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 top pitchers ranking, we take a look at the 2019 summer season where most BBJO members were in Europe. In order to...
Article contributed by Matt from Lift Your Game. If you ask people what they think the single biggest global sport has been for the last 50 years, most are going to say soccer. Soccer hosts the most successful World Cup-style tournament in professional sport. Each...
Okay… your profile is live and 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...
The “Ambassador of the Game” giveaway is part of an effort by Baseball Jobs Overseas to promote the embodiment of what an import player should be to their new club, given the fact that they have been presented with an amazing opportunity to represent the...
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...
Team photo above by: Robert Bos The Honkbal Hoofdklasse is the highest level of baseball in the Netherlands and is one of two professional leagues in Europe. On the second part of this European baseball trip to the Netherlands (see video below), I stop in to visit the...
By Baseball Jobs Overseas Founder David Burns I hit the road once again to visit BBJO members along with their clubs, documenting my trip on video, and this time it was a trip to the Netherlands. My first stop was in Hoofddorp to visit the Hoofddorp Pioniers and the...
In 1991 the Attnang Athletics were founded when a local Croatian immigrant who had spent his youth playing baseball in South America and Australia recruited a group of local teens from the small town of approximately 8,000 to form the first baseball team in Attnang....
There are a large number of baseball players overseas these days looking to take their career overseas with a large variety of backgrounds. Those who may not have the strongest of backgrounds or the strongest of stats, may have to take matters into their own hands to...
If you are one of the countless talented, aspiring professional baseball players who were overlooked by the draft, we have a message for you: there is an alternative option to the indy pro grind. For our members, the overseas baseball route has provided a number of...
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...
By Baseball Jobs Overseas Career Counselor, Michael Calkins. Traveling the world playing baseball is an incredible experience. It can be full of baseball/softball, traveling, partying, exploring and so much more. But even with all these opportunities, you may find...
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...
If you can find your way to Austria from June 7th through June 10th, 2019, mark that weekend off as “busy” and prepare yourself for the most epic weekend of baseball, softball and party. Finkstonball is the longest standing invitational baseball tournament in Europe...
Once again it is time to recognize the members of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website who were playing around the globe during the 2018-19 winter. This time up, we are taking a look at the women that were overseas this past winter. Unfortunately, a number of our...
Clemson grad Patrick Cromwell takes us inside his experience playing baseball in Perth, Australia. https://youtu.be/hXXSaA9SND0 Travel the world using baseball or softball as your ticket Our baseball and softball members get paid to play or coach overseas year-round,...
The International Baseball Community (IBC) ranking is a bi-annual recognition of the members of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website who were playing around the globe during the most recent season. For this top batters ranking, we take a look at the 2018-19 winter...
The International Baseball Community (IBC) ranking is a bi-annual recognition of the members of the Baseball Jobs Overseas website who were playing around the globe during the most recent season. For this top pitchers ranking, we take a look at the 2018-19 winter...
With a BBJO record 101 signings to play in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa for the 2018-19 season, it is no surprise that a major impact was made on the baseball world in the southern hemisphere. Now that the dust has settled on the season, there seemed to be...
The following are some of our best tips on how to take your baseball career overseas based on our experience over the years. Since most leagues overseas sign players sight unseen, the process is a bit different which is what we tackle in this post. Although relevant...
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As a father of two, I am grounded (in Austria) and use this blog to live vicariously through our members. I hope you enjoy their adventures and stories as well.
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