15/11/2019 2 Minute Read

Rocco Baldelli named 2019 American League Manager of the Year

Narrowly edging out runner-up New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was awarded American League Manager of the Year on November 12, 2019

15/11/2019 1 Minute Read

Team Italy manager Mike Piazza interviewed on MLB Network's Hot Stove

Team Italy manager Mike Piazza was interviewed by Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds, hosts of MLB Network's live offseason morning news show--Hot Stove, on November 13, 2019

13/11/2019 2 Minute Read

FIBS Academy graduate Lorenzo Moressi receives scholarship from New Mexico Junior College

After being invited to participate in the fourth annual MLB College Showcase in Arizona last month, FIBS Academy graduate and Team Italy U18 catcher Lorenzo Moressi has received a scholarship from New Mexico Junior College to begin his journey abroad as a student and baseball player for the Thunderbirds in Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) next August

12/11/2019 3 Minute Read

Mike Piazza becomes new Team Italy manager

After meeting with Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) President Andrea Marcon on November 11, 2019, National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza has agreed to serve as the manager of Team Italy

04/11/2019 2 Minute Read

Team Italy softball squad gets a preview of Olympic foes at Asia Pacific Cup in Sydney

Four of the six softball nations qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will meet in the Asia Pacific Cup from January 30–February 2, 2020 at Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney, Australia

03/11/2019 3 Minute Read

Team Italy coach Frank Catalanotto to be honored with IABF Achievement Award on December 4, 2019

In addition to Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Guest of Honor Joe Girardi and IABF Baseball Executive of the Year Natalie Spedaliere being recognized, Team Italy coach and 14-year MLB veteran Frank Catalanotto will be honored with the IABF Achievement Award at the fourth annual IABF Gala Dinner and Fundraiser for Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) at Giando on the Water in Brooklyn, New York on December 4, 2019

28/10/2019 2 Minute Read

Former Team Italy pitcher Jason Grilli inducted into Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame

As an integral member of the Team Italy pitching staff in three World Baseball Classics (2006, 2009, and 2013), Jason Grilli was known for his fighting Azzurri spirit every time he took the ball on the mound

25/10/2019 2 Minute Read

Team Italy slugger Alex Liddi hits two RBI singles in Venados de Mazatlán 7-1 win over Caneros de los Mochis

Hitting second in the lineup and playing left field, Alex Liddi walked in his first at-bat and later hit a pair of RBI singles to help Venados de Mazatlán beat Caneros de los Mochis 7-1 on the road in front of over 10,000 midweek baseball fanatics at Emilio Ibarra Almada Stadium in Liga Mexicana del Pacífico action on October 24, 2019

24/10/2019 2 Minute Read

Former Team Italy coach Donald Landolphi receives AIBXC Honor Award for teaching the blind baseball

Growing up as Brooklyn Dodgers fan idolizing Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Famer Donald Landolphi crossed the Atlantic in 1973 to serve as Team Italy manager Bill Arce's assistant coach until 1975

22/10/2019 1 Minute Read

Team Italy slugger Robel Garcia nominated for Minor League Baseball Yearly (MiLBY) Breakout Prospect Award

An award reserved for the previously quiet player who stole the show this year, the Minor League Baseball Yearly (MiLBY) Breakout Prospect Award is just a few clicks away for Team Italy slugger and Chicago Cubs infielder Robel Garcia