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SMOKIES MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW OVER LOOKOUTS Chirinos’ 3-for-4 night included second home run in as many nights; Smokies now 6-1 Tennessee (6-1) struck early for the second consecutive night. Ty Wright, Russ Canzler and Chirinos delivered back-to-back-to-back…
WIN STREAK REACHES FOUR WITH 4-1 SUNDAY Chen picks up win to put Tennessee 4-0 on the year PEARL, Miss. – More timely hitting and a strong starting performance for Hung-Wen Chen helped Tennessee remain unbeaten on the season with…
BALLS MOVEMENT WBC Alessandro Maestri, Team Italy While the Italian team is mostly composed of American-born players of Italian descent, Alessandro (Alex) Maestri was born and raised in Italy and has now become the first such player to make it…
BIOGRAPHY Born on January 6th 1985 in Cesena. Right handed pitcher, he is under contract with the Chicago Cubs and rated by Baseball America number 23 (and the best overall ‘slider’) amongst the prospects of the organization. In the 2007…
HISTORY OF ALESSANDRO ALEX MAESTRI Alessandro Maestri Bats Right, Throws Right Height 5′ 11″, Weight 180 lb. Born June 1, 1985 in Cesena, Forli-Cesena Italy Alessandro Maestri spent his second season in the minor leagues in 2007. He has played…
ALESSANDRO MAESTRI OF THE TENNESSEE SMOKIES The Italian reliever Alessandro Maestri is one of the European minor leaguers in the upper levels of the system, who are steadily move forward towards the big goal Major League. At the end of…
ALEX MAESTRI IMPRESSIVE IN CHICAGO CUBS DEBUT Europeans in the USA It was only a Spring Training game in Phoenix, Arizona with most of the players already thinking about the start of the regular season early next week. However…
MAESTRI ON MISSION TO MAKE IT TO MAJORS By Carrie Muskat Alessandro Maestri is a long way from his home in Viserba, Italy, playing for the Class A Peoria Chiefs. Maestri, 21, is the first Italian-born pitcher to sign with…
CUBS MAESTRI A RARITY ON TEAM ITALY A large part of Team Italy’s roster in the World Baseball Classic will be comprised of players who are there because of the loose rules for the Classic. Most, that means, will be…
PROSPECT #20 – ALESSANDRO “ALEX” MAESTRI You may have seen Alex Maestri a couple of years ago when he was pitching for Italy in the World Baseball Classic. He served a first-pitch homer to Moises Alou and threw a wild…
MAESTRI IS ON DISABLE LIST Alex Maestri on Disabled List in Tennessee It’s time for another update on the Italian players in the American minor leagues. The best Italian prospect is Alessandro Maestri in the Chicago Cubs organization. The young right-hander,…
ITALY SURPRISES TEAM USA Three errors lead to five unearned runs in 6-2 victory Italy took advantage of three errors and scored five unearned runs Friday to hand Team USA its first loss at the IBAF World Cup, 6-2, in…
BARRY LARKIN WILL BE A COACH IN TIRRENIA Barry Larkin to join All-Star coaching staff at European Baseball Academy MLB International to conduct third annual academy for elite amateur players from Europe and Africa Former Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Barry…
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CONDUCT BASEBALL ACADEMY Major League Baseball International to conduct European Baseball Academy July 27-August 18 in Italy Jim Lefebvre, Bruce Hurst, Lee Smith and Rod Carew to instruct elite youth players from Europe and Africa. The baseball…
ITALY IS MIKE PIAZZA’S WEAKNESS (IT’S AMORE) Mike Piazza’s weakness it’s italian baseball. A New York Time news. In his later days with the Mets, as his skills slipped with age, Mike Piazza often seemed distant and detached. Even in his…