The only exception will be the Europe-Africa Baseball Qualifier: the schedule of the single round-robin will be determined by seeding. The different draws will happen on 29 April, 10 July and 20 November

The lot of participants is now at four out of six. The last two will emerge from the Zone South Continental Qualifier, to be played in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 27 to 29 April. The Africa Cup begins in Johannesburg on 1 May

Africa will send one team to the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier: the winner of the first ever Africa Cup, a six-team tournament to be played in South Africa. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will compete for the two spots of the Zone East

Africa will send one team to the Baseball Olympic Qualifier in Parma and Bologna, Italy. It will come out of a six-team Africa Cup, to be played in Johannesburg, South Africa in early May. Burkina Faso and Nigeria are the first National teams to qualify

Spain is chasing a spot in the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier, to be played in Parma and Bologna (Italy) from 18 to 22 September. The new skipper has a 13-year career in the Major Leagues and manager Venezuela in three World Baseball Classics

We presented the pre-qualification system for baseball and softball Olympics earlier this month. There have been some changes in both disciplines and here you have an update. Baseball starts first with a three-team tournament in Zone West

Ghana, Kenya and South Africa will host the Continental baseball and softball Pre-Qualifiers for the 2020 Olympic Games. One team will advance to Europe Africa Olympic Qualifier in baseball, while two will advance in softball

In his role as a WBSC Global Ambassador of Baseball, President López Obrador will support the global growth of baseball, particularly with regard to elevating baseball’s status to a permanent Olympic sport.

Six Tokyo 2020 Olympic Baseball/Softball qualifying events will be staged across Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Netherlands and USA.

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