British Baseball Beat: Ready for the 2018 season
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MLB had their Opening Day last Thursday. For the top-tier of British baseball, that day will come this Sunday at Farnham Park (as always in Britain, weather permitting).
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British Baseball 2017 Review
As Christmas starts to approach, thoughts turn reflective on the year that’s been. Whilst the hardy souls in University baseball and softball are still braving the elements, for most of the other teams the season has long since been over and plans for indoor winter training are being put in place. The 2018 season is […]
The British review: MLB is coming to London
Rounding up the key MLB and British Baseball news
British Baseball Beat: 2017 so far
The British baseball season doesn’t stop for an All-Star break, but with the North American version rapidly approaching it’s a good time to take a step back and reflect on which teams are catching the eye in our domestic leagues
British Baseball Beat: HSL and Spring University Baseball Championship
British spring training officially got underway last weekend with the Herts Spring League competition
Countdown to SABR Day 2011: 1980s Cobbette – Gooch vs Ernie Banks and Botham (vs Hank Aaron)
This is post two in a ten-post countdown to SABR Day 2011. The series is going through the decades of the 20th Century, backwards from the 1990s. On SABR Day itself, there will be a special feature on the 1890s, which will celebrate the significant link between keeping score and baseball history. This article will be published […]
Q&A with Will Lintern
Having emerged from the Tonbridge Bobcats youth programme, Will Lintern realized the “American dream” of many young baseball players in Britain by getting a place at Menlo College in California, where he was able to play the sport every day. Will was a member of the London Mets’ championship-winning squad of 2008 and has played for Great Britain on many occasions, […]
Q&A with Stephan Rapaglia
Stephan Rapaglia has been Head Coach of Great Britain since early 2004. He is a former professional pitcher in the Houston Astros’ minor league organization as well as in The Netherlands and Germany. He has also coached in the US, both for Division I Iona College and for the Johnstown Johnnies (of the independent professional Frontier League). Thanks once again […]
Q&A with Brant Ust
If baseball had the popularity in Britain that football, rugby, and cricket enjoy, then Brant Ust would undoubtedly be a household name, not least because of his tournament MVP performance at the 2007 Euros, which spearheaded Great Britain’s silver medal finish – their equal best A-pool result. From his first baseball experiences in a backyard in Buckinghamshire to a Minor […]
Great Britain versus the Bangers: Game report
The players line up at the County Ground, Taunton, for the national anthem  The much-anticipated contest between Great Britain and a team of cricketers more than lived up to expectations thanks to a classy performance from the national side, a willingness among the cricketers to apply raw talent, and an enthusiastic crowd made up of baseball fans and […]