Jan Esselman (Netherlands), who had served since 2005 as the Chair of the Technical Commission, is the new President of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). Esselman won the election(15 to 7, 6 votes were invalid) against Vojco Korosec of Slovenia, the country that hosted the Congress in Bled.

Didier Seminet has been confirmed as the President of the French Federation of Baseball, Softball and Cricket.

Italian middle infielder Mattia Mercuri (born August 1994) signed a professional contract with the Atlanta Braves after attending a try out in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation (RFEBS) has launched a new website. The new hub for Spanish Baseball and Softball on the web received a complete re-design with a modern look.

Justine Siegal, chair of the Women’s Development Commission at the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), recently visited Europe. In Paris, France she talked in a seminar about Women’s Baseball. In Parma, Italy she was one of the speakers during the 28th Italian Coach Convention. After returning home to California she was so kind to answer a […]

Construction of a new combined baseball and softball complex in the Amsterdam metropolitan region has been approved by the local municipality.

During a press conference on Thursday in Hoofddorp, Netherlands it was announced that the construction of a new baseball stadium can begin. With the new stadium of the Vaessen Pioniers the Netherlands and with it European Baseball will meet the requirement to host MLB regular season games. Organizers promote a so-called “Amsterdam Series”, which is a possibility as soon as 2014 or 2015.

Sport England has announced a £493 million investment in 46 sports over the next four years, including a £3 million award to baseball and softball, designed to aid grassroots development and produce a further increase in participation.

The Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation has decided to merge under the Pesäpallo Federation (Finnish National Baseball Federation). The goal is to increase cooperation to obtain synergy benefits and comprehensively improve the status of bat-and-ball sports in Finland.

Chair of IBAF Women’s Baseball Development Commission to speak at conference on January 12