German pitcher Sven Schüller was signed by the “Los Angeles Dodgers” in 2013 and is currently playing at the rookie level for the organization. He spoke to specialists during his off-season training and noted. “Overall I wouldn’t say it’s more difficult to be seen in Europe but there aren’t a lot of chances, so make sure you don’t get overlooked”. Seventy-five players in 10 years is a clear sign that Europe is going in the right direction and has plenty of talented players.

These talented players often play for their home nations. International competition and ranking is a clear indicator of how good a country is doing. Five countries from Europe are in the top 20 of the world baseball rankings, Netherlands are fifth, Italy 11th, Spain 17th, Germany 18th and Czech Republic 20th. This shows that European countries can compete with the top countries in the world. The premier 12 took place in November 2015 in Japan and Taiwan. It was a competition for the top 12 ranked nations in the world; Netherlands and Italy were Europe’s representatives. Netherlands managed to make it into the quarterfinals but eventually lost to the U.S.A. With many players in both the Italy and Netherlands squad playing in their native countries, it was a great showing considering many of the other teams had ex or current pros. Great Britain national team player, Richard Klijn, felt it was a great achievement.

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