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03/03/2021

Self-driven social media campaign results in Mexican baseball contract for Aussie WBSC Premier12 alum Todd Van Steensel

01/03/2021

Historic: WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup bronze medal winner Alli Schroder set to become first female player in Canadian College Conference

26/02/2021

WBSC launches new Softball World Cup format, 2021-2029 global schedule

26/02/2021

WBSC reveals 2021-2029 calendar for Youth, Women’s Baseball World Cups and format change

26/02/2021

WBSC announces Baseball5 World Cup Calendar 2021-2029

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02/03/2021

Korean pro baseball league KBO makes changes in line with WBSC International/Olympic rules

01/03/2021

1 year ago today: Japan wins the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020, topping Australia in the Final

27/02/2021

Federation Focus: Chile targets Pan American Games 2023 to boost baseball, softball popularity

  • 03/03/2021

    Puerto Rico's Double-A Baseball League opening day pushed to 13 June; record 43 teams will compete

  • 03/03/2021

    Czech National Baseball Team opens Spring Training in Spain

  • 03/03/2021

    NPB Japan e-Series scheduled for 6 March

  • 03/03/2021

    Africa: Nigeria's national baseball, softball championships set to return

  • 03/03/2021

    Groups set for newly expanded 16-team European Baseball Championship 2021

  • 02/03/2021

    Africa: Softball to be featured in Kenya's universities women's games as season kicks off

  • 02/03/2021

    Korea's Man-soo Lee growing the game in Laos, helps launch men's, women's national baseball tourneys

  • 02/03/2021

    2021 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup: Chinese Taipei, Korea, Japan automatically qualify as Asian championship cancelled

  • 01/03/2021

    1 year ago today: Japan wins the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020, topping Australia in the Final

  • 01/03/2021

    Netherlands Federation: Baseball5 a "huge opportunity for the Dutch baseball and softball community"


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  • 4385
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  • 3
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  • 1852
  • 4
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  • 5
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  • 5104
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  • 4723
  • 3
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  • 4403
  • 4
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  • 3824
  • 5
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  • 3743
  • 2
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  • 3
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  • 3421
  • 4
  • CAN

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  • 5
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Tweets by WBSC

AFRICA

  • 03/03/2021 Africa: Nigeria's national baseball, softball championships set to return
  • 02/03/2021 Africa: Softball to be featured in Kenya's universities women's games as season kicks off
  • 02/03/2021 Egyptian Baseball & Softball Federation runs successful anti-doping webinar
  • 16/02/2021 Baseball for the Blind to be taught at Tanzania college
  • 16/02/2021 Tunisian Baseball5 championship to target youth with 240-team national tourney
  • 15/02/2021 Africa: WBSC, ABSA attract Benin coaches and officials with Baseball5 webinar
  • 09/02/2021 Baseball5 helps spread game in Egypt with youth tournament, instructional course
  • 09/02/2021 Baseball5 webinar staged to grow the game in West African nation Burkina Faso
  • 08/02/2021 Tanzania launches Baseball5 roadmap to 2026 Youth Olympics
  • 05/02/2021 Tunisia: Baseball5 to be promoted in schools, backed by Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education

AMERICAS

  • 03/03/2021 Puerto Rico's Double-A Baseball League opening day pushed to 13 June; record 43 teams will compete
  • 27/02/2021 Federation Focus: Chile targets Pan American Games 2023 to boost baseball, softball popularity
  • 26/02/2021 New university baseball league to be launched in Dominican Republic, FEDOBE officials announce
  • 26/02/2021 Road to Tokyo: USA vs Mexico three-game softball series set for 8-10 March in Clearwater, Florida
  • 25/02/2021 Puerto Rico's Women's Baseball League to return in August
  • 22/02/2021 Caribbean Baseball Cup to be played in April with Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
  • 19/02/2021 Video: Softball Canada launches 'Women of Softball Spotlight Series'
  • 17/02/2021 Nicaragua First Division Baseball Championship to open on 19 February
  • 15/02/2021 USA Softball announces Head Coaches for Men's National Team program
  • 11/02/2021 ESPN to showcase college softball season

