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
IBC Podcast E81: A summer overseas turns into 20 years and counting
After the summer of 2000 playing baseball in Vienna, Austria, Canadian baseball player Nick DeForest decided to forgo his final two years of college baseball eligibility and make Vienna his home. Twenty years later, Nick sits down to tell his story on the IBC podcast...
This Town of 1200 Fields One of Germany’s Top Northern Division Teams
By Carter Cromwell To the Jeopardy answer “hotbed of baseball”, one might offer the question “What is Japan?” Or “. . . The Dominican Republic?” Or “. . . St. Louis?” Or various other places around the world. It’s highly doubtful that any contestant would come up...
After ‘Hanging Them Up’, Former Blue Jay Arik Sikula Rediscovered His Love For The Game Overseas
Written by Carter Cromwell Arik Sikula was done with baseball. Then he wasn’t. For that, he can thank a chance meeting and Baseball Jobs Overseas. At 27, with six minor-league seasons and nine stops on his resume, the former Toronto Blue Jays farmhand had been...
Coronavirus; Baseball Overseas Updates
The situation overseas as we know it on May 31st Austria - Season starting July 3rd Australia - clubs are optimistic that there will be a season with imports but are hesitant to make any moves right now Belgium - No sports competitions until July 31 Croatia -...
IBC E80: Two softball power hitters meet in Austria as imports and lead their team to the championship
In this episode, we hear the story of two corner infielders/ power-hitters from two different corners of the U.S. who first met in 2019 on a softball field in Austria as import players, leading their new team to the Austrian Softball League Championships. Brittany...
IBC E79: No college baseball experience to 10 seasons overseas and counting
New York native Ryan Rupp did not play college baseball but took advantage of his dual citizenship with Austria to get his foot in the door in second division Austria in 2013. From there, he worked hard on his craft and in 2017 he won the Best Pitcher award and his...
Baseball Globetrotters – Ryan Hooper (UC Davis) in Switzerland
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...
BBJO’S TOP PERFORMERS 2019-20 WINTER
At the end of every season overseas, we like to recognize our members who were playing around the globe for their performance on the field. For this the following rankings, we take a look at the 2019-20 winter season where we had 104 members overseas, mostly in...
Club Feature: Tochigi Golden Braves
The Golden Braves compete in the Baseball Challenge League, one of two independent pro leagues in Japan. In 2017, the Golden Braves were an expansion team and in 2019 they won their first championship. As of 2019, the league has expanded to 12 teams featuring two...