by David Burns | Jan 4, 2025 | Stories
By Carter Cromwell January 3, 2024 Year Three was a year of progress for the Japan Winter League. More players from more countries, more games, more instruction. All of which resulted in a higher level of play and greater interest going forward. Launched in 2022,...
by David Burns | Jan 10, 2024 | Stories
When Issei Washizaki decided nearly three years ago to start the Japan Winter League (JWL), his hope was that it would become a vehicle “for players to find their direction.” Judging from the early results, he’s accomplished that goal. And, in the process, pointed...
by David Burns | Jul 31, 2023 | BBJO Podcast
If you’re interested in playing baseball in Japan, the Japan Winter League is the perfect place to start. In this episode, Dave and Jimmy interview league president Issei Washizaki—via translator Hiro Sakanshi—and find out everything about the Japan Winter League that...
by David Burns | Nov 1, 2024 | BBJO Podcast
In this episode, we talk to Ben Meyer about how to work your way up the professional baseball ladder. After receiving limited playing time at a D3 college, Ben didn’t have many options. He played in a men’s league in Los Angeles where he developed as a pitcher and...
by David Burns | Oct 27, 2024 | BBJO Podcast
In this episode, Matthew Malconian walks us through his decision to quit his corporate office job and pursue a baseball career overseas. After getting his foot in the door with a 2nd Division German team, the Füssen Royal Bavarians, Matthew invests in himself and...
by David Burns | Jan 6, 2024 | Stories
Last season, Matt Malconian started his overseas career in Germany with the Füssen Royal Bavarians, a slight change of scenery from his San Diego desk job. Matt had entered the corporate world after a club baseball career at San Diego State where he was the...
by David Burns | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog, Stories
If the particulars of Lennard Pietersz’ journey thus far were set to a medley of songs, an appropriate title track would be “The Long and Winding Road”. The native of Curacao, a former Dutch colony in the Caribbean now a “constituent country” of the Kingdom of the...
by David Burns | Aug 18, 2023 | BBJO Podcast, Blog
Lenny Pietersz is a native of Curaçao who has always dreamed of playing professional baseball. He recently achieved that goal, but he had to invest in himself by flying to Japan to play in the Japan Winter League in November of 2022. After two junior college baseball...
by David Burns | Jan 11, 2026 | Stories
January 12, 2026 By Carter Cromwell With the 2025 European Baseball Championship tournament in their rearview mirrors, the continent’s baseball-playing countries can now look ahead. Not simply to their next seasons, or even to the next European Championship in 2027,...
by David Burns | Aug 21, 2025 | Stories
By Carter Cromwell Baseball in Africa. Hearing that, many people would respond with a blank stare and something like, “Huh? Really?” But, yes. Really. There is baseball on the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. And it’s growing, albeit...
by David Burns | Feb 6, 2024 | Stories
By Carter Cromwell There was a point at which Daniel Catalan was considering life after baseball. Now it’s more like baseball is his life. A native of Los Angeles, Catalan played at a couple of junior colleges and at Holy Names College in Oakland, Calif. Upon...
by jaymadison | Mar 3, 2021
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by jaymadison | Mar 3, 2021
Our Story Baseball Jobs Overseas began as a vision nurtured by Dave Burns, whose entrepreneurial spirit and passion for baseball fueled his desire to create a unique platform. Growing up with a businessman father and an unwavering love for baseball, Dave recognized a...
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