Last time two Australian-born players faced off on opposing teams...
-Sept. 6, 2017: Peter Moylan (KC) vs. Warwick Saupold (DET)
The last time two Australian-born players both started on opposing teams...
-June 27, 2011: Luke Hughes (MIN) vs. Trent Oeltjen (LAD).
Per @EliasSports
Alexander Wells is moving to South Australia!
And, he'll play for the Giants!
Please welcome the 2025 ABL Helms Award winner and one of 38 Australians to ever play in the Major Leagues.
Hear from Alex: https://t.co/aOgBU455i3
It's official: Team Australia and Adelaide Giants pitcher Jack O'Loughlin has signed in the #KBO with the Samsung Lions.
It's a Temporary Foreign Replacement Player Deal, lasting six weeks. If Jack pitches well, every chance it can become permanent.
O'Loughlin had a 0.00 ERA in 6.1 WBC innings for @TeamAusBaseball
Very cool story about Josh Hendrickson! We wish him and Robbie Glendinning the best of luck as they represent Team Australia in the World Baseball Classic.
Read the story here > https://t.co/fJDoOYht3K
Before Josh Hendrickson ever threw a pitch for @TeamAusBaseball, he had already bought the shoes.
Clean green cleats with an Australian logo. A custom glove stitched for the World Baseball Classic. Everything ready for baseball’s biggest international stage.
The call never came.
It’s not because he wasn’t good enough, not because selectors changed their mind, but because of injury lists, insurance rules, and a stretch of timing that would soon turn into the toughest chapter of his career.
Three years later, the glove still fits. The shoes are finally being worn.
And now Hendrickson is in Tokyo preparing to make his senior Team Australia debut.
“I bought it all for the World Baseball Classic,” Hendrickson said. “I just had to wait a few years to use it.”
The story on Josh, a 600-day break from baseball, resilience, and family is below.
https://t.co/deD4q3cp8V
Our thanks to @AdelaideGiants GM, Nathan Davison and Catcher, Mitch Edwards, for bringing the Claxton Shield into the studio.
The Giants successfully won their third Championship in four years, after ending a 43-year drought in the 2022-23 season.