The Netherlands trailed 4-3 late, then erupted for nine runs in the ninth to bury Chinese Taipei 15-4 at Honkbalweek Haarlem — Delano Selassa driving in five.
Mattia Aldegheri — older brother of Angels pitcher Sam Aldegheri — threw 5.1 hitless innings with eight strikeouts as Italy beat the Globetrotters 3-1 to stay perfect.
Winless Curaçao and Czechia meet to close Sunday at Honkbalweek Haarlem, with the loser falling to 0-2. Start time, live stream and how to watch.
The host Netherlands looks to bounce back against world No. 2 Chinese Taipei at Honkbalweek Haarlem. Start time, live stream and how to watch
Robel García’s pinch-hit two-run double broke a scoreless duel as Italy beat the host Netherlands 2-0 in a weather-shortened Honkbalweek Haarlem thriller.
José-Andrés Paula singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth as the International Globetrotters rallied past Czechia 4-3 for their first Honkbalweek Haarlem win.
Chinese Taipei squeezed home the winning run in the 10th to beat Curaçao 3-2 in the tiebreaker, opening Honkbalweek Haarlem 2026 unbeaten.
Five of the six teams at Honkbalweek Haarlem 2026 are nations. The sixth has no flag. The International Globetrotters are a barnstorming all-star team of overseas pros assembled by Baseball Jobs Overseas — four-time Finkstonball champions who played Team Italy and Team Czechia in Milan this year. Meet international baseball’s most fascinating roster-construction story.
Honkbal is the Dutch word for baseball — and Honkbalweek Haarlem is the tournament that hosted Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, and Wyatt Langford in 2022, years before they were MLB names. Here’s what honkbal is, who’s playing in 2026 (including world No. 2 Chinese Taipei and MLB All-Star Jurickson Profar’s Curaçao), and the full schedule with U.S. times.
The Marlins fly to Washington 26-34 after being swept by the Mets. Sandy Alcántara faces Cade Cavalli Monday at 6:45 PM ET. Eury Pérez and Janson Junk are on the IL.
Zack Wheeler heads to Dodger Stadium on Apple TV+ (1.67 ERA in tow), the Mets induct Bobby Valentine into the team Hall of Fame at Citi Field, and WBN’s Matt Tallarini is on-site in Queens. Here’s your full Friday baseball viewing guide.
“We call him Playoff Steve” — Steven Milam’s two-run shot in the 8th lifts LSU past Oklahoma in the defending national champs’ tournament opener.
