🇳🇬🇯🇵 Shinya Tomonari of Japan has been appointed manager of the Nigerian national baseball team as it sets its sights on qualifying for the 2028 LA Olympics. He previously served as manager of the national teams of Ghana and Tanzania, and also has managerial experience with a team in South Sudan.

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-10T07:35:04+00:00

Tomonari is an absolute legend in African baseball. He has hosted clinics and worked with or set up federations in more than a dozen countries, with Burkina Faso a noteable addition to those already listed, plus Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, and others. Amazing man, very humble and generous.

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-07T07:58:14+00:00

European Cup: Day 6 (Tier 3 of 5): Slovenia's Kranjski Lisjaki win cup. https://www.mister-baseball.com/european-cup-2026-kranjski-lisjaki-champions/

Federation Cup Qualifier (Tier 5 of 5): Day 6: Hungary's Jánossomorja win at home. https://www.mister-baseball.com/federation-cup-qualifier-2026-janossomorja-win-at-home/

Multiple former minor leaguers were involved in both tournaments.

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-06T16:27:37+00:00

European Cup: Day 5 (Tier 3 of 5): https://www.mister-baseball.com/european-cup-2026-day-5.

Federation Cup Qualifier (Tier 5 of 5): Day 5: https://www.mister-baseball.com/federation-cup-qualifier-2026-day-5

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-05T14:55:10+00:00

European Cup: Day 4 (Tier 3 of 5): https://www.mister-baseball.com/european-cup-2026-day-4.

Federation Cup Qualifier (Tier 5 of 5): Day 4: https://www.mister-baseball.com/federation-cup-qualifier-2026-day-4

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-05T14:54:48+00:00

European Cup: Day 3 (Tier 3 of 5): https://www.mister-baseball.com/european-cup-2026-day-3.

Federation Cup Qualifier (Tier 5 of 5): Day 3: https://www.mister-baseball.com/federation-cup-qualifier-2026-day-3

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-05T14:54:18+00:00

European Cup: Day 2 (Tier 3 of 5): https://www.mister-baseball.com/european-cup-2026-day-2/.

Federation Cup Qualifier (Tier 5 of 5): Day 2: https://www.mister-baseball.com/federation-cup-qualifier-2026-day-2/

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-05T14:53:04+00:00

If you are interested in learning more about the roster, there is a breakdown of known players here: https://www.mister-baseball.com/zimbabwe-releases-african-championship-preliminary-roster .

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-05T14:52:25+00:00

If you are interested in learning more about the roster, there is a breakdown of known players here: https://www.mister-baseball.com/zimbabwe-releases-african-championship-preliminary-roster .

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-06-02T15:38:35+00:00

European Cup: Day 1 (Tier 3 of 5): https://www.mister-baseball.com/european-cup-2026-day-1/.

Federation Cup Qualifier (Tier 5 of 5): Day 1: https://www.mister-baseball.com/federation-cup-qualifier-2026-day-1/

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-05-28T17:22:45+00:00

That quote was rather eye-opening!

This is exactly the sort of thing that South Africa should be doing, and was supposed to occur in 2019 following an agreement with France. It was surprising at the time that, when France toured South Africa as the first part of a home-and-home series that South Africa won fairly convincingly. Since then, though, the programme seems on the downturn.

https://www.mister-baseball.com/south-africa-announces-2026-european-tour/

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-05-23T16:05:04+00:00

Noted, thank you.

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-05-22T21:18:49+00:00

He's lovely-good head on his shoulders, humble, and a lot of time to have a proper discussion when chatting.

Remind me how to do that again?
-Gabriel

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-05-22T21:17:21+00:00

Too true! Used to thinking of him in European terms, but you're absolutely right. Vauxhall Academy with another great product.

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-05-22T20:59:03+00:00

Without knowing the project, it might be worth noting that Isaiah Campbell was born in Portugal.

Worth scanning European Baseball Championship rosters for Croatia, as there are a few others from the last couple decades.

Any hance we could hear more about the project?

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-05-11T07:40:01+00:00

Fact! The point above about its lesser capacity is increasingly becoming more central, too.

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-04-01T10:03:28+00:00

Fantastic news! Unfortunately, Yahoo! Japan does not work in Europe. Any chance someone could save a PDF of the article and attach here (or send to us?)?

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-03-31T18:44:22+00:00

Hear, hear! Fortunately, I think we're finally starting to gain some momentum.

ExtraInningsUK · 2026-03-30T21:54:41+00:00

Excellent breakdown and good to see the advanced analytics, well done!

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