Federation Focus: International debut in 2017 boosts growth of Turkish Baseball and Softball
25/03/2022 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: International debut in 2017 boosts growth of Turkish Baseball and Softball

The National Federation has existed since 2001, but the National Team appeared on the international stage in 2017. "We Turks like to say: You will learn to win by defeat," said 37-year old president Murat Pazan.
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Federation Focus: Bhutan wants baseball and softball to thrive on top of the world
25/02/2022 4 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Bhutan wants baseball and softball to thrive on top of the world

Bhutan federation co-founders Karma Dorji, the current president, and Matthew DeSantis, guide the WBSC inside the baseball, softball and Baseball5 programme of one of its newest members.
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Federation Focus: Softball Peru's hosting of U-18 Women's World Cup 'made softball viral in our country'
31/01/2022 2 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Softball Peru's hosting of U-18 Women's World Cup 'made softball viral in our country'

"We now have more tools, we learned a lot about organising an event and are looking forward to the next World Cup in Peru" - Peru Softball Federation President Vanessa Endo (pictured right).
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Year two of WBSC's Federation Focus series showcases 10 different countries
03/12/2021 3 Minute Read

Year two of WBSC's Federation Focus series showcases 10 different countries

The WBSC published the first episode of its 'Federation Focus' series in January 2020 -- it featured Palestine. The series focuses on the various cultures and activities in the growing world of baseball and softball.
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Federation Focus: Baseball underdogs Israel played in Olympics for first time ever
24/11/2021 5 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Baseball underdogs Israel played in Olympics for first time ever

The November episode highlights a baseball miracle. Israel had never participated in a European Championship before 2019. Less than two years later, they fell just three outs short of the Olympic medal round.
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Federation Focus: Baseball is in Dominican Republic's DNA
13/10/2021 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Baseball is in Dominican Republic's DNA

October's Federation Focus publication features the Dominican Baseball Federation. Amaurys Nina, a former professional outfielder now in charge of the country's baseball operations, spoke with the WBSC.
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Federation Focus: Japan aims to stay atop Baseball World Rankings, help lead the sport into the future
07/09/2021 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Japan aims to stay atop Baseball World Rankings, help lead the sport into the future

One month ago, Japan rejoiced as they beat USA to win baseball gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In memory of this achievement, the second part of the WBSC's 'Federation Focus' special edition is dedicated to the Baseball Federation of Japan and celebrates the Samurai Japan National Team's Olympic gold medal.
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Softball Japan: How to repeat as Olympic gold medalists 13 years later
27/08/2021 3 Minute Read

Softball Japan: How to repeat as Olympic gold medalists 13 years later

In August, the WBSC's Federation Focus series is on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic softball and baseball gold medal-winning Federations. This will lead to two distinct episodes of the series on Japan who topped the podium in both softball and baseball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, starting with the Japan Softball Association.
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Federation Focus: Tanzania targets schools to boost baseball, softball development in East Africa
16/08/2021 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Tanzania targets schools to boost baseball, softball development in East Africa

Currently there are approximately 2,000 baseball and softball players in Tanzania. The national governing body is aiming to reach 10,000 players in the next years.
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Federation Focus: Success of the top leagues aims at boosting baseball and softball development in Spain
02/07/2021 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Success of the top leagues aims at boosting baseball and softball development in Spain

The June edition of WBSC Federation Focus takes us to Spain. Federation president and former Olympic catcher Jesus Lisarri guided us through his programme.
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