Shoot on Sunday ‘Piedmont 2021’, the 36th European baseball championship. Sixteen national teams, 48 matches, 3 stadiums refurbished in Turin, Avigliana and Settimo Torinese. The event organized by Fibs, with the support of sports clubs Grizzlies Torino, Rebels Avigliana, Bees Avigliana e Settimo Torinese and of the municipal and regional administrations, it is a record for the number of formations at the start: before now it had never been set up in Europe and everything suggests a busy week, which will project Piedmont on the front page.
Europeans, from three editions to triumph is Holland
The defender, the cup that is awarded to the winning national team, has been in the Netherlands for three editions (2014, 2016 and 2019) and there are many teams that have equipped themselves to try to take away the prestigious trophy, starting withItaly presenting the manager’s official debut Mike Piazza, a Major League Baseball legend and present in the Hall of Fame, already in blue as a player in the World Baseball Classic 2006 and coach of Mazzieri at both the Classic and the European Championships. Piazza will be assisted by Vince Horsmann (pitching coach), Gianmarco Faraone, Dan Bonanno, Michele Gerali e Doriano Bindi, with Mignola’s Teeth team manager. The Italian national team, which debuts tomorrow at 15 in Settimo Torinese against Greece (live on Sky Sport, which will follow all the matches of Italy and the final phase of the tournament), in the last pre-season test against France has shown that she is ready for an adventure full of satisfactions.
Piazza: “I like this group”
The new manager Mike Piazza said on the eve: “Our goal is, as in any championship, to win. I think the level of competition will be high, so we will have to play well, making as few mistakes as possible. I like this group, we want to give a great show to our athletes“. Eight rookies on the 24th roster, while he is from Gorizia Alberto Mineo, 27 year old receiver of the Parmaclima with experiences ai Toronto Blue Jays and in Chicago Cubs, the player with the most appearances, 38.
