Topic: Australia
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) has agreed to join forces with cricket-crazy Australia to form a professional baseball championship between six teams in the southern hemisphere. MLB said on Thursday the Australian Baseball League, which will start in November ...
After 11 years away, topflight baseball is coming back to Australia, with MLB's helpMore than a decade after the demise of the Australian Baseball League, a topflight national competition will return — with a financial boost from Major League Baseball. The new ...
Pirates agree to terms with C Child and RHP NeverauskasThe Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with free agent catcher Dylan Child and right-hander Dovydas Neverauskas. The moves were announced Saturday before the Pirates faced the Philadelphia Phillies. Child, 18, is from ...
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will establish a new professional baseball league as early as next year with backing from the government and North America's Major League Baseball. The sport has struggled to gain a foothold in Australia, and the country's first professional ...
Australian pitcher Paul Mildren was finishing his pre-game work out for a World Baseball Classic opener when he noticed the celebration in the Mexican dugout. "I heard it. They had a little mariachi band or something in there, and I just felt ...
Brian Anderson homers, Josh Fields gets 3 hits in White Sox win over AustraliaBrian Anderson homered and Josh Fields had three hits, helping the Chicago White Sox beat Australia's World Baseball Classic team 10-3 on Friday. Gordon Beckham, playing his first game ...
McGehee hits grand slam, Hardy homers in Brewers' 10-5 win over AustraliaThere's one thing the Milwaukee Brewers can count on: the home run. Casey McGehee hit a grand slam and J.J. Hardy also homered to spark a six-run fourth inning, and the ...
Griffey's first spring game with Mariners not likely until next weekKen Griffey Jr.'s first spring training game in his return to the Seattle Mariners won't come until Wednesday against Australia's national team. Manager Don Wakamatsu said Thursday that the 39-year-old looks great, ...
Matsuzaka struggles, but Japan recovers to defeat Australia in tuneup for WBCBoston ace Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled through 1 2-3 innings in a tuneup start for the World Baseball Classic, but Japan recovered to defeat Australia 11-2 Wednesday. Matsuzaka couldn't find his rhythm ...
Czech mate behind plate: Cleveland Indians sign 16-year-old catcher from Czech RepublicScouring the globe for talented baseball players, the Cleveland Indians plucked one from Eastern Europe — a Czech mate behind the plate. The club signed 16-year-old catcher Martin Cervenka of the ...
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