30/09/2023 1 Minute Read

Maria Soto: Softball Olympian & Venezuelan NOC President visits Olympic House, emphasises baseball and softball’s credentials for Olympic inclusion

Olympic and softball legend Maria Soto met with IOC President Thomas Bach in her position as Venezuelan Olympic Committee President and reiterated her belief that baseball and softball should be on the Los Angeles 2028 programme.

05/09/2023 1 Minute Read

Dakar en Jeux festival celebrates build up to 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Baseball5 Olympic debut

The opening of the festival will mark exactly three years before the Opening Ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, from 31 October until 14 November.

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.

21/07/2022 1 Minute Read

One year ago today: Softball opens Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Softball made its Olympic return after being out of the Games for the 2012 and 2016 editions.

06/07/2022 2 Minute Read

Tetsuto Yamada, Yamato Fujita named 2021 WBSC Baseball, Softball Players of the Year

The 2020 and 2021 Awards go to National Federations, players, coaches and game officials who have contributed to baseball/softball growth worldwide.

24/10/2021 1 Minute Read

Japan National Baseball Team wins Best Male Team at Tokyo 2020 Olympics award

The Olympic gold-winning squad that went viral at the Tokyo 2020 Games was awarded the honour at the ANOC Awards 2021 today in Crete, Greece.

25/08/2021 1 Minute Read

Mark Smith, the head coach who led Softball Canada to its first Olympic medal, retires

The Canadian coach led the softball program to its first ever World Championship medal in 2010 (the first of three bronzes) and the first Olympic medal at Tokyo 2020.

17/08/2021 1 Minute Read

WBSC completes its largest-ever global distribution of baseball, softball equipment following successful Tokyo 2020 Olympic showing

The WBSC is looking to boost global development and capture the wave of momentum from baseball and softball's successful showing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.