After our article on the fine Italian baseball website
GrandeSlam, we were contacted by the head of the
Italian Baseball Federation Press Office—
Riccardo Schiroli. Mr. Schiroli has been a Red Sox fan since 1986, and
attended a Red Sox-Yankee game this past July at Fenway. The Federation's
website details the rich history of baseball and softball in Italy and also has a section on Italians currently playing abroad (including MLB organizational players like
Alex Liddi). There's also an interesting feature on
Italian major leaguers from the past. The
Italian National Team got wide visibility last March by finishing in 8th place in the
World Baseball Classic. The site also has extensive information on the 10-team professional Italian Baseball League. It's good to know that baseball is thriving outside the USA.
