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.
Some of our posts are more content focused with the goal of providing tips or suggestions to both the club and the import player or coach.
To catch our latest blog posts and highlights of members overseas, you can follow us through social media.
Globetrotters – Season 4, Episode 1 “The Japanese Way”
Take a passenger seat on a recent baseball networking trip to Japan with Baseball Jobs Overseas Founder David Burns as he attends to Nippon Professional Baseball games and showcases the subtleties between the American and Japanese game as a player and a spectator....
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Opportunities to play baseball in Australia outlined
This article was put together for the baseball player who is considering taking his career overseas to Australia but has little or no idea of what opportunities exist and where. Australia is one of the biggest markets where more and more established and aspiring...
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IBC’s Top Women’s Softball Players Overseas During the 2017-18 Winter Season
Once again it is time to recognize the members of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website who were playing around the globe during the 2017-18 winter. This time up, we are taking a look at the women that were overseas this past winter. The following recognitions are based...
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Finkstonball 2018 – Live music, beer, baseball, softball. Nuff said
In June 2018, Europe's best and biggest invitational tournament, Finkstonball, featured 8 baseball teams and 6 women's fastpitch softball teams, three nights of great open air music and 25 of our members spread out amongst various teams. 15 of these members played for...
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IBC’s Top 2-Way Players Overseas for the 2017-18 Winter
Once again it is time to recognize the members of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website who were playing around the globe during the 2017-18 winter. We already recognized our Top 20 Hitters (see ranking here) and Top 15 Pitchers (see ranking here). Now it is time to...
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IBC’s Top 15 Pitchers Overseas during the 2017-18 Winter Season (Baseball)
Once again it is time to recognize the members of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website who were playing around the globe during the 2017-18 winter. We already recognized our Top 20 Hitters from this past winter (see ranking here), so now it is time to recognize our top...
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IBC Podcast E71: Pro baseball in Colombia and fine tuning your game during the winter with established pro pitcher, Arik Sikula
After being released from pro baseball, former AA pitcher Arik Sikula started the regular 9-to-5 and fell into the rat-race that all pro ball players dread. It didn't take long before this former Blue Jay prospect laced up the cleats again, starting with state league...
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Globetrotters – Season 3, Episode 5 “Partners in Crime”
Best friends Paige Crawford and Allyne Clark have been traveling the globe as a pitcher-catcher combo since graduating in 2017. This is a glimpse into their season playing in New Zealand. https://youtu.be/QEFLVRUC49o
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IBC’s Top 20 Batters Overseas during the 2017-18 Winter Season (Baseball)
Once again it is time to recognize the members of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website who were playing around the globe during the 2017-18 winter. Assigning the Australian Baseball League a ranking of 10, we had players, coaches and trusted sources rank the six...
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