by baseballunited | Jan 16, 2021 | Content, News, Regular Content
Join hosts Rick Becker and Jim Ward for the first episode of the Irish Baseball Podcast! In this episode: John Fitzgerald discusses the origins of the Baseball United Foundation and the Irish American Baseball Society with host Rick Becker Jim Ward shares a clip of...
by baseballunited | Jan 12, 2021 | Content, News, Regular Content
We appreciate your support all year long – now it’s easy to think of support the Irish American Baseball Society whenever you use PayPal! Here’s how to do it: Click here to visit our PayPal Charity Profile Page Set us as your favorite charity on PayPal...
by baseballunited | Jan 4, 2021 | Content, Regular Content, Video Library
When the Yankees took on the Red Sox in the London Series in 2019, there was talk of the future of professional baseball in Europe. Professional baseball is played in a few European countries but there has only been one attempt at a truly Pan-European pro baseball...
by baseballunited | Jan 3, 2021 | Content, Featured Content (Front Page Banner), News, Regular Content, Video Library
Ambassador Daniel Mulhall recently sat down for a discussion with IABS members Shaun Clancy and John Fitzgerald. The wide-ranging discussion covered the ambassador’s thoughts on diplomacy, poetry, and, of course, baseball! Watch: Irish Ambassador Mulhall Talks...
by baseballunited | Jan 1, 2021 | Content, Irish Baseball History, Regular Content
Meet Hugh Duffy, Irish Baseball Legend! ☘️ ⚾ Duffy was born in Cranston, Rhode Island in 1866. His parents, Michael Duffy and Margaret Egan, were Irish immigrants. Despite his small size — he stood only 5 foot 7 inches tall — Duffy was one of the top hitters of...
by baseballunited | Dec 28, 2020 | Irish Baseball History, News, Regular Content
Have you been following the story of the first Irish Little League team’s journey to New York in 1994? In this month’s clip, coach Gary Tully talks about tryouts and the team’s sendoff at the US Embassy in...