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Old 19th September 2007, 15:03
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Default European Minor and Major League Players

Can you name all actual Minor and Major League Players you know from Europe?
I know from Germany Rodney Gessmann, Donald Lutz, Jannel Hudson and Ludwig Glaser, wich are already playing Minor League Ball or will play in the future.

These are some more, but I can not say, if they are still playing in the US:

Italy:Alex Liddi, Alessandro Maestri, Mauro Schiavoni

Netherlands: Kalian Sams, Tom Stuifbergen, Ramon Romeijn

France: Joris Bert, Frederic Hanvi

Czech Rep.: Jacob Toufar, Jakub Hajtmar, Petr Cech


In the Majors I can only name Rick Vanden Hurk, who started some games for Florida this Summer.

Can you name more?
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Old 22nd September 2007, 19:43
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does any player play higher than Double A at the moment?
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Old 24th September 2007, 11:00
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Default European Minor and Major League Players

All three czech players who signed contract with MLB played this season in Roockie League - Gulf Coast League (Twins and Reds).
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Old 27th December 2007, 22:21
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Default The following players have been signed from the European Academy

These are players signed out of the MLBI Euopean Academy Elit Camp for European and African players. Some of them have already been namned but I didnt have the energy to cut and paste with that much detail.

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(http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releas...=.jsp&c_id=mlb)

Player Position Academy Year(s) Country Club
Alex Liddi Third Base 2005 Italy Seattle Mariners
Alessandro Maestri Pitcher 2005 Italy Chicago Cubs
Kalian Sams Outfield 2005 Netherlands Seattle Mariners
Jacob Toufar Pitcher 2005 Czech Republic Minnesota Twins
Jakub Hajtmar Pitcher 2005, '06 Czech Republic Minnesota Twins
Rodney Gessman Pitcher 2005, '06 Germany Minnesota Twins
Tom Stuifbergen Pitcher 2005, '06 Netherlands Minnesota Twins
Petr Cech Catcher 2006 Czech Republic Cincinnati Reds
Mauro Schiavoni Catcher 2005, '06 Italy Cincinnati Reds
Ramon Romeijn Pitcher 2006 Netherlands Seattle Mariners
Joris Bert Outfield 2005, '06 France Los Angeles Dodgers
Donald Lutz Outfield 2006, '07 Germany Cincinnati Reds
Frederic Hanvi Catcher 2006, '07 France Minnesota Twins



From mister-baseball.com : (http://www.mister-baseball.com/mlb-c...g-mlb-academy/)

Seven players from five European countries have been signed during this years MLB European Academy in Italy which had ended on August 30th.

The following players have been signed:
Pitchers:
Andrea Lucati, age 17, Italy - signed by Houston Astros
Jennel Hudson, age 17, Germany - signed by Boston Red Sox.

Position Players:
Donald Lutz, age 18, 1B/OF, Germany - signed by Cincinnati Reds
Dwayne Kep, age 19, 2B, Netherlands - signed by Chicago Cubs
Ludwig Glaser, 3B, Germany - signed by Los Angeles Angels
Frederik Terkelsen, 1B/OF, Denmark - signed by Los Angeles Angels
Frederic Hanvi, age 18, C, France - signed by Minnesota Twins
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Old 27th December 2007, 22:24
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In the Majors I can only name Rick Vanden Hurk, who started some games for Florida this Summer.
Didnt Barry Bonds hit a homerun of him this summer, I remember abox comming up on ESPN saying he was the first dutch-born player to give up a homerun to Barry Bonds or something like that
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