07/07/2022 1 Minute Read

IV WBSC Congress shapes organization's new leadership following elections, appointments

International baseball and softball officials were elected and appointed at the WBSC Congress, which took place from 3-5 July in Taiwan.

07/07/2022 1 Minute Read

Yukiko Ueno: My love for softball has been my driving force

Ueno received the Order of the Golden Diamond at the WBSC Congress: “I believe that my love for softball has been the driving force behind my success to this point.”

06/07/2022 2 Minute Read

Tetsuto Yamada, Yamato Fujita named 2021 WBSC Baseball, Softball Players of the Year

The 2020 and 2021 Awards go to National Federations, players, coaches and game officials who have contributed to baseball/softball growth worldwide.

05/07/2022 1 Minute Read

Riccardo Fraccari re-elected president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation

"Baseball and softball have grown into one of the biggest and best organized movements in the sports world," WBSC President Fraccari said.

05/07/2022 1 Minute Read

Riccardo Fraccari, Craig Cress to chair WBSC Baseball and Softball Divisions

Fraccari defeated Bryan Minniti (USA), while Cress ran unopposed.

04/07/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC Congress welcomes six new members: Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Laos, Saudi Arabia and Tonga

The new members were unanimously voted in by the WBSC Congress, bringing the total number of WBSC member federations to 193 plus 13 associate members.

04/07/2022 3 Minute Read

President Fraccari thanks Congress for "incredible work" as he looks back on WBSC's "amazing achievements"

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari said: “The situation we now have as a federation is definitely better than it was 10-15 years ago.”

04/07/2022 3 Minute Read

IOC, ASOIF Presidents: WBSC delivered great baseball/softball events at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Thomas Bach and Francesco Ricci Bitti also commended the WBSC and President Riccardo Fraccari for recent advancements in international baseball and softball, including the successful launch of new disciplines, Baseball5 and eSports. Also Taipei City Mayor Wen-je Ke and CTBA president Jeffrey Koo addressed the WBSC Congress.