14/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Record baseball participation numbers in the United States

The number of people participating in baseball in USA in 2023 was close to 16.7 million. Combined with softball, it touches 25.3 million. Baseball and softball combined saw a larger percentage increase in participation (+7.6%) over basketball (5.6%) and football (3.6%).

14/03/2024 1 Minute Read

XXVIII Italian Blind Baseball League to open on 16 March

The 11-team league, which includes first-year squads in Messina and Bergamo, will be contested with a single round-robin. The top four finishers will advance to the postseason. Fortitudo Bologna White Sox are the three-time defending champions.

13/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Samurai Japan Baseball5 name roster for Asia Cup

Manager Kenta Wakamatsu said that the aim is to win the tournament, a Baseball5 World Cup Qualifier scheduled for April in Korea.

13/03/2024 2 Minute Read

WBSC unveils format for WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2024 – Road to ePremier12™

The second edition of the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series will start on 1 April and culminate with the World Finals – the ePremier12™ – in November.

13/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Bryan Madsen to manage USA U-12 Baseball National Team

Madsen was the third-base coach at the U-12 Baseball World Cup 2023. "I am deeply honoured and humbled. As a former United States Marine, the opportunity to represent our country means the world to myself and my family," Madsen commented. USA Baseball also announced that José Vázquez would manage the Collegiate National Team.

13/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Burkina Faso stages Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 seminar in Ouagadougou

According to the National Federation President Ibrahima Siboré, the massive education activity will improve the level of competition in Burkina Faso.

12/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Lima to host 2027 Pan American Games, second time in eight years

During the Pan Am Games Lima 2019, Men's Baseball, Women's Softball and Men´s Softball were all featured as medal disciplines.

12/03/2024 1 Minute Read

WBSC scoring system course held in Türkiye

Scoring Commission member Stephanie Winkler held a clinic from 5 to 10 March in Antalya.

12/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Bolivia ready for Junior Bolivarian Games Sucre 2024 Baseball5 competition

The Baseball5 competition at Sucre 2024 will take place at the Garcilazo Sports Complex Baseball5 diamond from April 4 to 6.

12/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Two-time Olympic umpire Luis Alberto Ramirez inducted to Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame

He officiated at the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The other inductees are Cecilio Ruiz, Juan Manuel Palafox, Miguel Flores and Ramón Orantes (Mexican players); Yovani Gallardo (Mexican MLB players), and Ricardo Sandate (veterans)