20/06/2023 2 Minute Read

World Refugee Day: WBSC hosts Baseball5 Open Day at Azraq Refugee Camp to drive home message of integration

The WBSC Baseball5 Refugee Team welcomed a team from a local village to train and play at the Azraq Refugee Camp’s facility in a game that drove home the power of sport to unite people.

25/04/2023 1 Minute Read

Baseball5 featured in International Day of Sport for Development and Peace initiative at Refugee Camp in Kenya

The Kakuma Refugee Camp is located in the north western region of Kenya and is home to 200,000 people, primarily from South Sudan.

06/04/2023 2 Minute Read

WBSC Legacy Club launched on International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

The WBSC marks International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by announcing new Legacy Club, aimed at raising funds to offer more programmes focused on promoting inclusion and integration through sport around the world.

28/03/2023 1 Minute Read

KONAMI donates equipment to Africa baseball players

KONAMI’s Baseball Equipment Reuse Project will see WBSC Africa hand out bats, gloves and balls to new players on the continent.

08/03/2023 4 Minute Read

International Women's Day: Ayako Rokkaku - Women's baseball a great opportunity for girls to experience the benefits of sport

The reigning Baseball5 World Cup MVP and Women's Baseball World Cup winner talks about her life in baseball and an exciting future ahead.

02/03/2023 3 Minute Read

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari: Baseball5 at Azraq Refugee Camp sets tone for future social initiatives

World Baseball-Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari reflects on the inauguration of the Baseball5 field at the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan and the role of Baseball5 in giving people access to sport as the WBSC continues to embrace its social responsibility.

27/02/2023 3 Minute Read

Baseball5 features at first-ever Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation Hope and Dreams Sport Festival

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari attended the Hope and Dreams Sports Festival where the accessible, dynamic and urban sport of Baseball5 featured alongside taekwondo competitions.

12/12/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC signs MOU with VIRTUS - International Sports Federation for athletes with intellectual impairment

The WBSC will include a new intellectual impairment class as part of future events.

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.

30/09/2022 2 Minute Read

International Summit on Sport: WBSC President joins world sport's leaders in signing Sport for All Declaration in Vatican City

The WBSC has put its effort into making baseball/softball more accessible through its flagship parasport Baseball for the Blind, Baseball5 and Wheelchair Softball.