27/06/2021 3 Minute Read

Dominican Republic's Hector Borg: 'We made history, we're going to the Olympics for the second time in our country’s history'

“I’m very happy. I know the Dominican Republic will be celebrating," Dominican Republic manager Hector Borg said during the post-game press conference of the final.

27/06/2021 2 Minute Read

Melky Cabrera’s homer ignites Dominican Republic come-from-behind win to earn final berth in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The Caribbean team recovered from a 3-run deficit in the second inning to secure the country’s second Olympic appearance in history.

23/06/2021 3 Minute Read

Olympic Day: Baseball and softball have never been as close to the Olympic Movement as today, says WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari

The Olympic Virtual Series Baseball Event Finals, which are being streamed worldwide on Olympic Day, are a wonderful occasion to further raise our sports’ profile within the Olympic Movement and and the younger generations said President Fraccari.

19/06/2021 2 Minute Read

Mexico's WBSC Premier12 hero Matt Clark talks about playing again, anticipating Tokyo Olympics in WBSC Global Game podcast

The 34-year slugger tied the Premier12 third-place game with a solo homer and said Mexico would be "super competitive" in the Tokyo Games.

16/06/2021 1 Minute Read

Defending Olympic baseball champ Korea announces Tokyo 2020 roster, includes eight rookies

Manager Kim Kyung-moon, who led Korea to the Olympic gold medal in 2008, said that he considered players' current form above all else while also taking into account the overall balance of the roster

16/06/2021 2 Minute Read

Samurai Japan reveals star-studded 24-man roster for Tokyo Olympics, Twitter explodes

Manager Atsunori Inaba brought back 13 players from the WBSC Premier12 2019 championship squad, but reshaped the pitching staff.

10/06/2021 1 Minute Read

WBSC officials and staff prepare online for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The first series of webinars is completed; new ones are to be scheduled in early July.

05/06/2021 2 Minute Read

USA captures Olympic berth with 4-2 win over Venezuela

The US finished the Qualifier as its lone unbeaten team and becomes the fifth team to have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Games along with Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Israel.