In 1994, the team reached the final for the first time, but lost against the Mannheim Tornados.

In 1996, the Stealers almost had a perfect season, finishing with a 27–1 record; in the playoffs, the team lost in semi-finals against the Mannheim Tornados.

The Stealers won its first German championship after finishing the season with a 23–11 record and going undefeated in the playoffs, defeating the Mainz Athletics in the semi-finals and the Cologne Dodgers in the final.

Kubo previously played in Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA BayStars and had a brief stint in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and the Mexican League.

[4][5] Ballpark Langenhorst is located in the Niendorf quarter of Hamburg, next to the FC St. Pauli training facilities.