by baseballunited | Aug 5, 2022 | Content, Featured Content (Front Page), Update
by Shaun Clancy I didn’t grow up here in America. So, I don’t have the stories about going to bed as a kid, listening to Vin Scully with the transistor radio. But as I became more and more aware about baseball, I came to appreciate Vin Scully from hearing...
by baseballunited | Aug 2, 2022 | Content, News, Update
The Baseball United Foundation has announced the creation of the Irish Green Sox, a US-based youth baseball organization with a unique connection to Ireland and Irish culture. Baseball United, the parent organization of the Irish American Baseball Society, has a long...
by baseballunited | Aug 1, 2022 | Content, Members Page, News, Update
Two Members of the Irish American Baseball Society — Mitch Hillert and Joe Cosgrove — recently played for Ireland’s National Baseball Team at the European Championship Qualifying Tournament in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Team Ireland lost all three games in pool play...
by baseballunited | Jul 27, 2022 | News, Update
If you’ve been on our Member Forum or the Irish Ancestry Database, then you are well aware of our work in uncovering the Irish roots of many current and former big leaguers. Our resident genealogist, Tim Carr, recently made one of his biggest discoveries yet:...
by baseballunited | Jun 3, 2022 | Content, Update
Earlier this month, Irish American Baseball Society member Simon Butterworth won the 75-79 age division at the Ironman race in St. George, Utah! Simon is now the #1 ranked triathlete in his age division! Simon’s father, Clive Butterworth, brought baseball to...
by baseballunited | May 14, 2022 | Content, Update
On the latest episode of the Irish Baseball Podcast, host Rick Becker continues his conversation with Mike Cronin, Academic Director of Boston College Ireland. Listen as Mike and Rick discuss the Irish impact on early baseball and the history of the GAA. The Irish...
