January
January 2 - 200 days to softball’s historic Olympic return at Tokyo 2020
January 8 - Bianca Smith becomes first Black woman to serve as professional baseball coach
January 8 - Olympic gold medal manager Tom Lasorda dies at 93
January 25 - WBSC Softball Hall of Famer Ty Stofflet, one of the greatest of all time, passes away at 79
January 29 - WBSC launches new baseball-softball history section
February
February 2 - WBSC Integrity Unit launches #SafeCall safeguarding campaign
February 26 - WBSC reveals 2021-2029 calendar for Youth, Women’s Baseball World Cups and format change
Februay 26 - WBSC launches new Softball World Cup format, 2021-2029 global schedule
February 26 - WBSC announces Baseball5 World Cup Calendar 2021-2029
March
March 2 - Korean pro baseball league KBO makes changes in line with WBSC International/Olympic rules
March 8 - International Women's Day - Female trailblazers in men's baseball
March 8 - International Women's Day - Plenty of trailblazers on and off the softball diamond
March 10 - WBSC Integrity Unit publishes updated Anti-Doping Educational Plan 2021-2024
March 10 - WBSC welcomes re-election of IOC President Thomas Bach
March 22 - Change to foul tip regulation headlines rules update for WBSC baseball events
March 23 - New bidding guidelines revealed for WBSC Baseball, Softball, Baseball5 World Cups
March 29 - Field renovation project backed by WBSC completed in Tanzania's capital
April
April 7 - MLB rosters, broadcast partners showcase globalization of baseball
April 12 - WBSC launches new podcast series - The Global Game
April 13 - WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier to be staged in The Palm Beaches & St. Lucie County, Florida
April 26 - WBSC, KONAMI partner to deliver baseball event at first-ever Olympic Virtual Series
April 29 - Softball venue announced for The World Games Birmingham 2022
April 30 - Fans allowed at WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier stadiums
April 30 - WBSC publishes 2019-2020 Yearbook
May
May 12 - New dates announced for WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2022
May 18 - COVID-19 vaccine available for all teams, officials of WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier
May 20 - WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 moved from Taiwan to Mexico
May 24 - Olympic Virtual Series Baseball event opens on 24 May
May 27 - WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier broadcast in 70+ countries and territories
June
June 7 - Americas Olympic Baseball Qualifier generates fan and media buzz as USA claims ticket in final game
June 7 - Todd Frazier: Playing for your country ‘one of the best things in my life’
June 13 - World Softball Day celebrated globally with sport's Olympic return less than 40 days away
June 16 - Finals of Olympic Virtual Series baseball event broadcast worldwide
June 23 - Olympic Virtual Series baseball event hits home run
June 28 - Dominican Republic completes field of teams for Tokyo 2020 baseball event
June 28 - New WBSC Baseball World Rankings released, one month go to baseball at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
June 28 - New softball rankings announced by WBSC
June 28 - WBSC, Tokyo 2020 reveal Olympic Baseball groups and schedule
June 30 - New WBSC Women’s Baseball World Rankings released for first time since 2020
June 30 - WBSC aims to keep baseball, softball in the Olympic Games at LA 28 and beyond
July
July 21 - Baseball player Eddy Alvarez selected Team USA flag bearer for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
July 27 - Canada wins country’s first-ever Olympic softball medal with bronze at Tokyo 2020
July 27 - Japan repeats as Olympic softball champions behind Yukiko Ueno masterpiece
July 27 - Japan celebrates softball gold medal. Ueno: "Playing on home soil means a lot of pressure"
July 27 - Japan's Yamato Fujita named Tokyo 2020 softball MVP as All-Olympic team revealed
July 28 - Olympic softball gold medal game delivers home run for the sport, buzzes on social media
July 29 - Olympic medal games a ‘fantastic day’ for softball - Jessica Mendoza
August
August 3 - Yukiko Ueno’s Tokyo 2020 gold medal adds to her legendary career
