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Imports Break Down the Japanese Softball Experience
August 20, 2021 By Carter Cromwell Right off the bat, Chelsea Goodacre realized that playing softball in Japan was going to be different. “The first practices were real eye-openers,” said the former all-American from the University of Arizona, who is a catcher...
Hellenstein Energie Ballpark; Heidenheim, Germany
Film Date: June 11, 2021 Home Team: Heidenheim Heideköpfe Visiting Team: Stuttgart Red League: Germany Bundesliga Former/Current Baseball Jobs Overseas imports: Gary Owens, Logan Grigsby, RJ Hively, Aaron Dunsmore, Mitch Nilsson, Terrell Joyce, Fernando Escarra...
The Alyson Spinas-Valainis Story
June 15th, 2021 By Carter Cromwell [NOTE: Alyson Spinas-Valainis is non-binary, meaning they do not specifically identify with either gender. Therefore, the following article employs the pronouns “they” and “them” in reference to Spinas-Valainis.] That Alyson...
From Water Girl to NCAA I Softball to 10 Seasons Overseas
March 21st, 2021 By Carter Cromwell That Lisa Maulden is an American playing softball overseas isn’t particularly unusual, but her path to this point has been. “My softball journey has been very non-linear,” she acknowledges. Indeed, her road from growing up near...
High School Draft Hopeful –> Injured And Passed On –> Living The Overseas Baseball Dream
February 14th, 2021 By Carter Cromwell Will Swindling’s baseball career hasn’t gone as he originally envisioned, but he never envisioned how it has gone. A star on his youth teams and an all-state performer in high school in Eugene, Ore., he attracted attention from...
Pros Describe the Cultural Differences in the International Game
January 12, 2021 By Carter Cromwell On the surface, baseball is pretty much the same game wherever it’s played. But where it’s played is often a whole new ballgame. And therein lies the challenge for the players, coaches and others who go outside their home...
MLB “One Baseball” Shuffle: Winners and losers throughout the Global Game
January 11, 2021 Written by Arik Sikula Major League Baseball recently made an announcement that significantly affects minor league baseball and all those associated with it. The “One Baseball” plan will cut the number of baseball cities, stadiums, and workers that...
This Czech Umpire Followed His Passion To The Baseball Motherland
December 20, 2020 By Carter Cromwell One thing you can say about Zdenek Zidek . . . He’s not afraid of a challenge. Zidek is a practicing defense attorney in his hometown of Prague in the Czech Republic -- That’s, you know, on another continent across a really big...
At 26, a recent jump in velo leads to first professional baseball contract
November 20, 2020 Carter Cromwell Sam Belisle-Springer's path to professional baseball was not a traditional one. After wrapping up a Canadian college baseball career, the french-Canadian pitcher set his sights on baseball overseas. This landed him in Argentina of all...
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,...
Hakusoh Bat
Hakusoh Bat has been producing bats in Japan for over 70 years and recently expanded to North America and Europe under the label ‘Spark Slugger’. They produce high end, professional wood and composite bats with a wide selection of models using many different types of wood from Japan, North American and Taiwan.
Hakusoh Bat is now approved with the WBSC and across Europe as of 2020. 
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OP Sports Baseball
Custom gloves by Aussie baseball legend and veteran international import player, Wayne Ough. They use Premium Japanese Kip, Top Grain Cowhide and Alligator Embossed kip. Click here and use the Baseball Jobs Overseas 15% discount code: OPBJO15 
World Baseball Traveler
After 5 years of pro ball in America as a player & coach,
World Baseball Traveler, Devon Ramirez, offers a mentoring service to aspiring professional baseball players who are looking to take their game to the next level. To date, he has helped 26 players signed overseas contracts & 5 players from overseas sign to pro ball in the states.
Make sure to ask him for the BBJO discount! 
