(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos courtesy of WBSC)
 Team Europe ready for Game 1 vs. Japan
Nederlands
  TOKYO / CHIBA CITY (Japan) -
Team Europe held its final workout today (Monday, March 9) to prepare for the first of two games against Samurai Japan in the Global Baseball Match.
Today, Team Europe was the guest of NPB-club Chiba Lotte Marines and worked out at Chiba Marine Stadium.
Game 1 will be played on Tuesday, March 10, then Game 2 follows on Wednesday, March 11.
Both games will be played in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, starting at 6 PM local time, which is 10 AM Dutch time.
Both games of the Series will be broadcast live in Europe via Eurosport 2.
On Tuesday-evening, starting at 11 PM Dutch time, a recap of Game 1 will be broadcast by Eurosport 2.
...Managers Steve Janssen and Marco Mazzieri in Chiba Marine Stadium... |
...Pitching Coach Martin Brunner (Austria, center) with pitcher Mike Bolsenbroek (Netherlands, left)...
...and infielder Jakub Sladek (Czech Republic)... |
...After a press conference, everyone showed that the teams are ready for the two games...
...Left to right: Team Europe-reliever Alessandro Maestri (Italy), Manager Steve Janssen (Belgium),...
...Samurai Japan Manager Hiroki Kokubo and Game 1 starter Daichi Osera... |
...The official game ball for the 2-game Global Baseball Match...
(© All Photos courtesy of WBSC) |
(March 5)
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