Sweden

Sweden is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe. Its capital, Stockholm was home to the 1912 Olympics. The top league in Sweden is known as the Elitserien and some Swedish players have made it to Europe's top leagues such as Hoofdklasse. The Swedish national team has played in the Baseball World Cup twice and will make a third appearance in 2009. Bryan Berglund, Oscar Carlstedt, Robin Lausen, Magnus Pilegård and Kristoffer Sjöberg were born here.