British Baseball Podcast

Josh Chetwynd rejoins the show to talk about baseballs teams history, he discusses in depth the London Mets Senior teams first season and his memories around it, if you want to come on the show and talk about your teams history, that would be fantastic.  Josh also tells us about his SABR LUMPS, Tom Cruise, Air Force One, a little bit about Curling and what he has been up to since we last spoke, th...

Bostonian Jake Mitchell has played a few seasons on British Baseball and joins the show to talk us through his life growing up in Boston, his families support, memories of watching baseball games with loved ones, Fenway Park memories, playing baseball in the North West of England, balancing friendships with management of them as team mates and much more.

Whilst I'm on this journey to find some new sports and activities the British Baseball community can try whilst in the offseason, one thing I had noticed during these activities was that I was still 17 stone.   I asked Alan Dean from Smarter Performance, who is part of the GB Baseball set-up as their Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, for some advice to go alongside these fun little 10 minute...

Gabe Rincones Jr (@GaBeRincones) is the son of former Seattle Mariners Pitcher Gabriel Rincones Sr, he just been drafted for the 2nd time. Gabe tells us about the emotions of draft day and ultimately declining an offer, only to be drafted again in 2022 in the 3rd round by the Phillies.  We touch on leaving Venezuela for Glenrothes in Fife and how baseball was his dream and how his family helped hi...

Arthur started his baseball journey in 1963 as a 16 year old in the North West of England and his love of the sport grew from there and took him on many an adventure. We chat about his first game and the Lancashire cup, a visit to the Heineken brewery in Rotterdam before a European game, the Trafford Saints, Great Britain Cadets, his son's involvement at such a young age, the Football Association...

GB Legend Daniel Cooper joins the show to talk about his 10 years of pitching with the national team programme, how its evolved over the years, getting a no hitter at the tender age of 10, getting drafted by the Seattle Mariners, off field antics, Oktoberfest, training with NFL legend Tom Brady, Mike Trout not being able to hit off of him, Gavin Marshall Karaoke and much more.

Michael (@MrCresswell) is a passionate and enthusiastic member of the British Baseball Community and joins the show this week to share some stories from his time in baseball. We chat about Home and family life and his dads involvement paying baseball in the states in the 1980s, taking over as player/manager in difficult times, what spurred him into getting his BSUK Coaching qualifications, How did...

"I'm just a reflection of the things you've taught me"   GB Baseball and Blue Crab player, Raul Shah joins the show to chat about life, GB and his mission to be the first Indian Baseball player to reach the show, his memories of the WBCQ, being good to go in 25 mins, spotting pitchers early, 2nd base antics,    Also, Lunch with Steph Curry, Being on the Bachelorette and being detained in another c...

"Pressure is a Privilege"  GB National Team Head Coach Drew Spencer and Scout Jonathon Cramman join the show to talk about the recent World Baseball Qualifiers in Germany.  We hear about the challenges in putting the new squad together, the hard decisions and constructing the team. The common trends between the successful teams they have been apart of, tournament prep, the batting lineups and the...

Matt Cliff and David Martin-Baez from the Liverpool Trojans join the show to talk about how Matt is working with the Liverpool Trojans to develop and grow Blind Baseball at a club level.  We chat about another GB success story as we recap the Blind baseball International cup held in Holland in Sportlandgoed de Haamen, Beek on the 20th of August 2022.   How the Trojans are helping to grow the sport...

The First Ball Girl for NY Yankees and the First woman to represent GB men’s baseball, Laura Hirai returns to the British Baseball Podcast for her own feature episode,  we talk about her beginnings in Japan as a 6 year old, her parents support, being the only girl playing at a coaching clinic and her dad battling for her to be a part of it, being the only girl in at a club and in the national team...

Roundup of the World baseball classic qualifiers held in Germany in September 2022. Who were the people involved? What were the scores and events? Well here you go.

this week on the British Baseball Podcast, Matthew is joined by Great Britains Kennard Dawson. KD takes us through his baseball journey, from 3 years old to present. They talk about the state of baseball in the British Virgin Islands and how it compares to Britain's baseball scene. Hurricanes destroying the fields, relocating to play baseball at 15, musical instruments, his GB call up and fast pro...

