VIDEO: Australian women baseball players remember historic silver medal at 2010 World Cup
01/09/2020 1 Minute Read

VIDEO: Australian women baseball players remember historic silver medal at 2010 World Cup

Amy McCann, the center fielder of Australia's 2010 Women's National Team, produced a flashback video of the team's historic run in Venezuela.
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Twelve years ago: Ueno leads Japan to softball gold at Beijing 2008 Olympics
21/08/2020 2 Minute Read

Twelve years ago: Ueno leads Japan to softball gold at Beijing 2008 Olympics

On 21 August 2008, Japanese superstar pitcher Yukiko Ueno pitched Japan to their first and only Olympic Games softball gold medal with an incredible win over favourites, USA.
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Watch Yukiko Ueno’s perfect game at Athens 2004 Olympic Games, 16 years ago today
20/08/2020 2 Minute Read

Watch Yukiko Ueno’s perfect game at Athens 2004 Olympic Games, 16 years ago today

Ueno’s masterpiece, 16 years ago today, is the only seven-inning perfect game in the history of the Olympic Games.
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It's been 55 years since first-ever Women’s Softball World Championship in 1965
10/08/2020 2 Minute Read

It's been 55 years since first-ever Women’s Softball World Championship in 1965

The flagship international softball tournament was played for the first time in 1965 in Melbourne, Australia. With the launch of the global softball platform, the sport began its expansion on the international sports scene.
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Olympic Baseball Rewind: Watch Cuba, Korea stage thriller for last gold medal at Beijing 2008
08/08/2020 1 Minute Read

Olympic Baseball Rewind: Watch Cuba, Korea stage thriller for last gold medal at Beijing 2008

The defending champions Cuba and undefeated Korea fought hard in a dramatic final.
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Olympic speed skater medallist Eddy Alvarez crosses over to MLB
05/08/2020 1 Minute Read

Olympic speed skater medallist Eddy Alvarez crosses over to MLB

Alvarez is only the second player in history to appear on an MLB roster after winning an Olympic medal in another sport. After the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, he focused on baseball. The story parallels legend Jim Thorpe.
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Oliver Pérez becomes Mexican player with longest MLB tenure
29/07/2020 1 Minute Read

Oliver Pérez becomes Mexican player with longest MLB tenure

On Sunday, 26 July, the lefthander surpassed his childhood hero Fernando Valenzuela and Jorge De La Rosa.
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28 July 2013: USA wins II WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup
28/07/2020 2 Minute Read

28 July 2013: USA wins II WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup

The US National Team dominated the final against Chinese Taipei in front of a record crowd of 10,000. The win started a three-peat.
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Olympic Rewind Series - Sydney 2000: Japan, USA play the most contested softball final in Olympic history
24/07/2020 2 Minute Read

Olympic Rewind Series - Sydney 2000: Japan, USA play the most contested softball final in Olympic history

In a collaboration between the WBSC and the Olympic Channel, fans are able to watch the Gold Medal Game of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the second time softball was featured in the Olympics, following the sport's debut at Atlanta 1996.
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Today marks 100 years since birth of Juan Antonio Samaranch, Olympic president who added baseball, softball
17/07/2020 2 Minute Read

Today marks 100 years since birth of Juan Antonio Samaranch, Olympic president who added baseball, softball

During his tenure as IOC President both baseball and softball were admitted to the Olympic Games as medal sports.
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