Alessandro Maestri
MAESTRI IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST START FOR ORIX Brisbane’s Italian ace made many new fans and friends after earning his first win for the Orix Buffaloes in NPB By Alexis Brudnicki And he was impressive. Alex Maestri got his first start of the season for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball league on Sunday,
ALESSANDRO MAESTRI CELEBRATES FIRST WIN IN NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Italian right-hander Alessandro Maestri celebrated his first win in Nippon Professional Baseball on Sunday. Starting for the ORIX Buffaloes the Rimini native allowed just four hits, one run and a walk in 6 1/3 innings, striking out five. His team beat the Chiba Lotte Marines by a
MAESTRI WINS JAPANESE DEBUT Alex Maestri was born in Italy. He went to the United States to pursue a major league career becoming the first Italian born player to sign a contract with a major league team. He pitched in the Cubs minor league system, unable to get a sniff of the major leagues. The
ORIX BUFFALOES UPDATE Team GM Yoshio Murayama told reporters that he already had his meeting with Akinobu Okada. Source: Sports Hochi Osaka 7/23/2012 Okada watched Alessandro Maestri throw forty pitches in the bullpen on Sunday. Okada (via Sports Hochi Osaka), “[Maestri’s] control does not look too bad. Could be an interesting [player to have around]. … But we can not
MAESTRI WORKING TOWARD JAPANESE BIG LEAGUES Brisbane ace Alex Maestri is currently playing for the farm team of the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball by Alexis Brudnicki Alex Maestri in the bullpen for the Orix Buffaloes (Masahiro Uraguchi photo) Alex Maestri is on the road less travelled. Baseball can be a tumultuous journey, and Maestri
MAESTRI TO HEAD TO NPB IN JAPAN Alex Maestri is heading to Nippon Professional Baseball; Rory Rhodes is tearing up the Appy League; other Bandits updates By Alexis Brudnicki Rory Rhodes, here at spring training, is hitting .426 with Elizabethton (Alexis Brudnicki photo) Where are they now? Several of your favourite Brisbane Bandits are spending the
ITALY’S ALESSANDRO MAESTRI TO COMPETE IN JAPAN The right hander will pitch for the Kagawa Olive Guyners in the Shikoku Island League Despite knowing the challenges that he was to face, Italy’s Alessandro Maestri decided to embark upon a journey that no other Italian has embarked upon—destination: Japan’s Shikoku Island League. Maestri told Italian Baseball Softball Federation (FIBS)
ABL UMPIRE “TAKA” MAKING HIS WAY IN JAPAN Umpire Matsuda and Bandits’ Maestri housemates in Kagawa Takahito Matsuda served as one of the Australian Baseball League’s umpires in 2011/12. It’s a small world after all. After living together with the same host family in Brisbane, Italian import and Bandits’ ace Alex Maestri and Takahito ‘Taka’
THE ITALIAN STALLION TAKES JAPAN Brisbane Bandits ace “italian stallion” Alex Maestri has headed overseas and taken over the closer role for the Kagawa Olive Guyners Why not add Japanese to his repertoire? Brisbane’s Italian ace right-hander Alex Maestri is making himself even more internationally known, spending his current baseball season with the Kagawa Olive
ALEX MAESTRI WINS INAUGURAL FAN CHOISE AWARD Italian pitcher earns over 1100 votes Maestri emerged victorious in Facebook fan voting. SYDNEY, 7 February – Alessandro “Alex” Maestri of the Brisbane Bandits has won the inaugural ABL Fan Choice Award presented by Fielders Choice. The Italian right-hander was an ideal candidate for the honour, as he
THE ITALIAN STALLION, IL FAVORITO Alex Maestri is the Bandits fan favourite, looking to take the same title for the league as well The Bandits ace made nine starts for Brisbane this season (Ryan Schembri / SMP Images) The man barely needs an introduction. He was the ace of the Brisbane Bandits this season. He is
ALEX MAESTRI NOMINATED FOR BEST PITCHER AWARD IN ABL After winning the fan choice award, Italian starting pitcher Alex Maestri has been nominated for the best pitcher award in the Australian Baseball League. The 27-year-old went 4-4 with an ERA of 3.25 in 11 games (nine starts) for the Brisbane Bandits. He struck out 53
A FAMILY AFFAIR The Pinder family assist not only the Bandits organisation on and off the field, but take in their players as well Dave, Carla, Emma and Toby Pinder with Alex Maestri and Sean Jarrett (Brisbane Bandits) This is a picture of your typical Aussie baseball family whose only prerequisite to join is a sense
IT ALL STARTS ON THE MOUND Brisbane’s front line saw 12 different pitchers throw a first pitch this season A starting pitcher, for lack of a better description, is the pitcher who starts the game. He is the man on the mound throwing the first pitch after the umpire says “play ball”. The Brisbane Bandits
AUSSIE LIVING, IMPORT-STYLE What the Bandits imports have done, eaten, seen and stayed away from during their time down under From left to right: Sean Jarrett, Jon Durket, Alex Maestri and Justin Staatz (Brisbane Bandits) Australian baseball has much to offer in terms of the game, the environment and the atmosphere. Though the novelty of playing