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D1 Studs Sniff Out Epic Overseas Locations to Play Baseball

by David Burns | November 20, 2023 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Patrick Cromwell and Andrew Cosgrove are a rare breed of BBJO member. Both of these talented former division one players from top programs decided to forgo the MLB dream and use their talents to play baseball in some of the most desirable places to live overseas. But...

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Whether Opening for Green Day or Pitching at Dodgers Stadium, Scott Radinsky Brings It

by David Burns | September 14, 2023 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Whether opening for Green Day or pitching at Dodgers Stadium, there is one thing for certain about Scott Radinsky........ he always brings it. In this episode, the former MLB pitcher and coach —who doubled as a punk rock singer for his band Pulley during the MLB...

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CSU Bakersfield Stud Arm’s Mental Approach and 95mph FB Has Him in High Demand Overseas

by David Burns | August 30, 2023 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Seattle-born, Ethan Skuija, has always been a dominant pitcher. He dominated as a kid growing up in Canada, in junior college in California, and in division one baseball playing for CSU Bakersfield. None of this changed since he decided to take his career overseas...

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This Player Signed in Japan with No Prior Professional Experience

by David Burns | August 18, 2023 | BBJO Podcast, Blog | 0 Comments

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...

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Get Signed in Japan via the Japan Winter League

by David Burns | July 31, 2023 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

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...

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This Pitcher’s Path to the Minors Was Through Semi-Pro Leagues in Canada, Australia and Germany

by David Burns | April 26, 2023 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Former Appalachian State standout, Kaleb Bowman, found himself undrafted upon graduation and made the decision to travel the world and play baseball. This journey landed him in Canada that very same summer after graduating, playing in a five-team semi-professional...

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This Georgetown Alum Works Mobile While Traveling the World and Playing Ball

by David Burns | December 26, 2022 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

After wrapping up his college career at Georgetown University with a successful senior campaign which saw him hit .344 and lead the Big East Conference in slugging percentage, Steve Anderson was hopeful of being drafted. When that didn’t come to fruition, he opted to...

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A decade of traveling and baseball and still going

by David Burns | November 4, 2022 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

As an indy pro pitcher in the Frontier League and American Association, Tim Brown spent his winters pitching in Australian state leagues — and some time in the ABL— for five straight years. Pitching year-round for five straight years. He even threw a no-hitter in the...

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A Pitcher from Texas and a First Baseman From NYC Combine to Win a Championship in Europe

by David Burns | September 11, 2022 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Brett Holtz is an Ivy League first baseman who had his college baseball career ripped away from him by COVID-19 and Alec Lemmon had hung up the cleats and got the travel bug while backpacking in Australia before deciding to combine his new passion with his old...

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Working in the offseason for summers in Europe playing baseball; This UCLA Bruin continues at 34

by David Burns | March 14, 2022 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

UCLA Bruin alumnus Eddie Murray (far right above) teaches in the offseason in order to play baseball in Europe during the summer. Eddie wrapped up his college career in 2009 but it wasn't until 2014 that he discover that baseball in Europe was a thing. He got his...

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Haven’t played in three years? No problem, come hit leadoff, win a championship and coach our National Team

by David Burns | February 14, 2022 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: jchristophestudio.fr In this episode, Baseball Jobs Overseas founder David Burns and co-host Jimmy Jensen interview Jacob Biller, a BBJO member who played his first season overseas in France in 2021 where he won a championship and even managed to get on...

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The Only Active Openly Gay Pro Baseball Player Tells his Story; Bryan Ruby Part 3

by David Burns | January 3, 2022 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

In my previous two podcast interviews with Bryan Ruby, he was not openly gay. Since our last interview, Bryan has come out and is now the only known active, openly gay professional baseball player in the world. His coming out was not just within his friend and family...

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Playing Winter Ball in Guatemala to the Upstart Mavericks League

by David Burns | December 20, 2021 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

In this second interview with our globetrottin', country-music-singin', pro baseball player, Bryan Ruby, we talk about his experience playing winter ball in Guatemala in the fall/early winter of 2020 during the midst of a second COVID-19 wave and the Mavericks League...

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Sick Set-Up in the Czech Republic for this Two-Way Guy

by David Burns | December 6, 2021 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Ryan "RJ" Johnson is a player in high demand overseas for a number of reasons and is currently living in the Czech Republic year-round as an import for a club that is on the rise. The former American Association pitcher has re-invented himself as a high-level two-way...

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UNCG Softball Twins Pause D1 Coaching Careers For Overseas Softball

by David Burns | November 21, 2021 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Lindsay and Nicole Thomas took their twin pitcher-catcher act overseas in 2017, one year after graduating from UNC Greensboro where they were both standout players. A year into NCAA D1 coaching careers, both girls made the decision to put their coaching careers on...

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This D3 Player’s All-in Approach to Playing Overseas Ball is Working

by David Burns | October 21, 2021 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Pennsylvania-born Bryan Ruby is a baseball player and country music songwriter who has traveled the world playing baseball while continuing with his career in music. Bryan's passion for country music was behind his decision to pass up a D1 baseball scholarship in...

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Using the overseas route to create your own baseball brand & business with Mobile Coach Owen Reid

by David Burns | February 27, 2020 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

After a lustrous career as an international import player and coach, Owen Reid decided to go to work for himself as an International Baseball Consultant and Mobile baseball coach. Now settled and based in Singapore, Owen has now traveled to five different continents...

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Working Your Way Into The Australian Baseball League

by David Burns | May 29, 2019 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

This episode of the IBC Podcast provides content relevant to any player at any stage in their career who is considering Australia as a winter option, whether a college grad, released professional or current professional. The Australian Baseball League has made huge...

