01/06/2023 1 Minute Read

Female umpiring crew makes history in Cuba's Baseball National League

Janet Moreno (left), Yalili Acosta, Miroslawa Cumba (pictured) and Milagros Quinones umpired Industriales-Pinar del Rio of the 62nd edition of the top baseball championship on the island.

04/05/2023 2 Minute Read

Ronnie Gajownik; Ashley Stephenson: History made as two female baseball coaches face off at High A level in the US

Gajownik is the manager of the Hillsboro Hops, and Stephenson is on the coaching staff of the Vancouver Canadians. They faced each other playing for USA & Canada respectively at the Women's Baseball Pan American Games 2015.

24/01/2023 1 Minute Read

Dominic Scheffler becomes first Swiss player to sign for MLB organization

The 17-year-old left-handed pitcher agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Reds.

21/12/2022 4 Minute Read

2022 Year in Review: Men’s, Women’s softball world champions crowned in the same year for the first time in history

The final softball event of the year was the II WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball World Cup.

20/12/2022 3 Minute Read

2022 Year in Review: Baseball5 makes history with first World Cup at El Zocalo, Mexico City

Cuba won the inaugural edition of the Baseball5 World Cup in inspirational El Zocalo, Mexico City. "I was struck by just how special and important this milestone event was," commented WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. The future looks bright for the five-on-five version of baseball/softball.

12/12/2022 2 Minute Read

Olympian Chin-Feng Chen elected to Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame

The Chinese Taipei slugger, the first Major League Baseball player from Taiwan, was inducted into Taiwan's Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first former Major Leaguer inductee. Late Commissioner Harvey Tung was also elected under the category of Special Contribution.

07/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Mexico make history, open Baseball5 World Cup with win over Lithuania

14/10/2022 1 Minute Read

Four-time Olympic softball medallist Tanya Harding inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame

Tanya Harding’s contribution to Australian softball spanned 15 years (from 1993 to 2008), more than 50 tournaments and a total of 283 matches, including four consecutive Olympic Games medals: A silver medal in Athens 2004 and three bronzes in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.

04/10/2022 1 Minute Read

Olympic gold medalist Munetaka Murakami surpasses Sadaharu Oh single season home run record

The 22-year-old slugger hit 56 home runs on his way to a Triple Crown and a first-place finish with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Former Dutch slugger Wladimir Balentien has the overall single-season record with 60 homers.