ASIA

  • 02/03/2021 Korea's Man-soo Lee growing the game in Laos, helps launch men's, women's national baseball tourneys
  • 02/03/2021 2021 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup: Chinese Taipei, Korea, Japan automatically qualify as Asian championship cancelled
  • 18/02/2021 NPB promotes baseball, fitness to children at Tokyo Elementary School
  • 17/02/2021 Hong Kong to hold its first online softball coaching training course
  • 16/02/2021 Softball India national championships set for March
  • 10/02/2021 2021 West Asia Baseball Cup to be played in Iran, tentatively set for July
  • 09/02/2021 Japanese female baseball players practicing in snow goes viral
  • 05/02/2021 Global Game: Palestine Baseball5 Cup staged in Gaza Strip
  • 03/02/2021 Softball umpires, scorers evaluation held in India to launch national officials education programme
  • 01/02/2021 Expansion club Weichuan Dragons open camp as CPBL gets ready for its first-ever 5-team season

EUROPE

  • 03/03/2021 Czech National Baseball Team opens Spring Training in Spain
  • 03/03/2021 Groups set for newly expanded 16-team European Baseball Championship 2021
  • 01/03/2021 Netherlands Federation: Baseball5 a "huge opportunity for the Dutch baseball and softball community"
  • 01/03/2021 British Baseball Federation launches series of learning webinars
  • 26/02/2021 New president elected for Georgian Baseball Softball Federation: Goga Datunashivili
  • 24/02/2021 Spain rebrands top baseball and softball leagues; National Team programme a priority
  • 17/02/2021 South African Colin Barrett named new head coach of Great Britain Men’s National Softball Team
  • 08/02/2021 Dutch baseball icon Han Urbanus dies at age of 93
  • 03/02/2021 Dutch National Team veteran/Olympian Michiel Van Kampen starts coaching career in US pro baseball
  • 19/01/2021 New Swiss E-Sports Baseball League already a success

OCEANIA

  • 22/02/2021 1 Year Ago Today: WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup opens in New Zealand
  • 19/02/2021 Softball Australia opens three-week Olympic training camp aiming to medal at Tokyo Games
  • 18/02/2021 Australian Gabbie Plain tosses perfect game as she gets ready for Tokyo Olympics
  • 17/02/2021 Softball New Zealand great Nathan Nukunuku named among Top 30 Maori athletes of last three decades
  • 16/02/2021 Luisa Gauci: Australian women's baseball player lands in US to pursue dream
  • 15/02/2021 Chapman and Landeros star as Softball New Zealand men's, women's national championships showcased by SKY TV
  • 12/02/2021 Melbourne wins 2nd straight Australian Baseball League title
  • 04/02/2021 Softball Australia Pacific Cup cancelled; Summer Slam rescheduled for April
  • 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

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

  • 03/03/2021 NPB Japan e-Series scheduled for 6 March
  • 02/03/2021 Korean pro baseball league KBO makes changes in line with WBSC International/Olympic rules
  • 22/02/2021 Adrian Gonzalez joins Mexican Baseball League as he eyes playing at Tokyo Olympics
  • 15/02/2021 Korea's starter in WBSC Premier12 2019 final Hyeon-jong Yang signs with MLB's Texas Rangers
  • 12/02/2021 Melbourne wins 2nd straight Australian Baseball League title
  • 11/02/2021 Former WBSC Premier12 pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura makes move over to MLB's Red Sox in $2.4 million deal
  • 04/02/2021 Mexican Baseball League to open season on 20 May
  • 02/02/2021 Premier12 alumn Darryl George blasts record 2 grand slams, 10 RBI in a single ABL game
  • 01/02/2021 Tomateros de Culiacan win Mexican Pacific League
  • 28/01/2021 CPBL reveals new official baseball for 2021 season
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