Speculation has been rife in the European baseball community as to whether the COVID cancellation of the planned 2020 London Series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals would leave Major League Baseball grasping a mere ‘cup of coffee’
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A warm welcome back to George Martin of UK Astros Fans… Looking back now, it was like a dream wasn’t it? The sun shining gloriously upon a combined weekend capacity of ~120,000 at the London Stadium as we saw a
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One million, five hundred and seventy six thousand, eight hundred seconds. Twenty six thousand, two hundred and eighty hours. One thousand and ninety five days. Three years. We waited. And then they came. And as we say here in England
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MLB have given us all an exclusive look at how the preparations for the upcoming London Series are going and it looks fantastic. Still no eyes on the club houses or dugouts yet, but I’m sure we’ll get a good
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Well, howdy there everyone! This is my first time writing for Bat Flips & Nerds and I do so wearing my proverbial @MLBUKCommunity Twitter hat rather than my @AstrosFansUK one. As you may or may not be aware, along with
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Welcome back Kurt Wilks June 29th 2019, London Stadium. The first MLB regular season game will take place not only the UK but on the continent of Europe. Old news I know, but still hugely exciting 9 months or so
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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
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