academy overview academy d aily schedule aily major league BaseBall euroPean academy history The eighth-annual Major League Baseball European Academy will & Facilities take place at the Italian Olympic Training Center in Tirrenia, Italy from August 1 – August 17. s ta With the 2012 European Academy, Major League Baseball is continuing its commitment to provide promising young FF players with the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Academy will bring together the brightest up-and-coming talents in Europe and Africa with the best in Major League coaching and instruction. The Academy will consist of up to 55 players from Europe and Africa who are between 15 and 19 years old and are a part of their nation’s national team programs. A rigorous selection process will ensure that the best young players Player from the two continents attend the Academy. Players will work for three-weeks in an intensive Major League training environment featuring skills instruction, strength a and conditioning and a complete schedule of games. The program will be run by top Major League instructors including greement Bruce Hurst, Barry Larkin and Wally Joyner. Since 2005, 258 players from 27 European and African nations have attended the Academy with impressive results. 52 Academy players have signed professional contracts with Major League clubs, 25 players have played university baseball in the United States and many others have gone on to play significant roles in their domestic leagues and national teams. i n F ormation Form ormation m FOR MORE INFORmatioN ON THE MLB EUROPEAN AcaDEMY, edical CONtact JASON HOLOWatY In MLB’s LONDON OFFICE: h Tel: +44 207 453 7045 istory Form Email:
[email protected] Previous | next | Print |close SAVE & return via email major league BaseBall euroPean academy 2012 | 1 academy overview academy d aily schedule aily 2013 mlB EUROPean ACADEMY academy 0verview The ninth-annual Major League Baseball European Academy will & Facilities take place at the Armin-Wolf-Arena in Regensburg, Germany from July 31 – August 16.