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A ‘Field of Dreams’ Story from a Small Town in Europe
November 17, 2020 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...
German Player Donald Lutz Started Baseball at 14 and was in the Majors at 24
November 10, 2020 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 Mark Weidemaier Story; Current Bench Coach of the Kia Tigers of the KBO
October 13, 2020 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...
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
September 29, 2020 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...
After a Career-Ending Accident on the Field, this Former AAA Pitching Coach got a Fresh Start in Taiwan
September 14, 2020 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...
Regensburg Legionaere; Europe’s Baseball Oasis
August 24, 2020 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...
Clayton Carson’s Baseball Path Leads To Settling In Austria
July 21, 2020 By Carter Cromwell Like many ballplayers and coaches, Clayton Carson’s story reads more like an odyssey – moving from place to place to place with usually no idea of where the next place will be. But it appears his days as a baseball nomad may be over....
IBC E82: 7 Year MLB vet, Josh Collmenter, on his career and experience with the Auckland Tuatara
Best known for his unique Tomahawk delivery, former MLB pitcher and Baseball Jobs Overseas member Josh Collmenter talks about his baseball career starting from his childhood, through college, leading to his MLB debut and then overseas to New Zealand. We talk about who...
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! 
