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Ex-England bowler Plunkett makes pro baseball debut

BBC Sport · Jun 27, 2026, 6:33 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Oakland Ballers/Darrell Lavin Image caption, Liam Plunkett played county cricket for Durham, Yorkshire and Surrey
  • Former England fast bowler Liam Plunkett traded the cricket field for the baseball diamond as he made his professional debut for a minor league team in the United States.
  • Plunkett turned out for the Oakland Ballers against the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds in the Pioneer Baseball League on Friday night in the USA's west coast.

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Oakland Ballers/Darrell Lavin Image caption, Liam Plunkett played county cricket for Durham, Yorkshire and Surrey

Former England fast bowler Liam Plunkett traded the cricket field for the baseball diamond as he made his professional debut for a minor league team in the United States.

Plunkett turned out for the Oakland Ballers against the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds in the Pioneer Baseball League on Friday night in the USA's west coast.

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