British Baseball Podcast

13/05/2025

Dr Dale Jacobs is an Author and Creative Writing teacher at Windsor University, one day he accidentally searched for the wrong topic online and stumbled across baseball in the UK and Ireland, he then went on a seven week trip interviewing people and watching Baseball from Dublin to cork, Aberdeen to Slough and a few other stops in between. we chat a to his works, teaching comic books and his love for grassroots baseball, the challenges he faced when writing the book, research, the amazing people involved in British and Irish Baseball and lots more.

the episode can be found over at linktr.ee/britbaseballpod

the book is available in the UK from the 15th of May 2025 via the below link -

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/chasing-baseball-dale-jacobs/7724356?ean=9781778430619

or https://neighborhoodbooksmaine.com/ in the USA

Dr Jacobs is going to be on a book tour too, you can find him at:
17/05/2025 - Leicester - The Exchange at 15:00
24/05/2025 - Dundee - St Andrews Brewing (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Scotland)
29/05/2025 - Edinburgh - The Orchard Bar at 19:00 (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Scotland)
31/05/2025 - Cork - The Long Valley Bat at 19:00 (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Ireland)
05/06/2025 - Dublin - The Back Page at 19:00 (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Ireland)

29/04/2025

What an appointment! More exciting time ahead!

British Baseball Hall of Fame member and GB Baseball stalwart, Bradley Marcelino, has been appointed as Olympic Manager and Head Coach for the GB Baseball senior national team.

“It is a great honour to be Great Britain Baseball Team’s next manager as we get ready to compete on the world stage.” said Marcelino, who is also the hitting coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Born in Essex, England, Marcelino made his playing debut for the national team at the European Championships in 1999 and saw a playing career that spanned over three decades, concluding with the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.
�You can read more about the appointment on the BBF website

https://www.britishbaseball.org.uk/news/marcelino-appointed-olympic-managergb-baseball-head-coach

24/04/2025

06/04/2025

Opening day in British Baseball for a lot of teams today, if you want to see some action, head over to

BaseballSoftballUK is the national development agency for baseball and softball in the UK. Find news, events, the youth academies, resources for coach, club and facility development, and how to get involved with baseball and softball.

03/04/2025

Mark Borley, Will Lintern, Alex Malihoudis, Nick Carter, Jon Carter and Craig Savage join the British Baseball Podcast from all over the globe to share their personal stories, historical moments, memories and what made Mrs B so special and unique. There are also voice messages and tributes from people who could not make it to the recording too, so please stay until the end. Tonbridge Baseball Club Amanda Hocking

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21/03/2025

DREW SPENCER STEPS DOWN AS GB BASEBALL SENIORS HEAD COACH

21/03/2025

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DREW SPENCER STEPS DOWN AS GB BASEBALL SENIORS HEAD COACH

11/03/2025

The new season of the British Baseball Podcast leads off with a banger as host Matthew is joined by The Coaching Unions very own Jonathan "J-Rod" Rodriguez and Charlie Batho. This collaboration brings you conversations about coaching philosophies, active listening, the struggles of being a parent and a podcaster and finding balance, how can British Baseball be more accessible? The importance of local team and developing youth and much much more.

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07/03/2025

As the new season warms up, you can access all the back catalogue if episodes on your podcast platform of choice, just search British Baseball Podcast

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Enjoy! And all the best for the 2025 season.

Matt

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