British Baseball Podcast

21 year old Matt Moran joins the show this week and chats with Matt about his time in the GB set up, his plans for the future and a few other stories from his time in British Baseball and his dedication to playing and coaching ball where he can

news from the BBF open tournament quarter finals and the news from the EoEBL and WMBL

'its a great game and a very rewarding game for those who dare to venture'   This week Matt is joined by Great Britain Hall of Famer Gavin Marshall and they talk about family, inspiring characters, the grind of trying to get to the majors, Barcelona, his favourite memories from playing in 4 decades of baseball, what he thinks of the current state of british baseball and listener question...

This weeks BBF open tournament roundup plus interview with Rob at Herts Londoners Baseball Club and David Martin Baez from the Liverpool Torjans

Matt invites Chris Ward from TESBUK podcast and Guildford Mavericks to co-host a conversation with GB u18 Jonathan Rodriguez in a "few mates in the pub having a beer and talking about baseball" kinda vibe. J-rod was the designated driver of the 3 and had sparkling water whilst the other 2 had a beer and chatted baseball in an experimental segment called "beers and baseball".  the trio had a blast...

Weekly round up from all the british baseball action from the West Midlands Baseball League with interviews from Luke Borton of the Worcester Sourcerers, South West Baseball League with Jo Lenton of the Bristol Buccaneers,  Lancashire Legends coach Jonathan Rodriguez and Andreas Johannes of Norwich Iceni in the British Baseball Federation open tournament

Jon takes Matt on a verbal journey through his playing career and his passion for youth baseball in this country, his call up to the GB national team, big European games, the Kent bucs travel team and also setting up baseball teams programs in Northern Ireland, plus listeners questions. You can find Jon and his baseball store on facebook and online www.coachcartersfieldsports.co.uk and he's on twi...

Most of the Action from this weekends BBF tournament and WMBL, plus interviews with Rich Minford, Brendan Powers of the London Mets and Some of the future GB players involved in the Lancashire Legends game

This week Matt is joined by Baseball Softball UK CEO John Boyd (@boydy11), he talks his love of baseball as a child in South Africa to landing on our shores and starting his own ball club at the age of 12. John also takes us through the new BSUK Development Charter and Stratergy, PLUS listeners questions

round up from all the British baseball action from those teams involved in the active leagues 

Matt is joined this week by managers from teams playing out of the East of England Baseball League (@EstEngBaseball) Dan Sewell From the Cambridge Royals (@CambsBaseball) and Martin Moloney from the Northants Centurions (@Northantsbball), they talk about their clubs and how they promote them locally, their history in the British baseball game, how they came to the East of England Baseball League a...

British baseball is back for a lot of us, here is a round up and scores from the BBF open tournament and other leagues in action. you can also watch the show on youtube, just search for British Baseball Podcast (and subscribe if you arent already pleeeeease)

This weeks special guest is Great Britain U23 pitcher Paul Kirkpatrick as he and Matt talk about his time playing in Australia, Germany, Holland and of course, that legendary game against the Dutch.  you can follow Paul on Twitter @DJ_PaulyK

"we should be sharing good practice..." Joining Matt on this weeks episode is Chairman of Bristol Baseball Club (@BristolBaseball) Richard Evans (@richwevans) and head coach Rhod Theaker talk about Bristol being a hotbed for baseball, their 4 teams - the Badgers, Bats, Buccaneers and Bobcats, some club history and they chat about what they'd like to see in British Baseball

"if she can see it, she can be it". its Women in baseball week and joining me on this episode is Doris Hocking (@WBUKbaseball) the GB womens national team general manger, Laura Hirai (@LOORRRY) and film maker Cami Kidder (@TLAGmovie). in this episode, we discuss the difficulties of being a woman in a male dominated sport, changes we can make, a celebration of women in baseball and the Throw Like a...

This is the listeners questions part of the podcast with Jonny, Josh and Erik, some great questions asked and some superb answers, plus the reveal of the winning questions to get a copy of Four Bases - https://twitter.com/JoelFourBases/status/1281152814954184704

"Leslie Nielsen was in a movie about curling" British baseball TV MVPs Jonny, Josh and Erik are returning to us with a brand new podcast, but what can you expect?  Parental Advisory - there is bad language from the get go, but this is loads of fun, the gang talk about MLB on 5 memories and what is due to come in their up and coming new podcast. listeners questions are the bonus material so be sure...

"don't be afraid to live your own truth" Most 10 year olds read Harry Potter and comic books, this weeks guest at 10 was in hot pursuit of a copy of "Road to Redemption" by British author Craig W. Thomas. Matt is joined by Ryan Ferguson, he's had work published by BBC sport, the Guardian, MLB.com and the British Baseball Federation, his second book entitled "Conflict: The Yankees, the Red Sox and...

"surround yourself with the right people". Richard Brereton (@rbrereton3) joins Matt for a chat about baseball and his recent transfer to Duke College, his first GB home run and the importance of having goals and following through with them, he's also got some great advice for youth players too.

"Baseball is a game of failure..." Matt is joined by Ballcaps and Bagpipes podcast (Capsandpipes) host John McKellar (@johncapspipes) and Baseball Scotland Hall of Famer Jason Derr (@bubbaonbaseball and @dugoutclassics) as they talk about their Baseball clubs the Glasgow Comets and the Edinburgh Cannons in a team review and they also chat about their awesome podcast and their baseballing lives, pl...

"in ten years, no one has hit a home run at Manchesters home ground". Matt is joined by Manchester baseball player and former manager Ian "Margy" Marginson and Manchester Bees Outfielder and social media guru Adam Heyden as they talk about the club history and origins in 1947 and recent highlights of the team. Those who want to see an amazing shirt should head over to the YouTube channel and check...

"be meticulous and relentless about the small things that add up to the big results..." Joining Matt on todays show is Team GB u18 and 'Legends Baseball' head coach Jonathan Rodriguez (@jrod__9), listen in amazement as they talk kids TV, his baseballing journey from player to coach and how coaching overseas resulted in the biggest win of his life? J-Rod also chats about his amazing Legend Baseball...

"in the 21 hours you're not playing baseball, that's when the important stuff happens." all round top dude Jonathon Cramman (@coachcramman) tells us about his rise to the team GB national team and how his attitude and devotion to learning helped in overcoming difficulties as a young athlete and prepared him for his future in the British Baseball game. chock full of advice and amazing stories, this...

"Never give up on your dream" Breaking news on 30th of May 2020 on National Womens Baseball day, the BBF have announced that there is now a Great Britain Womens National team! Joining me for a quick chat to share what she knows is the newly announce head coach Doris Hocking (@wbukbaseball) and the Sheffield Bruins GM Kelly Wright (@kwrightbaseball) and Director at Bristol Baseball Molly (@baseball...

dropping on the last day of Mental Health Awareness week, Matt is joined by BSUK broadcaster and PR dude Chris Knoblock (@cknoblock17) and Athletes Voice website editor and Norwich Iceni baseball player Andreas Fopp (@MoreBlueSocks) as they talk about links to baseball and sport and mental health and what we can do to be kind to each other during the global pandemic when sport might not be availab...