16-year-old Italian Marten Gasparini signs with KC Royals
16-year-old shortstop Marten Gasparini has signed with the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, the first day 16-year-old players are eligible to sign contracts with MLB organizations.
Israel Association of Baseball Elects New Board of Directors
Members of the Israel Association of Baseball elected the organization’s new Board of Directors and Officers at its Annual General Meeting, held at Kibbutz Gezer on June 23, 2013.
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ESF Newsletter June 2013
23rd World Children’s Baseball Fair slated in Japan in August
Sadaharu Oh, 73, President of the World Children’s Baseball Foundation and former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants great who slugged 868 carrier home runs, in announcing the 23rd WCBF in Fukui Prefecture from August 18 -26, reiterated the need for baseball/softball community to do everything they can for the next three months to reinstate the sports to 2020 Olympics and hoped that the event in Japan will serve to send out strong message to the world.
Xavier Mateu Secretary General of CEB, devoted Baseball mentor and beloved husband and father
Serbian Baseball Association receives Grant from Baseball Tomorrow Fund
The Serbian Baseball Association announced today that it was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $20,000 USD from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF), a joint initiative of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA.) The grant will support the renovation of the baseball field at Ada Ciganlija in Belgrade, by providing funding for new dugouts, fencing and spectator seating.
European Cups for Club Teams start today
The Baseball European Cups are getting underway today. 12 teams battle in Barcelona, Spain and Regensburg, Germany to advance to the European Champions Cup finals. You can follow all the games via live play by play at http://score.cebeurope.com/2013/ceb2013.php. Additionally all games in Regensburg will be broadcasted live via www.legionaere.de/tv.
SportAccord delegates experience hitting
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) stand is open at the SportAccord Exhibition, hosted by the Lenexpo Complex in St. Petersburg (Russia). The booth, built on the joint efforts by theIBAF and the ISF (International Softball Federation) is also a reality thanks to the support of the NPB, the professional organization of japanese baseball.
The SportAccord Convention opened on Sunday
Monday will be entirely dedicated to various meetings, including the General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and of the Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF); the Exhibition will be open from 8.30 am on Tuesday 5/28, while the Opening Ceremony is scheduled for 6 pm the same day.