17/12/2021 2 Minute Read

2021 in Review: Olympic Virtual Series success indicates baseball/softball has bright digital future in eSports

The WBSC Executive Board included eSports as a discipline of baseball/softball on 12 December 2020. The success of the baseball's popularity in the Olympic Virtual Series showed that virtual baseball/softball has an exciting future ahead.

15/12/2021 3 Minute Read

2021 in Review: Olympics, Yamada, Frazier, Rodriguez headline historic year for int'l baseball

Shut down in 2020, international baseball in 2021 returned to the field with Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers, 18 months after the Premier12 2019. The U-23 in Mexico became the first Baseball World Cup played since the U-18 2019 in Korea.

09/12/2021 3 Minute Read

2021 in Review: A year to remember for Baseball5

The WBSC showcased the five-on-five discipline at the Tokyo 2020 Fan Park sports experience. WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari presented Baseball5 to 54 members of the ANOCA. The first World Cup will highlight the 2022 international schedule.

07/12/2021 3 Minute Read

2021 in Review: WBSC Athletes Commission plays key role in safeguarding campaign

Commission co-chairs Maria Soto and Justin Huber also played an active role in the Tokyo 2020 Games-Time Experience while Commission member Randolph Oduber represented the WBSC Executive Board at the U-23 Baseball World Cup closing ceremony.

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.

01/12/2021 2 Minute Read

Year in Review: WBSC Development Commission hits record figures in equipment distribution in 2021

"It's the first time we succeeded in distributing so much equipment at one time," said Angelo Vicini, WBSC Treasurer and Chair of the Development Commission.

31/12/2020 5 Minute Read

Year in Review - Top Stories of 2020

Here's a list of all the top stories in 2020, a year in which the WBSC and its members still managed many achievements, both on and off the field, despite the impact of Covid-19 around the world.

31/12/2020 3 Minute Read

2020 in Review: Baseball-softball global activity remains strong in challenging times

In the final part of it's 2020 in Review series, the WBSC looks at the state of play of the international Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 events calendar, with the potential of an action-packed 2021 ahead.

30/12/2020 4 Minute Read

COVID-19: WBSC Updates in 2020

The timeline includes a break down, month-by-month, of the major WBSC news stories throughout 2020 pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic.

29/12/2020 3 Minute Read

WBSC passes 750k followers on social media

Among Olympic-sport world governing bodies, the WBSC ranks amongst the most engaging accounts on Twitter. The year 2021 is set to be an explosive one for international baseball and softball’s digital media footprint.