27/05/2021 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Laos Baseball Federation, one of WBSC's newest Members as the game expands worldwide

Sang-wook Je and former KBO great Man-soo Lee were instrumental in the founding of the national federation in Laos.

26/04/2021 2 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Baseball and softball strike deal to boost development in Costa Rica

The two governing bodies have different histories and will maintain their development programmes. As the two presidents Adrian Alfaro and Robestro Castro say, they have a relationship like brother and sister.

23/03/2021 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Continued growth of baseball and softball important for new Korea Baseball Softball Association President

Leaders of the Korea Baseball Softball Association are focused on strengthening their National Teams and growing the game in the face of a declining population.

27/02/2021 2 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Chile targets Pan American Games 2023 to boost baseball, softball popularity

Chile's national federation (FECHIBEIS) was established in 1954. Nine different regional associations are developing activity across the nation. The Pan Am Games 2023 will be a key opportunity to boost baseball's and softball's popularity in the country.

30/01/2021 4 Minute Read

Federation Focus: New movement aims to boost baseball, softball in Finland

In the first edition of the Federation Focus series in 2021, the newly elected president of the Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation talks about the relationship with pesäpallo - the Finnish version of baseball - and how the sports can develop together and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their year, including the delay in celebrating their 40th anniversary of activity.

22/12/2020 2 Minute Read

2020 in Review: 'Federation Focus' series highlights baseball/softball activity around the world

The WBSC's new series inaugurated at the start of the year covered 11 different stories of very diverse National Federations Members.

25/11/2020 2 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Burkina Faso aiming for new stadium and Africa's first-ever pro baseball league

The French-speaking West African nation started playing baseball in 1993 and became the West African champion in 2019. The goal for the next four years is building a venue dedicated to baseball and softball, and establish the continent's first professional baseball league.

26/10/2020 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Iran Baseball Softball Association banks on Baseball5 as cost-effective way to grow the game

Iran has "the most advanced and modern baseball stadium in the Middle East", according to Houman Mansourian, the new President of the Iran Baseball and Softball Association (IBSA). "The venue is the outstanding achievement of the visits to Iran by WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. We hope we can earn hosting rights of the West Asia Cup from the Baseball Federation of Asia," Mansourian said.

21/09/2020 4 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Russia proud past, promising baseball future

As the main Republic of the Soviet Union, Russia was officially introduced to baseball in 1987. Current Russian Baseball Federation President Dmitry Kiselev reveals the nation's history and future of baseball.

28/08/2020 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Venezuela - "When it comes to baseball, the passion is extreme"

The WBSC spoke with the Treasurer of the Baseball Federation of Venezuela (Fevebeisbol), Oscar Izaguirre to hear the story of the federation and it's secret to success, as well as finding out how it is coping in this year of the COVID-19 pandemic.