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21/01/2021

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20/01/2021

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  • 3743
  • 2
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  • 3421
  • 4
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Tweets by WBSC

AFRICA

  • 13/01/2021 Africa: Baseball5 course looks to spread game across schools in Tunisia
  • 12/01/2021 Botswana names roster for African qualifier to WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2022
  • 12/01/2021 Africa: Dates, location announced for WBSC Men’s, U-23 Softball World Cup qualifiers
  • 22/12/2020 Japan donates equipment to Egypt to support global baseball/softball development, friendly ties
  • 14/12/2020 Africa: Youth initiation event held in Zambia to promote baseball, softball, Baseball5
  • 14/12/2020 New president of Nigerian Baseball and Softball Association: William Boyd
  • 10/12/2020 WBSC welcomes Cape Verde Baseball Softball Federation, Italian Association of Baseball for the Blind as newest Members
  • 25/11/2020 Federation Focus: Burkina Faso aiming for new stadium and Africa's first-ever pro baseball league
  • 30/10/2020 Africa: Baseball, softball rebirth in Burkina Faso, strong National Team planned under new leader Sibore
  • 01/10/2020 WBSC confirms new dates for inaugural U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru

AMERICAS

  • 21/01/2021 Bahamas 17-year-old Adari Grant signs with MLB's St Louis Cardinals
  • 18/01/2021 Baseball5 shines in Argentina as 5-on-5 discipline lands in Salta province
  • 15/01/2021 Peru unveils original song to support national team at WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup
  • 13/01/2021 Mexican National Softball Team to open Olympic year with training camp in California
  • 08/01/2021 Nicaragua U-23 National Baseball Team named “Team of the Year 2020” by AIPS America
  • 07/01/2021 Ramos Diaz confirmed as Peruvian Baseball president
  • 07/01/2021 Curaçao names former minor leaguer Hainley Statia as National Team manager
  • 23/12/2020 Softball Canada to launch men’s development programme in 2021
  • 18/12/2020 Government invests in baseball development in Brazil
  • 15/12/2020 Jorge Otsuka reelected as Brazilian Baseball and Softball Confederation president

ASIA

  • 20/01/2021 China's U-15 Women’s National Softball Team in action for winter training camp
  • 19/01/2021 Asia Cup Baseball5, qualifiers for WBSC World Cup, postponed to a later date
  • 19/01/2021 New CPBL Commissioner Chi-Chang Tsai aims to expand league, boost Chinese Taipei team for Tokyo Olympic qualifier
  • 15/01/2021 Philippines looking to break into Top 10 of WBSC Women's Baseball World Rankings
  • 14/01/2021 Iran Olympic Committee backs development of Baseball, Softball, Baseball5
  • 12/01/2021 Lee Chong Hoon elected new president of Korea Baseball Softball Association
  • 11/01/2021 Chung Ji-taik elected as new KBO Commissioner
  • 08/01/2021 Neetal Narang elected first female president of Softball India
  • 08/01/2021 Chinese Softball College officially established at Nanjing Tech University
  • 07/01/2021 NPB's Yomiuri Giants sign former MLB All-Star, IBAF World Cup MVP Justin Smoak

EUROPE

  • 19/01/2021 New Swiss E-Sports Baseball League already a success
  • 13/01/2021 2021 U-23 European Baseball Championship to be held in Italy
  • 11/01/2021 Croatia opens first Youth Baseball field
  • 08/01/2021 Teams confirmed for European Softball Championships / World Cup Qualifiers 2021
  • 21/12/2020 1992 Olympian Jesús Lisarri elected president of Spanish Baseball Softball
  • 17/12/2020 New dates announced for 2021 Women’s European Softball Championship
  • 16/12/2020 Switzerland launches Europe's first E-Sports Baseball League
  • 10/12/2020 Finnish Baseball & Softball Fed unveils new logo, mascot, website, National Team sponsor
  • 09/12/2020 First, only president of the USSR Baseball Softball Federation, Georgian sports leader Ramaz Goglidze, passes away
  • 08/12/2020 British Baseball for the Blind: Sheraz Chohan nominated for Coach of the Year Award

OCEANIA

  • 21/01/2021 Australian Olympic Softball Team cuts prelim roster to 23
  • 19/01/2021 Baseball Australia CEO Cam Vale steps down after four years of milestones
  • 16/12/2020 2013 New Zealand Men's Softball National Team among nominees for nation's Favourite Sporting Moment of the Decade
  • 14/12/2020 Auckland teams claim Softball New Zealand's four-inning national championships
  • 12/12/2020 Softball Australia unveils preliminary roster for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
  • 11/12/2020 SKY TV to broadcast this weekend's finals of New Zealand's four-inning national softball tournament
  • 09/12/2020 Australian Baseball League lands US broadcast deal with 100-million household potential reach
  • 04/12/2020 Australian media outlet: Baseball5 'can be played anywhere and anytime' as 5-on-5 game grows Down Under
  • 03/12/2020 Manny Ramirez to play in Australian Baseball League with Sydney Blue Sox
  • 30/11/2020 Australian Baseball League lands broadcast and streaming deals for 2020-2021 season

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

  • 19/01/2021 New CPBL Commissioner Chi-Chang Tsai aims to expand league, boost Chinese Taipei team for Tokyo Olympic qualifier
  • 09/12/2020 Australian Baseball League lands US broadcast deal with 100-million household potential reach
  • 09/12/2020 Mexican Baseball League to expand from 16 to 18 teams as nation plans major baseball boost
  • 08/11/2020 CPBL: Lions win Taiwan Series before another sell-out crowd
  • 02/07/2020 Mexican Baseball League LMB 2020 season officially cancelled
  • 02/05/2020 Puerto Rican 'Double A League' set to resume in August at the latest
  • 10/04/2020 Mexican Baseball League delays Opening Day
  • 01/04/2020 CPBL to be first pro baseball league to open 2020 season with 11 April start date
  • 06/02/2020 Japan's NPB registers record 2019 attendance as baseball leagues lead pro sports attendance
  • 01/10/2019 Led by CPBL stars, Chinese Taipei announces roster for WBSC Premier12
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