August 3 - WBSC makes “special” donation to Olympic Museum
August 7 - Dominican Republic wins its first-ever Olympic medal in baseball, team sport
August 7 - Japan tops USA, wins country’s first Olympic baseball gold medal
August 7 - WBSC names MVP and Tokyo 2020 All-Olympic Baseball Team
August 8 - Social media in a frenzy as amazing Olympic Baseball Tournament comes to a close
August 9 - Final tournament stats, leaders of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball event
August 9 - Players, managers believe baseball and softball belong in the Olympics
August 9 - Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball and softball generated global coverage, headlines
August 11 - Dear Tokyo 2020 Volunteers: Thank you for helping deliver unforgettable Olympic Baseball and Softball events
August 11 - New WBSC Baseball World Rankings released following Tokyo Olympic Games
August 13 - Japan overtakes USA as No. 1 in WBSC Women's Softball World Rankings following Tokyo Olympics
August 27 - Next WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup scheduled for 9-18 September 2022 in Florida
September
September 9 - Baseball5 showcase at Tokyo 2020 FAN PARK a great success
September 13 - Softball dates announced for World Games Birmingham 2022
September 25 - Seven-inning games at WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup: A new era in international baseball and boost to competitive balance
September 29 - Three-time Olympic softball medalist Cat Osterman retires from the game
September 30 - Global Development: WBSC presents Baseball5 to African Olympic Committees
September 30 - Atsunori Inaba retires from the Samurai Japan managing position
October
October 3 - Colombia beats Cuba, earns historic U-23 Baseball World Cup bronze medal
October 3 - Venezuela wins WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
October 3 - Colombia's Gustavo Campero is the U-23 Baseball World Cup MVP as U-23 All-World Team revealed
October 6 - U-23 World Champions Venezuela receive highest honor back home
October 7 - Australian baseball, softball governing bodies backing 2028, 2032 Olympic push
October 8 - Hosting WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup yields economic boost to Ciudad Obregon
October 14 - New US professional softball league: Women’s Professional Fastpitch (WPF)
October 20 - Baseball declared national cultural heritage in Cuba
October 25 - WBSC partners with ANOCA, Olympafrica to promote baseball, softball, Baseball5 on the African continent
November
November 3 - Atlanta Braves win MLB World Series, 2010 U-18 Baseball World Cup star Jorge Soler named MVP
November 4 - Nicaragua’s professional baseball league launches XVII edition along with WBSC partnership
November 8 - Yukiko Ueno’s Bee Queen three-peats as Japan Softball League champions
November 18 - KT Wiz sweep Doosan Bears, earn their first KBO Korean Series title
November 19 - Shohei Ohtani unanimous choice as MLB American League MVP
November 21 - New WBSC Europe Constitution approved in Rome, paving the way for the future of European Baseball and Softball
November 25 - U-23 Baseball World Cup Chinese Taipei ace Zhuang-Chen signs with MLB's Oakland A's
November 26 - Olympic gold medalist Miu Goto named MVP of Japan Softball League
November 27 - Tokyo Yakult Swallows win NPB Japan Series 2021
November 29 - WBSC First Vice President Beatrice Allen is the new president of the Gambia Olympic Committee
December
December 12 - Puerto Rico beats Mexico, claims WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup bronze medal
December 12 - USA tops Chinese Taipei 1-0 in final of WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru
December 12 - Valerie Cagle named U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup MVP as U-18 All-World Team revealed
December 16 - Japan baseball, softball federations launch historic new joint body for Baseball5, youth promotion
Dcember 20 - IV WBSC Congress dates announced: 12-13 April, 2022
December 20 - End-of-the-year message from WBSC President to global baseball-softball community
December 24 - Secretary General Beng Choo Low: Athletes at the heart of WBSC's continued innovation
December 30 - The WBSC: A Year of Amazing Achievement