The last few weeks of build-up to our “trip of a lifetime” to watch GB’s first-ever appearance in the World Baseball Classic have been filled with excitement. I’ve been buying up everything on Amazon that has a Union Flag on
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Category: GB Baseball
World Baseball Classic: Baseball in Britain is about to explode
September 20th, 2022. 10th inning. Germany. History was made. Great Britain’s national baseball team qualified for the World Baseball Classic for the first ever time. The players will now have the opportunity to walk onto the iconic Chase Field in
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Baseball in the UK: What’s New in British Baseball?
It feels like British baseball is in for a pretty pivotal year in 2023. The GB national team is competing on the world stage, the London Series resumes after a pandemic-enforced break, and the British Baseball Federation (BBF) is seeking
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World Baseball Classic: GB Pilgrimage to Phoenix, Arizona
I’m just over two weeks away from the trip of a lifetime. On 7 March, I fly to Phoenix, where I will be watching Great Britain play in the World Baseball Classic – and honestly, I can’t wait! I’m not
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Episode 305 – A “Brief” Guide to the WBC Rules and Rosters
Everything that you always wanted to know about the World Baseball Classic… but were afraid to ask
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Quintet of Big League Debutants, CPBL Champion Headline Great Britain WBC Roster
Head Coach Drew Spencer has announced his roster for Great Britain’s long-awaited bow in the World Baseball Classic Tournament this March. The 30-man squad is anchored by GB veterans including Michael Roth, Daniel Cooper, Alex Webb and Alex Crosby and
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World Baseball Classic: Will Trayce Thompson play for Great Britain?
With World Baseball Classic rosters not announced until 9 February, speculation is rife on social media with names that might or might not be present at next month’s competition. Many of the rumours are not worth further consideration, but when
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MLB Meetup: Finally Facing my Waterloo
I am not weird; I’m just a little socially awkward. When you get to know me – and it takes a while – I’m an ok guy. And you’ll probably never be aware of the demons I battled when we
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Episode 300 – Anfernee Seymour chats WBC and much more
Russell chats with GB talisman Anfernee Seymour about his baseball career. They reminisce about the recent exploits of the GB baseball team in the WBC qualifier in Regensberg, the growth and development of baseball in the Bahamas and how the
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World Baseball Classic: Destination Phoenix for GB Baseball
Perhaps it was a lack of clarity from the WBC organisers, or more likely it was my failure to read the fixtures correctly, but I was convinced that the top team from the Regensburg qualifiers would progress to Pool A
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