by David Burns | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog, Written Stories
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....
by David Burns | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog, Written Stories
June 24, 2020 By Carter Cromwell One thing about Ryan Flynn – he’s not afraid to roll the dice. Like when he took off for London after graduating from college. Like when he was 22 and took a job interview via telephone while walking out of the Woodstock ’94 music...
by David Burns | May 10, 2020 | Blog, Written Stories
May 10, 2020 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...
by David Burns | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog, Globetrotters
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...
by David Burns | Mar 16, 2020 | Advice for Members, Blog
David Burns and Jimmy Jensen from Baseball Jobs Overseas discuss how to position yourself for success in receiving offers from clubs overseas and once signed, how to make the most of that opportunity to further your career. This episode is particularly beneficial to...
by David Burns | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog
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...
by David Burns | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog, Globetrotters
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,...
by David Burns | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog, Featured Clubs/Ballparks
If you can find your way to Attnang-Puchheim, Austria from June 7th-10th 2019, mark that weekend off in your calendar as “busy” and prepare yourself for the most epic weekend of baseball, softball and party. Finkstonball is the longest standing invitational baseball...
by David Burns | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog
Accounting for both players and coaches in baseball as well as women’s fastpitch softball, as of December 31st, 2018, members of our website have signed over 900 baseball and softball contracts encompassing 26 different countries. Many of these members alternate...
by David Burns | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog
As European spring training approaches, imports from around the globe will begin landing in Europe and settling in with their prospect clubs. Without a doubt, any club that has imported for a number of years has encountered some issues with regards to imports and more...
by David Burns | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog
In 2013 and 2014, numerous Baseball Jobs Overseas members who found jobs playing pro baseball in Europe were picked up by the International Stars tournament team to play at both Finkstonball in Austria and at Prague Baseball Week in the Czech Republic. In the past I...