05/05/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari signs new MOU with Cuba

The deal seals a shared commitment and honours the work of the late Higinio Velez and Ernesto Reinoso. Fraccari also met the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

23/03/2022 1 Minute Read

Yearbook 2021: President Fraccari "incredibly proud" of WBSC's achievements

The 150-page digital book is now available through the WBSC website.

17/01/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari honours 60th anniversary of Cuba's national baseball league

He presented awards to the National Institute of Sports (INDER), the National Olympic Committee. The 61st edition will open on 23 January.

12/10/2021 1 Minute Read

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari receives Italian Olympic Committee Golden Collar

It's the highest sports honour awarded in the country and acknowledges Fraccari's "extraordinary accomplishments" as president of the IBAF and WBSC.

08/08/2021 2 Minute Read

President Fraccari: Exciting future for baseball and softball after amazing Olympic Games tournaments

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari looks back at baseball and softball´s successful return to the Olympic Games and the bright future ahead.

23/06/2021 3 Minute Read

Olympic Day: Baseball and softball have never been as close to the Olympic Movement as today, says WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari

The Olympic Virtual Series Baseball Event Finals, which are being streamed worldwide on Olympic Day, are a wonderful occasion to further raise our sports’ profile within the Olympic Movement and and the younger generations said President Fraccari.

18/06/2021 2 Minute Read

World Refugee Day: Global expansion of baseball-softball can and must serve refugees, says WBSC President Fraccari

To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June 2021, World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari reaffirms the WBSC’s commitment and responsibility to leverage baseball and softball to help shape a better global society, including the call for the inclusion and support of refugees in sport.

05/06/2021 1 Minute Read

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari receives United States Sports Academy Eagle Award

USSSA acknowledged President Fraccari's "significant contributions to the growth of baseball and softball and his efforts to get both sports into the Olympics."

09/04/2021 1 Minute Read

WBSC Podcast: Softball opening Tokyo Olympics will send world a message of hope, says President Fraccari

The WBSC President is 'confident' that baseball and softball will be played at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, following the sports' return at Tokyo 2020, where they are expected to be one of the most followed events.

06/04/2021 2 Minute Read

WBSC President Fraccari: Baseball-softball must play its role in building back a better world through sport

In celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari reiterates the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s (WBSC) commitment to using baseball-softball, and Baseball5 in particular, to help build a fairer, more resilient and equitable world.