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.

04/07/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC Congress opens: Taipei City welcomes the world of international baseball and softball

The first day of the two-day WBSC Congress on Monday included a total of 133 National Federations in attendance.

03/07/2022 2 Minute Read

WBSC Workshops: eSport leading WBSC into the future

There was a total of six workshops on Academy & Licensing Programmes, Marketing & Communication, MyWBSC Digital Suite, Governance & Integrity, Events and eSport

02/07/2022 1 Minute Read

BFA welcome dinner: Asia Baseball/softball community celebrates being back together in person again

WBSC President Fraccari, who attended as a guest of honour: "It feels great to have the baseball and softball community back together again in person."

30/06/2022 2 Minute Read

WBSC Virtual Cup: Dynamic logo and tournament format unveiled

The new international event is scheduled for launch in four countries in September. The finals are planned to be held in Korea in November.

29/06/2022 2 Minute Read

Striking out doping: WBSC renews and extends partnership with the ITA

One new part of the partnership extension is the use of ITA’s dedicated intelligence & investigations capacity which will complement existing analytical and non-analytical methods of detecting anti-doping rule violations for the WBSC.

22/06/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC renews partnership with SSK as supplier of Official Ball, Umpire Kit of Baseball World Cups, Premier12

The WBSC and SSK have been partners for more than 20 years.

21/06/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC welcomes ASOIF Governance Review with significant progress showcased

The WBSC was the highest-ranked IF among ASOIF Associate Members and scored above average for an IF of its size and resources. Overall, the WBSC’s score increase of 46 was the second largest across participating IFs where the average gain was 14 points.