Category Archives: Asian Baseball Championship

WBCQ Projected Rosters: Philippines

In every World Baseball Classic Qualifier, a Southeast Asian representative has always had one player with impressive name recognition. In 2013, Thailand featured Johnny Damon. Last time, the Philippines had Chris Aguila and Clay Rapada. This time, the island nation … Continue reading

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WBCQ Projected Rosters: Pakistan

    By Gabriel Fidler and Alex Ayala  [Ed. Note] Pakistan made its global debut in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, the first time any of the players had ever seen a baseball field outside of Asia. Although it was easily … Continue reading

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2019 International Baseball Schedule

Every year, Extra Innings publishes a list of all international baseball fixtures. This list evolves over the year as most international baseball events beyond the top tournaments are planned less than six months in advance. This was never more true … Continue reading

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

    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 (1-14 October)

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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2017 Asian Baseball Championship Wrapup

Earlier this week, we offered a preview of the 2017 Asian Baseball Championship, which Japan won today. Entering the semifinals, both Japan and hosts Taiwan were undefeated, but the Samurai beat Taiwan twice, once to clinch home field advantage in … Continue reading

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SCOUTING: Sri Lanka’s Chirath Debuts

On the surface, Sri Lanka has had a disappointing result at the 2017 Asian Baseball Championship (ABC) in Taiwan, but it has been a tremendous year of growth for the Lions. On March 1, Sri Lanka finished off a three-game … Continue reading

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2017 Asian Baseball Championship Preview

The Asian Baseball Championship starts today in Taiwan between Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, & Hong Kong. Held every two-to-three years, the tournament was at its peak in the 90s and 00s when it served as the Olympic … Continue reading

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International Baseball Tournaments, a Compendium

As I began writing previews for teams in the 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifying rounds, I became very aware of the lack of organised information regarding international baseball tournaments.  I am primarily concerned (at least for now) only with competitions … Continue reading

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Simmons, Sams Come Through in Clutch for the Orange

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score The Netherlands advanced to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in dramatic fashion, using a walk-off sacrifice fly to beat Cuba, the No. 1 team in the world. The scrappy Orange survived the loss of … Continue reading

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