Category Archives: Winter Leagues

Update On Independent Baseball Players During International Winter Leagues

Since most of the independent baseball players do not get much publicity during the season, it often is difficult to find stories on them during the international winter leagues.  Here are some of the stories about the players and their … Continue reading

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Pecos League To Launch A Spring Developmental League

The Pecos League, which will have independent baseball teams ranging from West Texas to New Mexico to Colorado in 2012, announced the launch of its spring developmental league for players with previous pro experience or those desiring to make an … Continue reading

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Nick Belmonte Joins Arizona Winter League

Nick Belmonte has been instrumental in helping prospective independent baseball players find teams on which to play since the beginning of the current incarnation of the independent leagues in 1993.  He runs the Indy Pro Showcase a few times each … Continue reading

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ESPN Article On Tiffany Brooks

Tiffany Brooks played in the Arizona Winter League, the Arizona Summer League, and made it to spring training with the Big Bend Cowboys of the Continental Baseball League in 2010.  Recently, ESPN.com did a follow-up article on Tiffany and her … Continue reading

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Interview With California Winter League President

Earlier this week, IndependentBaseball.net did an interview with Andrew Starke who is the president of the California Winter League.  The interview covers developmental leagues for the independent baseball industry, and other questions asked by members of the independent baseball tryouts … Continue reading

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Marine Playing In Independent Baseball Winter League

Here is a nice article about a Marine, transitioning from full-time to reserve status, who is playing in the development Arizona Winter League: http://www.yumasun.com/sports/parent-67813-baseball-year.html With all of the off-season turmoil and drama from the business side of the independent baseball … Continue reading

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Eri Yoshida In Arizona Winter League

One of the major stories of the 2010 independent baseball season was Eri Yoshida, the female Japanese knuckleball pitcher who played with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden League.   She first started in the 2010 Arizona Winter League before joining … Continue reading

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Interview With Winter Instructional Baseball League Owner

Many prospective players who are looking for open professional independent minor league baseball tryouts often discover options for winter developmental instructional leagues.  The players also have questions about a “nebulous” area of professional baseball:  how to play baseball internationally. Here … Continue reading

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United League Offers Winter League

United League Baseball is scheduled to have a developmental Winter League which starts in January 2011.  The league announced this on its new website: http://www.UnitedLeagueBaseball.com League officials said that the site is under development and will be adding many new … Continue reading

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Eri Yoshida And Tim Wakefield

Here is a good article about Eri Yoshida, from the Arizona Winter League, and Tim Wakefield: http://www.nesn.com/2010/03/tim-wakefield-meets-18yearold-female-knuckleballer-from-japan.html

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