15/01/2021 1 Minute Read

Mickey Mantle baseball card sells for record US$5.2 million

Actor Rob Gough completed the trade and said "cards are an incredibly diversified asset".

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.

18/12/2020 1 Minute Read

Olympic gold medalist Frederich Cepeda makes history in Cuban Baseball League

The former Olympic gold medalist became the only player with at least 2,000 hits, 300 home runs and 400 doubles.

11/12/2020 1 Minute Read

'Hero' Enrique Fonseca, last living player on Venezuelan squad that won the 1941 Baseball World Cup, passes away at the age of 102

He was the catcher behind the wins of Daniel Canonico. The two, Fonseca on the right, are pictured above.

16/11/2020 1 Minute Read

Baseball’s Kim Ng becomes first female pro team General Manager in North American sports history

Forbes has ranked Ng as one of the most powerful women in US and international sports.

13/11/2020 1 Minute Read

Switzerland: 21-year-old softballer makes history as first Swiss to earn US college scholarship

The Zurich-native will play for NJCAA’s SouthEastern Women’s Softball College.

02/11/2020 2 Minute Read

100 years ago: Babe Ruth played baseball in Cuba

After hitting 54 home runs for the Yankees, the Babe joined the New York Giants on a tour in Havana, Cuba. He earned $20,000 (equivalent to $260,280 in 2020) for the appearance and lost it all gambling.

13/10/2020 2 Minute Read

13 October 1986: Baseball becomes an Olympic sport

Baseball was featured as an official medal sport of Olympic Games from 1992-2008, and will make a historic return for Tokyo 2020.

22/09/2020 1 Minute Read

One year ago today: Israel qualifies for Olympic baseball for first time in history

On 22 September 2019, an 11-1 win against South Africa sealed the historic accomplishment that will help Israel send their biggest-ever Olympic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Games.