Venezuelan veteran Ericson Leonora has hit two grand slams in three days for Curaçao at Honkbalweek Haarlem — and every bases-loaded at-bat a slam.
A nine-run sixth broke open a 2-2 game as unbeaten Italy routed Curaçao 11-3 at Honkbalweek Haarlem. Mineo stayed red-hot; the Azzurri moved to 3-0.
Ericson Leonora drove in five on a grand slam, Martijn Schoonderwoerd spun five scoreless, and Curaçao routed Czechia 11-2 for its first Honkbalweek win.
Chinese Taipei squeezed home the winning run in the 10th to beat Curaçao 3-2 in the tiebreaker, opening Honkbalweek Haarlem 2026 unbeaten.
The 32nd Honkbalweek Haarlem opens under the first Code Red heat warning ever issued in the Netherlands, with the Italy–Czech Republic opener pushed to Tuesday. But tonight’s game is on: the host Netherlands faces the International Globetrotters — a team whose roster plays European pro ball all year. WBN’s Matt Tallarini reports from Haarlem.
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.
Japan withdrew. The Dominican Republic couldn’t fund the trip. In their place: the Czech Republic and the International Globetrotters at Pim Mulier, June 26–July 4.
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Bryce Elder lowered his ERA to 0.77 with seven strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, and Matt Olson all homered. Liam Hicks broke up the shutout with a two-run shot in the eighth, but it was too late. Miami falls to 9-10 in Atlanta and heads into the off-day carrying two straight losses.
Miami led 4-0 after two innings. Max Meyer gave them five solid innings. Then Pete Fairbanks entered in the eighth with a two-run lead, a single, and a hit batter — and Dominic Smith turned on a cutter for a 363-foot bases-clearing double. The Marlins fall to 9-9. A two-game series split in Atlanta.
Agustín Ramírez’s three-run home run broke a tie in the fifth, Liam Hicks drove in three, and the Marlins beat the Braves 10-4 at Truist Park to open the two-game series. Eight of Miami’s ten runs were driven in by international players. The NL East’s top two teams are also its two most internationally diverse rosters — and Miami struck first.
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is over, and the regular season is underway in Major […]
