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Mike Piazza Out as Italy Manager: What Next for the Azzurri?

By Cameron ‘CJ’ Hancock A release from the Italian Baseball Softball Federation, on Saturday, confirmed that Mike Piazza had been relieved of his duties as the men's national team manager. Replacing Piazza is former Italian international and native Venezuelan, Francisco Cervelli. Cervelli, a 12-year Major League veteran, qualifies to play for Italy due to his Italian father, who hails from Bari on the east coast. As a player, Cervelli played with flair and passion, something he credits to his Latin roots and to his favourite football player, Alessandro Del Piero. An avid Juventus fan, he has never strayed far from his Italian heritage. Cervelli transitioned to coaching in 2021 after retiring a year earlier. His debut assignment was as the catching instructor for the San Diego Padres, and the Italian job will be his first as a manager. He will be a relative unknown in the dugout; finding steady work as a backup catcher in the Majors will have certainly given him lots of time to obse...

The Year Ahead: Events To Look Out For In British Baseball

Happy New Year Everyone! It's 2025 and the weather seems to have only gotten worse, but the days are gradually getting longer and baseball season will soon be upon us! So with that in mind, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look ahead at some of the most exciting events coming up in the British baseball calendar this year. There's a whole host of domestic action to look forward to, as well as a number of international tournaments if you're looking for some fun on the continent. Many dates haven't been officially released yet, so some approximations have been made based on previous years. At Home The domestic calendar is set to start off nice and early with the Herts Spring League, organised by Herts Baseball Club, due to begin its 17th year of operation in March. The HSL gives clubs from across the country a competitive pre-season schedule to get them ready for the season ahead. Around the same time, the London Youth Baseball League is likely to get underway ...

Player Spotlight: Phil Stockman

By Josh Kindon This article should start with some context as to why Phil Stockman has become a ballplayer of particular interest to myself. As someone who grew up in Greater Manchester, I was intrigued to see that a player from Oldham had made it to the major leagues. That interest only grew as I discovered what team he played for, the Atlanta Braves. The team that helped grow and develop my love for baseball. I needed to know more about him. Aside from his hatred of alarm clocks, love for chain pizza restaurants and oddly specific game day rituals, Stockman’s origins as a person are what drew me to him and his story. Born in Oldham in 1980, the first time Stockman would ever play baseball wouldn’t be in the UK but in Australia when he moved down under with his family at age eight. He was told by his father to get a newspaper and find a sport to play, landing on T-ball try-outs, where he would fall in love with the game. On the last day of school Stockman was asked to write down two g...

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