Head Coach Carlos Casal brings along a player and coach to talk about the historic debut tournament for the GB Women's National Team.

Tayport Breakers Jason West joins the show to talk about life, technical writing, powerlifting, the Scottish Field of Dreams that is Tayports home ground, youth setup in Fife and growing the sport in the region, influences, balancing parenting and creating a baseball team, whiskey and much more.  Jason has also appeared on Ballcaps and Bagpipes, be sure to check out their interview with him here  ...

"You're playing against the game of Baseball..."  A very special series of interviews kicks off with the GB u18s Skipper Jonathan Rodriguez, Captain Max Manoff and player Tucker Stockman as they chat about the on field fun and share off field stories surrounding the 2022 European Qualifiers in Sweden, waiting 2 years to play, Getting their Mitochondria right (GYMR), energy and mindset, how forming...

the newly appointed Head of Performance for Great Britain Baseball joins the show to talk about his background in Olympic Performance and his route to Gb Baseball, his interesting career path so far, trying and failing at retirement, the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games and Russias interference, "Getting Stuck in" with up skilling and up scaling a sport to make it Olympic ready, his goals and much much mo...

Manchester Baseballs Dave Gould joins the show to talk about 25 years in the sport. He tells us how he got into the game, finding Manchester Baseball Club, playing with his sons, his MBC all time 9, his baseball cap collection and much more

Great Britain U23 Pitcher Iain Isdales (@isdale17) the show to talk about his GB debut in Verona in 2021 in the U23 European Championships, playing at the university of Northern Colorado and his tips for players trying to get into college ball in the states, mentoring new players and kids at camp, his Scottish and Welsh roots and the support he gets from the GB Community, who is on his mount Rushm...

Dad jokes a plenty with GB National Team player and London Met's Fred Mosier! we also chat about his baseball beginnings playing in Russia, joining the London Mets and the impact of Liam Carroll and Eric Hansen, Laura Hirai striking out the Italians, fake moustaches and real moustaches, Gb baseball memories, the 2021 European Championships for the U23 and his Senior call up, his NBL debut plus who...

Former Great Britain pitcher Alex Smith joins the pod to talk about his decade long adventure in the national team program starting in 2001 and highlights of major tournaments including being a top SP in the 2005 euros, Limiting Puerto Rico to 5 runs in the 2009 Baseball World Cup and getting the W over Israel in the 2011 European Qualifier.  We also chat about books, playing in Sweden and Holland...

"I started rehab late June and I did whatever it take to be back...it was a miracle that I caught the last game of the AA season"  Bournemouth Bears Head Coach Jose Lopez joins the show to talk to us about:  * his journey to the Houston Astros organisation  * the ups and downs of being in the Minor League system  * overcoming fear in AAA  * having a stroke and dealing with the aftermath of a brain...

Norwich Icini Chairman Tom Thornhill has had an idea: do you want to grow your club? do you want your players to get better? worried that players are going to leave the team as they cannot commit to a full Sunday away for the game they love? do you want to have all your players playing and developing whilst reducing numbers of players sat on benches? if you've answered "Yes" to any of these, give...

the 2021 BSUK Volunteer of the year, Al Binns joins thew show to tell us how a joke at a 5 a side football game lead to him falling in love with Baseball, how a new Newcastle Nighthawks team beat the odds, building team spirit over service station breakfasts, playing for Long Eaton Storm and now the Wragby Warhammer's (and their massive fan turn outs on game day), how he became the BSUK Volunteer...

Artist Andy brown has been busy since his last appearance on the show and the man himself is back to tell us all about it. From the European Championships with the Gb National team and having a lot of access to players to painting stadiums, players and the country in the Dominican Republic, Andy shares it with us. From Pitching in carparks in Italy to seeing unbelievable wealth and poverty side by...