07/12/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy and Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano wins Tip O'Neill Award as top Canadian player of 2022

Team Italy and Toronto Blue relief pitcher Jordan Romano was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award as Canadian baseball player of the year

03/12/2022 1 Minute Read

Dates and locations for Team Italy Elite, U23 and U15 baseball squads in Euros revealed

Prior to Czech Repulic holding the Elite European Baseball Championship in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Trebic and Blansko from September 24-October 1, 2023, Austria welcomes the U23 Euros to Wiener Neustadt from August 8-12, 2023 and Slovakia hosts the U15 Euros in Bratislava and Trnava from July 18-22, 2023

02/12/2022 2 Minute Read

Reverberations of Team Italy's Mission Classic felt at Italian American Baseball Foundation Gala in New York

The Seventh Annual Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Gala at Giando On the Water in Brooklyn on December 1, 2022 served as the stateside launching pad for MLB front office personnel, players, coaches, and media representatives to witness the take off of IABF Tommy Lasorda Award recipient and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza's Mission Classic in light of the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic

26/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy faces Great Britain, Sweden and Hungary in European Baseball Championship Group B

16 countries will battle in the 37th edition of the European Baseball Championship, which will be held on the diamonds of Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Trebic and Blansko in the Czech Republic from September 24-October 1, 2023

20/11/2022 4 Minute Read

FIBS College Pipeline helps Italian baseball and softball prospects reach new heights

FIBS President Andrea Marcon outlined how the FIBS College Pipeline affords the most promising young Italian athletes the opportunity to compete and study at American universities through the ongoing support of partners like the Italian American Baseball Foundation.

13/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Mission Classic highlighted by Team Italy Future Stars Game in Arezzo

With an enthusiastic crowd of Arezzo baseball supporters including 13 MLB-affiliated players committed to play for Team Italy in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the Future Stars Game was a pitcher's duel between the Blue and White teams during the five-inning battle. In the end, the Team Italy Blue squad prevailed in the 1-0 shutout on Sunday, November 13, 2022.

09/11/2022 1 Minute Read

World Baseball Classic schedule for Team Italy in Taiwan unveiled

Under the guidance of Team Italy manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, the Azzurri will play its first game against Cuba at the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 7 pm (EST) in Taichung, Taiwan

09/11/2022 2 Minute Read

Mission Classic begins for Team Italy baseball

With the imminent arrival of the 2023 World Baseball Classic in March, "Mission Classic" was officially launched inside Sala Giunta at CONI Palazzo H in Rome on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Team Italy staff and 13 MLB-affiliated players were announced as part of the Azzurri baseball squad.

31/10/2022 2 Minute Read

Team Italy Future Stars Baseball Game showcases both new and familiar faces to Azzurri coaching staff

Accompanied by new and familiar faces on the Azzurri coaching staff, Team Italy elite manager Mike Piazza and Team Italy U23 manager Alberto D’Auria will oversee the Team Italy Future Stars Baseball Game on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 10 am in Arezzo