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Three possible mystery teams in the Harper stakes

January 20, 2019 Gavin MLB UK, Opinion

News will break shortly that the largest ever MLB free agent contract has been agreed. Will Bryce Harper sign it with one of the frontrunners or is there a mystery team? The favourites to land the superstar are the “spending

Three minutes on the Seattle Mariners

January 18, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

In 2001, 27-year-old Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB debut. Later that year, the Seattle Mariners reached the playoffs. It was the last time October baseball was enjoyed in Seattle, although with 89 wins last season, they came so very close.

Editorial – 2019: a year for British Baseball to step up to the Plate

January 2, 2019 John McGee Baseball, GB Baseball, London Series, MLB UK

Welcome to 2019, arguably the biggest year in the history of British baseball since the national team’s 1938 triumph in the sport’s inaugural World Cup. The year Major League Baseball brings its two biggest franchises – the New York Yankees

Three minutes on the Arizona Diamondbacks

December 13, 2018 Gavin MLB UK, Opinion

When Ronan Keating sang “Life is a rollercoaster”, he probably wasn’t thinking about the ups and downs in the life of a Diamondbacks fan. Despite having finished 11 games behind the Dodger Blue behemoth in the NL West in 2017,

Three minutes on the Baltimore Orioles

December 8, 2018 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

In February, PECOTA, the much-maligned projection system from Baseball Prospectus, suggested a 69-win season for the Orioles. Camden Chat’s response was: Where does it all leave the Orioles? PECOTA has given its answer: 69 wins. Orioles fans have to hope

Ticket fiasco or dream scenario?

December 8, 2018 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK

For as long as I can remember, I have been dreaming of the day when an official MLB game was played in Europe. To be honest, I didn’t think it would occur in my lifetime. In June 2019, this dream

MLB London’s Best Value Seats – The Insider View

November 30, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, MLB UK

Welcome to BF&N, our very own West Ham season ticket holder, Jonny Gaffney… Given I’ve spent the last 2 years falling in love with a sport I previously knew very little about, when the London Series was announced, I was

London Series Ticket Pricing Announced – Opinion

November 28, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

Over the last 12 hours, Ticketmaster have released the pricing breakdown for the upcoming London Series on the 29th and 30th June 2019. To save you a click, here is the graphic you will be presented with. You’re probably staring

ARod Declares MLB London Ticket Rush Officially ‘Open’ (Soon)

November 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, MLB UK

MLB Legend and Former Yankee Alex ‘BaeRod’ Rodriguez was in London today for the news we’ve all been waiting for – an announcement of the opening of ticket sales for next year’s MLB London Series, heretofore and forever known as

MLB London Ticket Dates Announced

November 19, 2018 Darius Austin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK

The day is finally here – details of when the tickets for next June’s games in London have finally been announced by the official MLB London Series account, and we might have a clearer indication of first pitch times as