Michael Clair

@michaelclair.bsky.social

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I like baseball and I write about it for MLB.com. Special focus on the World Baseball Classic, culture, and freaky little oddities. My book, WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL, is out April 1!

Screengrab of USA-Korea
Canadian players line up before the start of the Women's Baseball World Cup.
The sun shines on the entrance to Honkbalweek Haarlem.
Mort Crim on Detroiters
Joe DiMaggio SI cover indicates this is the men’s room in Choceň, Czechia
A foamy full mug of Pilsner Urquell
Slovakia and Croatia players line up for the national anthems at Tempo Praha's field.
Parents watching Prague Baseball Week
WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL in the window of Catnap Books
Video board showing Chinese Taipei - Czechia and Curacao-Italia
Two empanadas on the press box table work the field in the background.
Friday marks the start of Honkbalweek Haarlem, the biggest baseball event in Europe in Europe’s baseball capital. This is an event you want to experience and you can still buy tickets at Honkbalweek.nl. If for any reason you cannot attend physically you will still be able to experience the tournament from afar. All games will be broadcasted live on Honkbalsoftbal.tv! Besides the live streams, that will feature English commentary by Jasper Roos, Tyler Maun and David Resnik (among others), you’ll find the coolest highlights, interviews with players and coaches and much more awesome Honkbalweek content on Honkbalsoftbal.tv. The broadcasts will be produced by the same crew that produced broadcasts for the 2025 Euro Baseball and 2026 Baseball Champions League in Rotterdam. With the Honkbalweek Tournament Pass you can watch all 20 games live and/or on demand for only € 19,99. Single games are available for € 5,99. The tournament starts on Friday with two great matchups: at 3.00 PM (CEST) the silver and bronze medalists from the 2025 Euro Baseball, Italy and Czechia, will open the Honkbalweek and they will be followed by home team Team Kingdom of the Netherlands, the reigning European Champions, who face the International Globetrotters at 7.30 PM (CEST). If you can’t make it to the stadium, watch live on Honkbalsoftbal.tv! The complete schedule:
Cover of THE BACHMAN BOOKS: Four Early novels by Stephen King
An umpire wears an all-black ump cap with the World Baseball Classic logo on the center. Clean and crisp.