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Interview with 7 year MLB pitcher and Baseball Jobs Overseas member, Josh Collmenter

by David Burns | December 22, 2018 | BBJO Podcast | 0 Comments

Former MLB pitcher Josh Collmenter became an official member of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website on February 19, 2018, after he elected for free agency four months earlier following a 2017 season which started well with the Atlanta Braves but eventually saw him...

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Baseball Globetrotters (2023): Hidden gem in small town Czech

by David Burns | January 10, 2024 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

BBJO Globetrotters teammates, Ryan "RJ" Johnson, Jeff Costello, and Russ Strilchuk show us their set-up and the beautiful city of Trebic, Czech Republic. https://youtu.be/7TU32bRwe-E?si=ntu6HCR-pQL2sFr1 Not ready to hang them up? Seeking a new career path?Annually...

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Baseball Globetrotters: Lifestyle Playing Seaside France

by David Burns | October 10, 2023 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

Three BBJO members and a fourth import take us inside one of the fastest-growing baseball clubs in France and a future French first-division contender. The footage takes place in 2018, their inaugural first season at France's top level. https://youtu.be/wfU24gDtg7INot...

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Baseball Globetrotters – Battle for 1st in the West, Baseball League Austria (Part 2)

by David Burns | October 12, 2020 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

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...

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Baseball Globetrotters – Ryan Hooper (UC Davis) in Switzerland

by David Burns | April 4, 2020 | Blog, Globetrotters | 0 Comments

Former UC Davis infielder, Ryan Hooper, took his career overseas first to Australia for the winter after he graduated and then to Europe to play in Switzerland the following summer. In Switzerland, he played alongside fellow Baseball Jobs Overseas member, Harry...

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Baseball Globetrotters – Patrick Cromwell (Clemson) & Evyn Yamaguchi (Mayville) play in Germany

by David Burns | March 10, 2020 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

Patrick and Evyn were two of three BBJO imports who signed on to play with the Wesseling Vermins in the 2019 German Bundesliga season. It was the first season that the Vermins played in the first division and although suffering some pretty tough losses, Patrick, Evyn...

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Globetrotters – Season 5, Episode 3 “Beach Bums”

by David Burns | July 30, 2019 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

In his first stint overseas, former UC Davis team captain Ryan Hooper gives us a real look into living on the Gold Coast of Australia while playing winter ball. In the second half of this episode, we revisit with a familiar Globetrotters face in New Zealand, this time...

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Globetrotters Season 5, Episode 2: “Surprise Motha#@%&$”

by David Burns | June 17, 2019 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

The pitcher-catcher softball duo from Kansas is back for their second Globetrotters episode and their second straight season playing winter ball in Christchurch, New Zealand. The BBJO pair started their overseas career off in the Czech Republic before focusing on two...

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At a crossroads in his career, this Clemson Tiger chose winter ball Down Under

by David Burns | May 20, 2019 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

Clemson grad Patrick Cromwell takes us inside his experience playing baseball in Perth, Australia. https://youtu.be/proGhEI_GCoNot ready to hang them up? Seeking a new career path?Annually our members sign over 300 contracts overseas. There are a variety of levels...

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Globetrotters – Season 4, Episode 5 “Baseball eh? Okie Dokie”

by David Burns | March 23, 2019 | Blog, Globetrotters | 0 Comments

Jimmy Jensen is back on Globetrotters along with teammate and fellow BBJO member Pete Gehle, both with the Saint John Alpines of the highly competitive league in New Brunswick, Canada. Baseball Jobs Overseas founder David Burns goes a networking trip to Okotoks,...

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Globetrotters – Season 4, Episode 4 “Green & Yeller”

by David Burns | February 11, 2019 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

Three BBJO members and a fourth import take use inside one of the fastest growing baseball clubs in Europe and a future French first division contender. The footage takes place in 2018, their inaugural first season at France's top level. We then head over to Austria...

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Globetrotters – Season 4, Episode 3 “Baseball in the Alps”

by David Burns | January 31, 2019 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

Four BBJO members bring us inside their lifestyle of living and playing baseball and softball in the Swiss Alps for the Lucerne Eagles. https://youtu.be/PU7Z8wCrXqg

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Globetrotters – Season 3, Episode 1 “The Global Game”

by David Burns | February 18, 2018 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

In this episode we visit three IBC members playing in South Africa, Jaz Shergill along with couple Chelsea Cohen and Tyler Krobetzky, all of whom are with the same club. Chelsea is playing in her 7th season overseas and met Tyler while playing in Adelaide, Australia....

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Globetrotters – Season 2, Episode 11 “Doppler Effect”

by David Burns | December 12, 2017 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

After winning the Baseball League Austria Championship with the Attnang Athletics in 2016, Steven Johnson and Ryan Rupp both re-signed with the Athletics with one goal in mind.....repeat. This episode highlights their 2017 playoff journey both on and off the field....

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Globetrotters – Season 2, Episode 10 “Take a breath”

by David Burns | December 4, 2017 | Globetrotters | 0 Comments

The epitome of a baseball globetrotter, Jimmy Jensen wraps up his 5th straight season overseas (year-round), this time with the Stuttgart Reds of the German Bundesliga. In this episode Jimmy shares his 2017 summer experience of baseball and travel while also...

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BBJO’s Global Impact, A Numbers Game

by David Burns | September 20, 2024 | Stories | 0 Comments

The BBJO staff loves our jobs because we know that we’ve made a huge impact on the global development of this game, and have helped countless people experience the absolutely unforgettable all around the world. As we’re still looking for partners and sponsors to join...