Australian lifestyle suits Top 40 American in the ABL: #36 Kevin Reese of the...
Ace pitcher Kevin Reese, who will on his home away from home turf as part of the World Team pitching staff in the 2012 ABL All-Star Game at Melbourne Ballpark, would probably not think twice about...
View ArticleTop 40 Americans in the ABL: #35 Gabriel Suarez of the Adelaide Bite and 2013...
Minor league journeyman Gabriel Suarez, whose grandfather was of Spanish descent, was one of the reasons why Spain won the recent 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Jupiter, Florida to move on to...
View ArticleTop 40 Americans in the ABL: #34 Chris Motta of the Canberra Cavalry
Growing up a hometown Bronx bomber fan and idolizing Yankee Derek Jeter, 22-year-old Concordia College grad Chris Motta never pictured himself pitching professionally in the Australian Baseball...
View ArticleTop 40 Americans in the ABL (#31-40)
The Australian Baseball League’s 2012-13 season did not disappoint the sleep-deprived stateside fans and families of American ballplayers who stayed up all hours of the night to watch a slew of talent...
View ArticleTop 40 Americans in the ABL (#21-30)
ABL action from Blue Sox Stadium at Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney, AustraliaIt is believed that baseball was introduced to Australia by American gold miners in the Victorian gold rush of...
View ArticleTop 40 Americans in the ABL (#11-20)
While America’s exports to Australia amounts to over $27.5 billion, baseball is a priceless Aussie favorite. No matter how many machines, engines, pumps, vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, gems, precious...
View ArticleCanberra’s Nick Pugliese & Jon Berti add amore to ABL left behind by Alex...
Italian Alex Maestri won the inaugural ABL Fan Choice Award. (ozcards.blogspot.com) Italian bloodlines run deep in Australia and Asia. In recent years, ballplayers of Italian descent have been making...
View ArticleSetup man for Team Italia’s Grilli, Nick Pugliese closes for Unipol Fortitudo...
Italy’s Nick Pugliese made four appearances during the 2013 World Baseball Classic, yielding two hits and one run while striking out two in two innings of relief.With Italy trailing by one run in the...
View ArticleGame Over: France manager and former All-Star closer Eric Gagne weighs in on...
MLBblogger Roberto Angotti interviews Team France manager Eric Gagne at the 2014 European Baseball Championship (Photo courtesy IandI-GoPro.com).After qualifying for the second round of the 2014...
View ArticleRoberto Angotti interviews MLB European academies consultant and France bench...
On my recent journey to the 2014 European Baseball Championship in Regensberg, Germany, I was fortunate to speak with 37-year-old MLB European academies consultant and 2014 Team France bench coach...
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