British Baseball Podcast

Former Cartmel Valley Lion and Great Britain Infielder Richard Klijn joins the show to talk about his time playing in the UK, Germany and with the National team, North v South Culture shocks, hitting baseballs at his schools maths class windows in BP, moving to Germany at 17, how cutting his foot open opened a door, MLB HoFers swearing at him, getting caught in the skippers bed and not watching ba...

Joining a cold riddled Matt for the last episode of season 2 is new Great Britain Baseball player Aaron Singh (@AaronSinghhh) to talk about this time in baseball, the route through high school and college, the move into coaching and then a surprise call up to the GB Baseball Mens Senior National Team for the 2021 European Championships in Italy.  We chat about that tournament and how it was s...

This month in British Baseball History September

My guest this week is Great Britain Baseball Hall of Famer Cody Cain (@CodyLCain), we chat about his start in the states and college, the College World Series, finding British Baseball and the London Warriors, no hitter vs Enfield Spartans, epic battles vs Rob Nelson, Cobham Baseball, Brad Thompson and Alan Smith, can the baseball and softball community work together? What makes a coach that peopl...

roundup from the remaining BBF championships games, the Historic WBUK final between Belles baseball and London Mayhem and the GB Mens Senior European Championships

i had the pleasure of chatting to Andrew Taylor of the Folkstone Baseball Chronicle about his passion for British Baseball History, how he discovered baseball in Britain, how Folkstone seemed to be the centre of all things baseball in Britain in the early 1900s, thoughts on how we can get more people to take interest in British baseball history starting with their own club, his favourite character...

playoffs and finals round up from BBF

Michael Harrold was the Great Britain national team's longest tenured manager, leading the squad to a European title in 1988 and the juniors to a championship in 1993. His exceptional career also included stints as a distinguished player at both the national and domestic levels, as well as success as a manager in domestic league play. A talented catcher-pitcher, Harrold was named to Great Britain...

final few games before the playoffs staring next week

some historical moments from the ages of British baseball history from the month of August

domestic roundup and also the u23 european national championships

"There were 13 Hall of Famers in Hawaii during the war" I had an absolute blast talking to Author and former Enfield Spartans player Gary Bedingfield on the show this week, it was one where time got the better of us, but theres definite room for another show soon.  Gary talks us through how his dad played in bands at airbases after the war and getting interested in baseball, Gary started the...

all the british baseball action from week 16

back in 2020, GB National Team Manager Drew Spencer asked the question, if you never got to play baseball again, what memories would you have that would make you grateful to the game? So for episode 100, i asked all of you, what does baseball mean to you? Drew Spencer, Travis Harfield, Alan Dean, Laura Hirai, Gavin Marshall, Said Bayan, Michael Harrold, Ash Waller, Andy Brown, Ian Blease, John McG...

A very rainy week 15 of british baseball saw not a lot of british baseball action, but you still get news and trivia and action from the games that took part. https://www.leicesterbluesox.co.uk/post/blue-sox-15th-anniversary-event-legends-game-sunday-22nd-august-2021

Sports Journalist student and Baseball player Marianna Casal (@mariannacasal6 and Instagram:  @mariannacasalmedia) joins Matt to talk about her baseballing family and how she got into the sport after finding the game late and making a big impact in it. She talks about how important baseball is to her, her hobbies away from baseball, starting her own podcast after a hard lockdown (please go and hav...

All the latest news, scores and trivia from around the british baseball leagues

Who is Brendan Power and how did he find himself on these shores and playing baseball? i had a great chat with the Ireland international and London Mets 2B player about how he fell in love with the game as a 5 year old reading box scores and then picking up a bat as a 10 year old, coming to London to teach, playing American Football in the UK, getting involved with the Irish national team and almo...

week 13 is in the books, but whos the BSUK player of the week? nominations can be made here -> linktr.ee/britbaseballpod or via baseballsoftballuk.com/playeroftheweek the GB womens national team registration for tryouts form is also here -> https://web2.teamo.chat/club/register/gbb want to know more about weird baseball monuments popping up in Richamond? - > https://www.richmondandtwicken...

quite a lot has happened in British baseball history for the month of July, here's a little taster of the action! from the first ever box scores appearing in British print to baseballs introduction to the UK, plus GB action in European adventures, hear about it and more right here. if you have any british baseball history you'd like to share, please get in touch via email - britishbaseballpodcast@...

the british baseball fanzine returns with news, trivia, player of the week from @BSUK and a roundup of all the action from across the leagues.  big thanks to John McKellar (@johncapspipes) of Ballcaps and Bagpipes Podcast, for all the Baseball Scotland information, Matt Moran (@MattLMoran) from Legends baseball club and Duck across the pond podcast for getting all the British baseball federat...

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who will be this weeks BSUK Baseball Player of the week?  head to www.britishbaseballsoftballuk.com/playeroftheweek to nominate your player!  did you read the one about the British Angels fan (matt - @angelsandowls) who found a runners up trophy from the North of England Baseball League from the 1930s? No? well here is the link! https://angelsoverthepond.com/2021/07/02/northern-english/...

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