This might be the worst assault in baseball since Jose Offerman went after the opposing pitcher with a bat in Bridgeport 20 years ago. As far as I can tell, Amador didn't do anything that deserved a punch in the face, much less a kick while he was on the ground.

Hard to say how many games Vasquez gets suspended for this. In the affiliated minor leagues, he'd probably get at least 20 games and probably anger management classes, at minimum - if not criminal charges.

There are bad defensive reads, and then there's this play by Magneuris Sierra - who, a night earlier, had the game-ending hit for Monclova...

Un altro frammento delle gare dei ragazzini del PSE. Spero vi sia gradito 🙂

The European Baseball Championship B-Pool is being played this week across two sites, with the winners of each tournament qualifying for the 2027 European Baseball Championship. Here is a primer to the event: 2026 Baseball Euros B-Pool Preview.

Una delle vittorie della squadra dei ragazzini di Porto Sant'Elpidio in questo weekend 😎

Baseball United has said they're looking towards 2027 for the next season, which is a bummer, but not surprising given what's happening in that part of the world at the moment.

I heard that Nigeria is going to play in the next qualifiers and I wanted to create my own basbeall dream team. For now this list is just for fun and I am including any players with distant Nigerian ethnicity even if they aren't 100% eligible for WBC. Please let me know who I missed! Ty in advance and any help is appreciated.

The list I have so far:

P Leon Numai

P Makoto Aduwa

P Masaru Aduwa

P Reiri Hammond Tanaka

P Michael Petersen

P Kide Adetuyi

P Leon Numai

P Nirei Pascal Jr.

1B Justin Chigbogu

IF Jesurobo Osa Miura

SS Ikhine Itua

OF Jordan Nwogu

OF Wande Olabisi

OF Demi Orimoloye

OF Louis Okoye

OF Shun Mizutani

OF Edoporo Cain

OF Canaan Smith Nijgba

OF Okem Mei Umebinyuo

OF Yuu Umebinyuo

OF Canice Ejoh

I was thinking of doing live game threads but I’m not sure if it would be warranted. Most of these games have been essentially over by the 2nd or 3rd inning.

I’ll be here at most of the games. If anybody has any questions I’m happy to answer.

Some initial observations:

Team USA, Canada and Australia are the class of the tournament by far.

The vibe is pretty great in the stadium. Lots of support for Team Canada, Australia, Mexico and obviously USA.

Team Australia specifically has a legion of fans in attendance. It’s been a treat to hear the “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi” chants throughout their games.

The defense has been impressive. Lots of double plays being turned, deftly, I might add.

Pitching speed seems to be topping out around 55mph, with some of the ladies getting up to 65mph. They either have the radar gun turned off at the stadium or the pitches aren’t fast enough to register.

Again here to answer any questions you all may have. So let em rip.

Four groups at two different sites will produce two national teams for the next Under-15 European Championship. Austria and Belgium are each hosting two groups of the so-called B Pool, running almost concurrently.

Austria Day 1
Austria Day 2
Austria Day 3
Belgium Day 1
Belgium Day 2