{"id":3139,"date":"2009-06-03T17:56:21","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T16:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2009-10-28T11:06:21","modified_gmt":"2009-10-28T11:06:21","slug":"great-britain-players-in-europe-june-2009-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=3139","title":{"rendered":"Great Britain players in Europe: June 2009 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5845\" title=\"Gb\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp-content\/Gb.jpg\" alt=\"Gb\" width=\"128\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back in May, <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=2922\" target=\"_blank\">I looked at<\/a> players from the GB programme who were involved in top-tier baseball leagues in continental Europe this season. Below I present news of some additional players.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"center;\"><span style=\"12.0pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gbbsa.org.uk\/images\/line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"3\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"center;\"><span style=\"12.0pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gbbsa.org.uk\/images\/NED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> The Netherlands<strong><br \/>\nDivision:<\/strong> Hoofdklasse<strong><br \/>\nTeams:<\/strong> Eight<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nMatt McGraw (DOOR Neptunus, 2nd place)<\/strong><br \/>\nMcGraw,who made his GB debut in Belgium last weekend, has been playing catcher, outfielder, and designated hitter for DOOR Neptunus, a historically solid Dutch outift that currently features ex-Major Leaguer Eug\u00c3\u00a8ne Kingsale in its line-up. There are also two members of the GB programme playing for non-Hoofdklasse teams: Stephen Spragg is pitching for the Euro Stars in the second tier, while Brook Coatsworth is pitching for Olympia Haarlem in the third tier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"center;\"><span style=\"12.0pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gbbsa.org.uk\/images\/line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"3\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"center;\"><span style=\"12.0pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gbbsa.org.uk\/images\/GER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Germany<strong><br \/>\nDivision:<\/strong> Bundesliga South<strong><br \/>\nTeams:<\/strong> Seven<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nRaef Hobbs-Brown (Mainz Athletics, 6th place)<\/strong><br \/>\nHobbs-Brown has pitched and played at five other positions, appearing most commonly in left field and then at shortstop. Over 67 plate appearances to date he has batted a respectable .281\/.368\/.373. He has amassed 10.0 innings on the mound across six relief appearances and picked up one win. He has an earned-run average of 6.30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"center;\"><span style=\"12.0pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gbbsa.org.uk\/images\/line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"3\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"center;\"><span style=\"12.0pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gbbsa.org.uk\/images\/CRO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Croatia<strong><br \/>\nDivision:<\/strong> Hrvatskog Baseball Saveza<strong><br \/>\nTeams:<\/strong> Four<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGary Tongue (Zagreb, 2nd place)<\/strong><br \/>\nTongue, a starting pitcher, has a 2-1 record and a 2.87 earned-run average. He has struck out nine, walked nine, and given up 12 hits in 15.2 innings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in May, I looked at players from the GB programme who were involved in top-tier baseball leagues in continental Europe this season. 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