Jonty Fletcher makes his Bat Flips and Nerds debut, explaining to us why he chose the Yankees and why he loves baseball. Growing up in Britain, it’s not so easy to follow American sports. Many look at baseball and think
Read more
Category: MLB UK
Old Rivalry, New Ground
Hannah Tomlinson makes her Bat Flips and Nerds debut, as she visited one of MLB UK’s 108 Sessions in London. So, there it was, in an abandoned warehouse-cum-brewery-cum-music venue, the first sign of major league baseball in London. The 108 sessions,
Read more
First Pitch times for the London Series 2019 leaked?
It looks like we may have a start time for the MLB London Series 2019. Eagle eyed twitter follower Andy Hart sent us this tweet. @batflips_nerds look like they will be afternoon games. pic.twitter.com/qcOd4x6gxh — Andy Hart (@AJHart__) September 20,
Read more
Must-see matches on TV this week (Saturday 8th Sept)
Gavin aka Tramps makes his debut with Bat Flips and Nerds in the first of two posts. Today, it’s a look ahead to this weeks games and how to watch them in the UK. It is not easy being an
Read more
2019 MLB Schedule Answers London Series Questions
Since the news that MLB was scheduling a marquee series between the Yankees and Red Sox at the London Stadium on 29-30 June 2019 a couple of key questions have circled. How will the league compensate teams for the travel
Read more
To MiLB Europe and Beyond!
With a genuinely fascinating idea for cementing European fandom post-London, it’s Les McCaughan. It’s 2028: This is a hypothetical look at what Professional Baseball might look like in Europe in 10 to 20 years time, if the MLB London Series
Read more
Ken Rosenthal and Peter Gammons weigh in on the London Series
We’re now less than a year away from Major League Baseball being played on English soil. It’s a really exciting time to be a British baseball fan. And one excited British baseball fan, in particular, got to canvas the opinion of
Read more
If Baseball was Football – Part 1: American League
A big welcome back to the Baseball Brit, Joey Mellows… Major League Baseball is coming to the UK! The London Series has been officially scheduled for June 29th & 30th in 2019 and this has sent die hard MLB UK
Read more
London Series The Big Questions and Answers – Part 1
The London Series announcement answered some questions, but not all. We have decided to try and pick some of the major questions and see if we can answer them. Timings As much as this may disappoint some people, I feel
Read more
The London Series Announcement – When Tom met Rob Manfred
On a scorching Tuesday afternoon in London, we at Bat Flips and Nerds were asked to join MLB UK at the Regent Street Cinema for a rather important announcement. Sadiq Khan was joined by the Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Read more