09 August 2021
- Team Australia Community Local Baseball
The National Junior Camp planned for later this year has been scrapped due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Baseball Australia today confirmed the difficult decision to cancel the camp had been made with multiple states in lockdown and a range of border restrictions implemented around the country.
06 August 2021
Baseball Queensland and the Australian Baseball League’s Brisbane Bandits have entered a new agreement and will collaborate in a range of areas to help drive key outcomes for the sport in the sunshine state.
A memorandum of understanding signed by the pair is built on a common-sense approach where the two organisations can work together to provide a range of outcomes for the sport’s community in Queensland.
03 August 2021
New South Welshman Jake Burns crushed his first professional homer to help the Cardinals to a 10-8 Florida Complex League win over the Nationals on Tuesday morning.
Burns blasted a two-run shot in the top of the first at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches to ignite a 16-hit outing for the Cardinals.
03 August 2021
Leading sports executive Andy Crook has been appointed by Baseball Australia to usher in an exciting new era for the Australian Baseball League.
Crook was instrumental in leading the National Basketball League to record fan bases, attendances, media audiences and revenue in five years as the competition’s chief operating officer.
31 July 2021
New South Welshman Josh Gessner has been traded to Texas by Philadelphia as part of a multi-player swap ahead of the MLB trade deadline.
Pitching prospect Gessner was traded to the Rangers along with Spencer Howard and Keven Gowdy in exchange for Kyle Gibson, Ian Kennedy and Hans Crouse as the Phillies bolstered their pitching staff.
30 July 2021
Baltimore’s offence was kept quiet by former number one draft pick Casey Mize as Newcastle’s Alexander Wells copped his first MLB loss against Detroit on Friday morning.
Wells allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings of work as the Orioles went down to the Tigers 6-2 at Comerica Park.
27 July 2021
Canberra pitcher Tom Symonds has committed to Division I Charleston Southern University.
The 20-year-old joins the Buccaneers from Tyler Junior College, where he won the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III World Series in June.
23 July 2021
New South Welshman Jayden Bastow has his first Australian Baseball League team after signing with Adelaide.
The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher will join the Giants for the 2021/22 ABL season after playing college ball.
23 July 2021
- Team Australia ABL Community Corporate News
Team Australia will not be in Tokyo when baseball makes its Olympic return next week but the country will still have an on-field representative.
New South Welshman Trent Thomas is headed to Japan this weekend as a member of the 12-person umpiring crew.
23 July 2021
Goodwood pitcher Liam Scott will head to the US shortly to link up with Division I junior college Clarendon.
The 20-year-old South Australian recently committed to the Bulldogs on the back of a strong South Australian Baseball League season with the Indians.
22 July 2021
- Team Australia Community Left Field Local Baseball
Newcastle’s Alexander Wells struck out seven in the first start of his Major League career on Thursday morning.
Wells was called up roughly 12 hours earlier by Baltimore – who had to sideline two players including slated starter Keegan Atkin due to COVID-19 protocols – and impressed in 5 2/3 innings as the Orioles lost to Tampa Bay 5-4 at Tropicana Field.
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