The official announcement on Thursday that MLB’s Opening Day, plus Great Britain’s World Baseball Classic qualifier in Arizona, would be postponed was as sad as it was inevitable. Few can…
Matt Smith
Matt Smith
Matt Smith is the editor and lead writer at BaseballGB. An Oakland A's fan, Matt has been following baseball since 1998 and started writing about the sport in 2006. He is the current Chair of the British Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers brought hope to many a so-called small-market fanbase this week in coming to terms on a new nine-year, $215 million contract. It’s a 7-year…
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Spring Training has begun! Episode 3 of our A’s UK podcast looks at the A’s first Cactus League game and previews the upcoming schedule. The ‘Bring Your A’s Game’ feature…
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In Episode 2 of our new A’s UK podcast, I take a look at the latest news as the A’s pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training camp. We’re now…
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World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in March
by Matt Smithby Matt SmithThis time of year is always exciting for baseball fans. Pitchers and catchers started to report to MLB Spring Training camps yesterday and British baseball teams are stepping up their…
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Not content with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts, I’ve started a podcast for our Oakland A’s UK community. Episode 1 is now available, either from the podcast website at…
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This article has been an annual tradition for many years, rounding up the MLB.TV offerings for UK-based fans. Yesterday’s announcement of the 2020 MLB.TV packages meant I needed to write…
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I’ve put together some thoughts in a video on our Oakland A’s UK YouTube channel about the fall-out so far from the sign-stealing scandal from the past week. Some of…
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I’ll start this column by referring you on to someone else’s. I had jotted down some notes on this topic a week ago, but didn’t have the chance to write…
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As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve put together a review video of the Oakland A’s 2019 season. In it, I round-up my best players from the year and also…