Category Archives: The Week

The Week in International Baseball (4-10 March)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

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

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

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

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

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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The Week in International Baseball (22-31 December)

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

We wrapped up the year with news from around the globe. MLB announced major plans to invest in development centres in China (link). We premiered a new series of graphics: The ‘Top Stiffs’ who missed a vote because of the … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (8-14 December)

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

Even in the second week of December, there is still plenty of baseball being played and discussed around the globe. The East Africa baseball championship begins, but scores are conflicting and difficult to find (tweets). Pakistan defeats India, 11-2, in … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (1-7 December)

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

With the Under-23 Pan-American Championship in the middle of play, much of the news centred around the tournament, but plenty of other news broke in early December. Taiwan was confirmed as the third team for the 2018 Honkbal Week (link). … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (15-30 November)

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

The Bolivarian Games, a lesser known Pan-American tournament, started on Nov. 20. We offered daily wrapups: Days 1 and 2 (tweet), Day 3 (tweet), and Day 4 (tweet). We also profiled prospects playing for Colómbia, Jorge Alfaro and Tito Polo: Several big … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (15-31 October)

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

The World Baseball and Softball Confederation met in Gaborone, Botswana, for its Congress, adding Botswana, Congo, St Maarten, and Tanzania as its newest members (tweet). There are now 184 baseball and softball-playing nations, up from 180 before the WBSC Congress. In … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (1-14 October)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

After touring the South Atlantic and Southern Leagues as the minor league season finished, our coverage shifted to the UK and Asia, where we covered tournaments at varying levels. We gave regular updates and play-by-play on Twitter from the Asian … Continue reading →

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The Month in International Baseball (September)

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

Earlier this year, we premiered a new feature, “The Week in International Baseball”. After a month of serious travel and family commitments, we now offer “The Month in International Baseball” as a brief interlude. It has been a busy month for … Continue reading →

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