12/12/2022 2 Minute Read

WBSC World Cup umpire Po-Chun Liu awarded for her dedication to gender equality in sports

After receiving the IOC Women and Sports World Trophy in 2019, Po-Chun Liu, the first female World Cup Baseball umpire from Taiwan, received another recognition at the 26th Sports Elite Awards.

24/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Monica Abbott, Cole Evans, Maria Soto & Vaclav Svoboda complete WBSC Athletes’ Commission as softball athlete representatives

The four members were elected by athletes from National Federation members in an electronic vote staged from 1-9 November.

22/11/2022 2 Minute Read

Corpay Cross-Border Announced as World Baseball Softball's Official Global FX Payments Provider

WBSC members, along with the broader WBSC ecosystem of corporate business partners, will be able to gain access to and utilise Corpay’s innovative solutions to help mitigate their foreign exchange exposure.

18/11/2022 3 Minute Read

WBSC Executive Board meets online, reviews busy 2022 year, looks ahead to exciting 2023

Last week's inaugural Baseball5 World Cup was declared "a huge success" by President Fraccari.

15/11/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC invites all Member Federations to join the new edition of the Sport Specific Anti Doping Webinar on 22 November

Participation is free. The webinar is available in English, Spanish and French and is part of the "Play Ball, Play Fair" campaign run by the WBSC Integrity Unit.

12/11/2022 3 Minute Read

Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions

A Youth Baseball5 World Cup will be held next year before a second edition of the Baseball5 World Cup in 2024. Baseball5 will also feature in the sixth Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games and the ANOCA Beach Games in Tunisia next year and the Youth Olympic Games in 2026.

09/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Coaches from 10 European Nations obtain WBSC License

The coaches from Sweden, Poland, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Türkiye, Czechia, Belgium, Germany, and Romania attended a preparation course held by WBSC Coach Commission chairman Marco Mazzieri in Diessen, Netherlands.

07/11/2022 2 Minute Read

Stunning Opening Ceremony lifts the curtain on historic Baseball5 World Cup in El Zocalo

“It is with great emotion and satisfaction that I welcome the participating teams to this first edition of the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup,” said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari as he addressed the Opening Ceremony.

07/11/2022 1 Minute Read

World’s largest sports retailer Decathlon joins WBSC Baseball5 World Cup maiden edition as the official supplier

This is the first time Decathlon and the WBSC have worked together, building a partnership that will help spread the passion for WBSC’s disciplines worldwide.

05/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Baseball5 World Cup: TikTok signs on as WBSC content partner

The WBSC-TikTok partnership will see exclusive video content with 10 content creators bringing a dynamic viewpoint of the historic Baseball5 event.