Category Archives: Portugal

Baseball Euros to Expand in 2021, Qualification Changing

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

After hosting the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier in September, Italy will next welcome the European Baseball Championship. The 2021 edition will be the first with 16 teams and is the first major baseball tournament scheduled for next year to be confirmed … Continue reading →

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Europeans in University 2019: Players C-D

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

  Today’s installment of Europeans playing baseball at American institutions covers another 14 players, these with last names beginning with ‘C’ or ‘D’. If you are only tuning in now, the introduction can be found here [link]. It includes a … Continue reading →

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Europeans in University 2019: Introduction

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

The number of Europeans playing baseball at American universities and high schools reached what is likely an all-time high in 2019. In 2018, a total of 77 Europeans and those eligible for the continent’s national teams suited up for American … Continue reading →

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Controversy and Excitement for the Euro Baseball Cup

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

BREAKING: A new event has been added to the international calendar this autumn, but not without some controversy. The Professional Dream Baseball Cup, also known as the European Baseball Cup, is set to take place in Andalusía from Oct. 30-Nov. … Continue reading →

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History of Baseball5 Clinics and Tournaments

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

[Ed. Note: An updated list (as of 18 February 2020) of all baseball5 events is attached to the bottom of this article.] Since its introduction at the 2017 World Friendship Games in Burundi, the new sport of Baseball5 has spread … Continue reading →

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European Baseball Players in American Education Final [A-C]

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

This spring, we began what turned out to be an ambitious project to follow the seasons of Europeans and Americans eligible to play for European countries in their spring seasons at American universities and high schools. We started with a … Continue reading →

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2017 European Top 50 Club Rankings

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

Josh Chetwynd revealed Mister Baseball’s ranking of the Top 50 European baseball clubs today (link) and the Netherlands’ Curaçao Neptunus took home the top ranking, its fourth time as the best team in Europe. Italy, Germany, and other clubs from the … Continue reading →

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