21/03/2024 2 Minute Read

#PLAYEVERYWHERE: New Baseball5 documentary released in partnership with WebsEdge

The WBSC and WebsEdge will premiere the #PLAYEVERYWHERE documentary on the 10th May 2024, as part of the WBSC 10th Anniversary celebrations. Join the conversation using the hashtag #PLAYEVERYWHERE and be a part of the sport's revolution that's making waves across continents.

08/03/2024 2 Minute Read

WBSC celebrates International Women’s Day and reaffirms commitment to equality

Thanks to its accessibility and all-inclusive nature, Baseball5 has been "revolutionary" in regards to introducing sport into new communities and inspiring more people to be active says WBSC Secretary General Beng Choo Low.

08/03/2024 1 Minute Read

WBSC partners with Cricket; Flag Football, Lacrosse, Squash & LA28 to celebrate International Women’s Day

USA Softball's Kelly Maxwell joined stars from cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash to #InspireInclusion

08/03/2024 2 Minute Read

Marco Mazzieri talks Global Baseball Games: "These players made me proud"

"We came together, and the guys gave all they had. We faced impressive pitching and defence from another planet," Mazzieri said.

08/03/2024 2 Minute Read

Women's Sport - Playing a major part in the WBSC 2024 season

Celebrating International Women's Day, here's a close up look at two major tournaments on the WBSC events calendar in 2024 - the Finals of the XVII Women's Softball World Cup and the IX Women's Baseball World Cup. The mixed-gender Baseball5 World Cup will also take place in Hong Kong, China.

07/03/2024 3 Minute Read

Global Baseball Games: Japan win Game Two behind perfect pitching

Six pitchers didn't allow a runner and combined for 15 strikeouts. Delano Selassa thought he had got to Chiciro Sumida in the seventh, but centre fielder Misho Nishikawa stopped his hard-hit liner with a diving catch.

07/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Team Europe's Bocchi and Mineo welcomed to Japan with flowers

The right-handed pitcher and the catcher play for Parma in the Italian Serie A. The Kanagawa Governor is working on an agreement with the Italian city and thought that the link with baseball needed a celebration.

07/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Global Baseball Games: Markus Solbach and Yumeto Kanemaru to start Game 2

Playball is at 19:00 on Thursday at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. Solbach is a former minor leaguer who appeared at the Triple-A level, and Kanemaru is a 20-year-old top collegiate prospect.

06/03/2024 3 Minute Read

Japan shut out Europe to open Global Baseball Games

The world No. 1 pitching staff limited Europe to six hits. The top of the batting order got seven of 11 Japanese hits. Game two is scheduled for Thursday, 7 March, at 19:00 local time.

05/03/2024 2 Minute Read

Tom de Blok and Kaima Taira to start Global Baseball Games opener

Taira is a 24-year-old NPB All-Star and a Tokyo 2020 gold medallist. De Blok is a Dutch Hoofdklasse star with massive experience at the international level.