The 2010 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Germany from July 23 to August 1, 2010. The tournament was originally set to be held in 2009 with Russia as host. In March 2008, the Confederation of European Baseball awarded the tournament to the German Baseball and Softball Federation. The tournament was moved back one year to not be held in the same year as the Baseball World Cup. The event was hosted by the cities of Stuttgart, Heidenheim an der Brenz, and Neuenburg am Rhein in the southwest of Germany.
The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
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Several former Major League Baseball players appeared in the tournament. Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza was a coach for Italy. Outfielder Gene Kingsale played for the Netherlands. Catcher Erik Pappas played for Greece, which was managed by Jim Essian. Pitcher Dennis Cook was Sweden's manager, and Scott Scudder was a coach.