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Haarlem Week

05 Jul

Baseball, Italy makes history: it wins Haarlem Week for the first time.

baseball, Francisco Cervelli, Haarlem, Haarlem Week, Italian baseball, Italian National Team, Netherlands, Robel Garcia, sport, WBSC

HAARLEM (NETHERLANDS), JULY 5, 2026 - The Italian national baseball team made history by winning the Haarlem Week, a prestigious international tournament founded in 1961, for the first time. In the final, the Azzurri defeated the European champions, the Netherlands, 4-3, in a thrilling match decided by Robel Garcia's three-run home run in the eighth inning. For the team led by manager Francisco Cervelli, this was the third win against the Dutch this week and the culmination of a near-perfect run. Garcia secured the decisive comeback. Italy had taken the lead in the sixth inning…