08/03/2024
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Marco Mazzieri talks Global Baseball Games: "These players made me proud"
"We came together, and the guys gave all they had. We faced impressive pitching and defence from another planet," Mazzieri said.
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07/03/2024
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Global Baseball Games: Japan win Game Two behind perfect pitching
Six pitchers didn't allow a runner and combined for 15 strikeouts. Delano Selassa thought he had got to Chiciro Sumida in the seventh, but centre fielder Misho Nishikawa stopped his hard-hit liner with a diving catch.
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07/03/2024
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Team Europe's Bocchi and Mineo welcomed to Japan with flowers
The right-handed pitcher and the catcher play for Parma in the Italian Serie A. The Kanagawa Governor is working on an agreement with the Italian city and thought that the link with baseball needed a celebration.
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07/03/2024
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Global Baseball Games: Markus Solbach and Yumeto Kanemaru to start Game 2
Playball is at 19:00 on Thursday at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. Solbach is a former minor leaguer who appeared at the Triple-A level, and Kanemaru is a 20-year-old top collegiate prospect.
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06/03/2024
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Japan shut out Europe to open Global Baseball Games
The world No. 1 pitching staff limited Europe to six hits. The top of the batting order got seven of 11 Japanese hits. Game two is scheduled for Thursday, 7 March, at 19:00 local time.
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05/03/2024
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Tom de Blok and Kaima Taira to start Global Baseball Games opener
Taira is a 24-year-old NPB All-Star and a Tokyo 2020 gold medallist. De Blok is a Dutch Hoofdklasse star with massive experience at the international level.
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04/03/2024
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Global Baseball Games: Team Europe come from behind to tie exhibition game against Hayate 223
Marek Chlup hit a three-run homer. Alberto Mineo (two doubles) and Noah Williamson (double) provided power from the bench. After trailing 4-0, Europe scored in the final two innings to finish 4-4. "We had a good outing," commented manager Marco Mazzieri. "The staff has now a clearer picture."
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03/03/2024
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Team Europe to warm up for Global Baseball Games against minor league team Hayate 223
The 28-player squad worked under manager Marco Mazzieri and his staff. They will face the minor league Hayate 223 on Monday.
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03/03/2024
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Meet Osaka, the host city of the Global Baseball Games
Osaka has 2.7 million inhabitants and is located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. The two games will be played at the Kyocera Dome, a 36,000-seat covered stadium in the Nishi-ku ward,
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02/03/2024
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Global Baseball Games: Noah Williamson replaces Rhiner Cruz on Team Europe roster
Manager Marco Mazzieri decided to go with 13 pitchers and added a right-handed bat. Williamson, who will play in the Japanese Kansai League in 2024, commented: "Being the first Swiss player to represent Team Europe is an indescribable feeling."
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