Rome, Italy
Rome, called Roma in Italian, is the capital of Italy, founded in Antiquity and located in the center of the country near the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Rome hosted the 1956 European Championship and 1991 European Championship. It also hosted the 1960 Olympic Games, but baseball was not on the program that year. Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is entirely contained within the city.
People born here[edit]
- Ruggero Bagialemani, Serie A1 infielder and manager
- Roberta Fruhwirth, scorekeeper; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame
- Giuseppe Guilizzoni, Serie A1 infielder and manager; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame
- Francesco Imperiali, minor league infielder
- Angelo Rizzo, Serie A1 player
- Ron Roncetti, scout
- Claudio Scotti, minor league pitcher
- Frank Vaccaro, writer
People who died here[edit]
- Bruno Beneck, Italian executive; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame
- Steno Borghese, Italian executive; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame
- Giulio Glorioso, Serie A1 pitcher; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame
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