Fifth on our list is the team that was the first to be confirmed for this year’s Haarlem Baseball Week: Japan. The Japanese team has been a regular fixture at Baseball Week for many years. Since 1990, “Samurai Japan” has missed only one edition, and the country has won the tournament four times (1978, ’92, ’94, and 2018). CHAMPIONS Although […]
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Mayor Jos Wienen shines in a unique video welcoming Baseball Week fans and participants to the city
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Haarlem, June 23, 2024 – In a unique video recording, Jos Wienen, mayor of Haarlem, welcomed participants and fans to Haarlem for Baseball Week 2024. The mayor, who will have the honor of throwing out the first pitch at the event on July 12, witnessed a special musical moment. City carillonneur Rien Donkersloot played the […]
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Mayor Jos Wienen stars in a unique video and welcomes Baseball Week fans and participants to the city
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Haarlem, June 23, 2024 – In a unique video message, Jos Wienen, mayor of Haarlem, welcomed participants and fans to Haarlem for Baseball Week 2024. The mayor, who will have the honor of throwing out the first pitch at the event on July 12, witnessed a special musical moment. City carillonneur Rien Donkersloot […]
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Team Kingdom of the Netherlands is aiming for the finals and beyond at Baseball Week Haarlem
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Jun
From July 12 through July 19, 2024, the national baseball team, Team Kingdom of the Netherlands, will participate in Baseball Week Haarlem. This event is traditionally held at Pim Mulier Stadium. There is something else important at stake besides performing well in front of the home crowd: regaining A status. To do so, the Kingdom team must […]
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From July 12 through 19, 2024, the national baseball team, Team Kingdom of the Netherlands, will participate in Haarlem Baseball Week. As is tradition, this event will be held at the Pim Mulier Stadium. There is something even more important at stake than simply excelling in front of the home crowd: regaining A-status. To achieve this, the Kingdom Team must […]
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Until the pandemic threw a wrench in the works two years ago, Chinese Taipei had been a regular participant in Baseball Week since 2000. So it came as no surprise that the Asian team was also confirmed as the second country to participate in the upcoming edition. What can we expect from the current number […]
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Until COVID-19 threw a wrench in the works two years ago, Chinese Taipei had been a regular participant in Baseball Week since 2000. So it came as no great surprise that the Asian team was the second country to be confirmed for the upcoming edition. What can we expect this summer from the current number five […]
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The fact that technological advances also have a dark side became clear a few years ago when Major League Baseball was deeply embarrassed by the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. Indeed, the 2018 champions allegedly owed their success in part to cheating. So it has been up to the league ever since to stay one step ahead […]
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The fact that technological advancements also have a dark side became clear a few years ago when Major League Baseball was deeply embarrassed by the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. The 2018 champions were alleged to have owed part of their success to cheating. Since then, the league has been […]
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The third team in our round of proposals is Italy. That other European baseball powerhouse is participating in Baseball Week for the seventh time, but has never managed to win the tournament. In fact, the teams they finished behind in those earlier appearances can be counted on one hand. MIKE PIAZZA The Azzurri’s star player once again […]