The International Baseball Community Blog
The main goal of our blog is to showcase our members overseas while also informing others what playing and coaching baseball and softball overseas is all about. We utilize our Youtube channel, Podcast and traditional written stories to bring this wonderful global game to your smart phones in a variety of forms.
You can also follow our latest blog posts on Facebook and with photos and video clips of our members around the world on our Instgram.
Latest posts
How To Take Your BASEBALL Career Overseas Without Pro Experience
From their favorite public office in Salzburg, Austria, David Burns and Jimmy Jensen of Baseball Jobs Overseas outline their top five tips for baseball players without professional experience who are looking to take their careers overseas, primarily to Europe,...
A ‘Field of Dreams’ Story from a Small Town in Europe
By Carter Cromwell As the 1990s began, baseball was pretty much nothing in Attnang, Austria. Then Yurek Korzeniowski and a few friends showed up and started to make it something. Nearly three decades later, the Attnang Athletics club has a loyal fan base, a very nice...
German Player Donald Lutz Started Baseball at 14 and was in the Majors at 24
By Carter Cromwell When it came to baseball, Donald Lutz was a late bloomer but a fast learner. His is the unlikely story of a guy who didn’t pick up a ball or bat until the advanced age of 14, but was playing professionally in the U.S. by 19 and in the major leagues...
The Mark Weidemaier Story; Current Bench Coach of the Kia Tigers of the KBO
By Carter Cromwell A glance at Mark Weidemaier’s baseball resume makes it clear that he’s seen a lot. A closer inspection might remind one of an old country/western song titled “I’ve Been Everywhere”. Well, maybe not everywhere, but a lot of wheres. His baseball...
Baseball Globetrotters – Battle for 1st in the West, Baseball League Austria (Part 2)
The Attnang Athletics (11-7) host the Dornbirn Indians (11-4) in their final two games of a home and away series to end the shortened 2020 season. The teams are battling for 1st in the Baseball League Austria West Division and Attnang has to sweep in order to have a...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Signing with a Club Overseas
Okay... your profile is live... now what? The following is a step-by-step guide to making the most of this opportunity, starting with best positioning yourself to hopefully receive multiple offers and ending with a detailed contract so that you can set yourself up for...
An Incredible International Baseball Story & Niche Business Within the Game
By Carter Cromwell During the last decade or so, Owen Reid has traveled to five continents and approximately 50 countries because of baseball. During the last several months, he’s been to none. Thank you, Covid-19 pandemic. Like everyone, Reid has had to adjust to...
After a Career-Ending Accident on the Field, this Former AAA Pitching Coach got a Fresh Start in Taiwan
By Carter Cromwell Tom Signore represents a case study supporting the old line about a person never knowing what’s around the next corner in life. Not long ago, he turned a corner that led him from upstate New York to Taiwan. Signore coached at the college level for...
Regensburg Legionaere; Europe’s Baseball Oasis
By Carter Cromwell It’s a pretty good bet that most non-Europeans aren’t familiar with the city of Regensburg. It’s an even better bet that most baseball followers don’t know about it. To the average fan, the terms “Regensburg” and “baseball” don’t link up. But, in...