Category Archives: Great Britain

Four Europeans Taken in MLB Draft

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

When spring began, it seemed eminently possible that at least half a dozen European baseball players or those eligible for national teams in Europe would be taken by major league teams in the amateur player draft. Instead, a mere three … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (11-17 March)

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

The national team of Czech Republic gave a quick update as it travelled to Sicily for spring training (tweet). Martin Mužík continued his torrid streak as we updated you on European players in the US (tweet). We also offered updates from … Continue reading →

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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 →

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European Baseball Players in American Education [Week 3]

Posted on March 6, 2018 by

Though early spring weather wreaked havoc with the schedules of several teams this week, only a few universities and high schools have yet to start their season. As such, we have an update for most of our 61 European baseballers … Continue reading →

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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 →

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European Baseball Players in American Education [Week 2]

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

Another six players were added to our list over the weekend, including our first player from Scotland. Yet another Greek-American joined the list, which brought that number to 11, though it is liable to double by the end of the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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European Baseball Players in American Education [Update]

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

Thanks to several sources, including the Greek National Team, Boomer Prinstein, Director of the International Stars, and Kevin Macadam, Commissioner of the British Baseball League, we have added another 14 names to our list of European players and those eligible … Continue reading →

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European Baseball Players in American Education [Part 2]

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

Yesterday, we released the first half of our list of Europeans playing baseball while studying in America [link]. The article includes a lengthy introduction about all the athletes and provides context that we will not repeat here. Today is the … Continue reading →

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European Baseball Players in American Education [Part 1]

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

We have long held an interest in baseball at universities outside of the United States, but in preparing an article on the top European prospects in the United States, it occurred to us that we ought not to limit our … Continue reading →

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