Tag Archives: Paul Kirkpatrick

UPDATE: Active Minor Leaguers in International Leagues

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

In recent articles, we have looked at the historic circumstances that have permitted active minor leaguers to sign with European baseball clubs. At one point, eight such players were listed on rosters in the Italian leagues (one has since been … Continue reading →

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European Baseball Players in American Education Weekly Awards

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

Compiled below is our full list of weekly award winners among European-eligible players at American universities. This includes Four-Year Player and Pitcher of the Week, along with JuCo Player, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week. In parentheses is the number … Continue reading →

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European Baseball Players in American Education Final [H-K]

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

On Saturday, we gave you the final season update for the first 15 European baseball players in American Education [link]. Yesterday, we added 11 more [link]. Today, we break down the campaigns of Sammy Hackl, Daniel Harrington, Tobias Holmelund, Lukas … Continue reading →

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U23 Top Prospects Update

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

Last August, we selected our Top 20 prospects from the first European Under-23 Championship [link]. On Sunday, the 2018 qualifying round in Bratislava concluded with Ukraine and Croatia advancing to the 2019 championships, while a talented Great Britain squad will … Continue reading →

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Four Europeans Taken in MLB Draft

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

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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Europeans in the MLB Draft Preview

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

Day three of the MLB Draft is upon us and we have to yet to see a European come off the board, despite the high ranking of LSU’s Antoine Duplantis, who has Swedish citizenship. The Tigers’ centerfielder will go quickly … Continue reading →

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European Baseball Players in American Education [Week 3]

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

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 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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European Baseball Players in American Education [Week 2]

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

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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European Baseball Players in American Education [Part 1]

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

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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