Along with Mexico’s Olympic Team, the international event will be played by the U-19 and U-17 Mexican Softball National Teams; the U-19 Peruvian National Team; Guatemala; Chile; Florida Gulf Coast and Mexico City.

The Canadian Olympic squad defeated a Florida team in a pair of doubleheaders this past weekend.

He replaces Pedro Vargas Vega and will keep his job as general manager of the National Teams.

He was inducted into the WBSC Softball Hall of Fame in 2009.

"There are not many baseball players who have earned a World Series ring and an Olympic medal," said the right-handed pitcher. "I have the chance to become one of them."

8 teams, 16 games beginning May 31 in Port St. Lucie and Palm Beach, Florida. Tournament winner earns berth to Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. USA, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela.

The league will resume on 4 September. The Japanese National Softball Team will run an pre-Tokyo 2020 Olympic training camp from 17-31 May in Takasaki City.

WBSC is offering the coursework in both English and Spanish.

Five female role models will share their experiences on video and will then be available in a Q&A session on 14 May.

The lessons on the basics of the five-on-five version of baseball/softball can be accessed through the WBSC website and WBSC Baseball5 Instagram page.