by David Burns | Feb 2, 2016 | Australia, Blog, Netherlands, Podcasts
In IBC episode 58, Justin “Boomer” Prinstein walked us through the beginning of his international professional baseball story which was a wild one with lots of ups and downs with stops in Belgium and Israel. This was all in the span of one season as well....
by David Burns | Jul 3, 2014 | Blog, Netherlands, Podcasts
Fresh out of a strong NCAA D2 conference, Melvin played pro ball in Texas which eventually led to a role in the movie Moneyball. After Moneyball, Melvin had numerous independent baseball offers but decided to take his career overseas to experience other parts of the...
by David Burns | Apr 22, 2014 | Blog, France, Netherlands, Podcasts
In this second interview, Chris provides listeners and aspiring European baseball professionals with great info on: 1) History of going from non-drafted to playing in three of Europe’s top leagues. 2) Detail on the Dutch Major League. Weekly schedule, top clubs,...
by David Burns | Jan 30, 2014 | Blog, Germany, Netherlands, Podcasts
This interview with Austin Weymouth goes into areas yet to be covered on the podcast including an alternative way to selecting your team, working your way into Dutch baseball from a much lower league within one year, visa requirements, a vivid idea of what life is...
by David Burns | Aug 22, 2013 | Austria, Blog, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Podcasts
A New York boy living in Austria and umpiring baseball in Europe for what seems like decades, Dana Beszczynski uses the European baseball knowledge and wisdom he gained over the years to to help answer a lot of questions about the level of baseball across Europe and...
A former import player myself, I started this website in late 2012 to help others do the same.
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. 
