USA, West Asia Cup | Leave a comment

West Asia Cup Announced for 2018

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

A new international tournament has been announced for 2018, as UAE will host the West Asia Cup from March 26-April 1. It was a surprise addition to the calendar as the Cup is usually contested in odd-numbered years, though the … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Breaking News, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tournaments, West Asia Cup | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Week in International Baseball (28 January-3 February)

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

The week started with a Bahamian pitcher listed as a Top 50 Junior College draft prospect, who could be a potential Great Britain ace: Chavez Fernander, a sophomore from @baseballbahamas with @PolkStBaseball, named a Top 50 JUCO Draft Prospect. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Botswana, Caribbean, Curaçao, Europe, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Oceania, Pakistan, South Korea, St. Maarten, Thailand | 2 Comments

2018 International Baseball Schedule

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

With the calendar turned to 2018, a whole year of international baseball tournaments is on the horizon. After 2017 that featured an electric World Baseball Classic that set records in attendance, television viewership, and revenue, this year does not have … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Asia, Asian Games, Caribbean, Central America, Central American and Caribbean Games, Europe, Hong Kong International Baseball Open, Micronesian Baseball Classic, North America, Oceania, South America, South American Championship, Super Six, Tournaments, U23 European Championship | 7 Comments

The Week in International Baseball (14-20 January)

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

The Under-15 Oceania Championship begun, though it was delayed by rain from the 17 January opening. After noting two weeks’ ago that no Great Britain national team members were playing winter ball, we broke the news last week that Barry … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Asia, Asian Games, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Europe, Fiji, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North America, Oceania, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, South America, Tournaments, USA | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

We were asked on Twitter whether we knew about teams, host sites, and possible expansion for the 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. Plenty is already known and more can be surmised from previous qualifying rounds. The four nations that finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Argentina, Asia, Central America, China, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Russia, South Africa, South America, Spain, Thailand, Tournaments, Uganda, World Baseball Classic | 2 Comments