23/02/2021 2 Minute Read

Hensley Meulens to manage Netherlands at final WBSC Olympic Baseball Qualifier

Meulens, who has MLB coaching experience, was on the Dutch National Team that defeated Cuba at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

16/04/2020 1 Minute Read

New roadmap for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 being prepared

Baseball and softball will make their return to the Olympic Games in 2021 after last featuring at Beijing 2008.

25/03/2020 1 Minute Read

Final Olympic Baseball Qualifier postponed to a date TBD

New dates for the WBSC Americas Qualifier and the Final Qualifier will be announced in due time.

25/03/2020 2 Minute Read

Baseball, softball react to postponement of the Olympics to 2021

With the outbreak of COVID-19, the world will have to wait one more year for the return of baseball and softball at the Olympics Games at Tokyo 2020.

24/03/2020 2 Minute Read

Message from the WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari on the postponement of Tokyo 2020

President Fraccari said baseball-softball’s anticipated Olympic comeback will have to wait a short while longer but when the ‘Tokyo 2020’ Games do get underway in 2021, they will become the symbol of our global recovery and solidarity, and be one of the greatest worldwide celebrations and most anticipated moments in the history of sport.

24/03/2020 2 Minute Read

Olympic Baseball, Softball, Tokyo 2020 Games postponed to 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020, but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community.

03/03/2020 2 Minute Read

MLB, MLBPA, WBSC reach player agreement for Olympics, Qualifiers

As part of the accord, National Team roster sizes will increase from 24 players to 26 for the upcoming WBSC Olympic qualifiers.

02/03/2020 1 Minute Read

Final Olympic Baseball Qualifier postponed to June

After consulting with medical and governmental authorities, a joint decision by the WBSC and the Local Organising Committee has been taken to postpone the event.

15/02/2020 1 Minute Read

Australia to face KBO's Doosan Bears in warm up for Olympic baseball qualifier

WBSC will live-stream the international games on its YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/wbsc.

14/02/2020 1 Minute Read

Media accreditation open for Americas and Final Olympic baseball qualifiers

The WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier will take place from 22-26 March in Arizona, while the Final Qualifier will be staged in Taiwan from 1-5 April.