With three days to go to the start of the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup, let’s take a look at the history of the event, the oldest international youth men’s softball world championship.

Fans can acquire daily passes for the Opening Round at $150 Mexican Pesos (around $US 9).

It's not as famous as Babe Ruth's Curse of the Bambino the Boston Red Sox suffered from 1920 to 2004, or the Curse of the Billy Goat, which plagued the Chicago Cubs from 1945 to 2016, still, it's a story worth to tell.

From 0.23 to 936,263, a look at the numbers behind the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup.

Kim (pictured above) was the everyday shortstop for Korea at the WBSC Premier12 2019 and was named the best utility of the National League. WBSC U-12 and U-15 Baseball World Cup alum Anthony Volpe earned the American League Gold Glove at shortstop.

The three medal-winning teams will compete in next year’s WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals, to be played in Buttrio and Castions di Strada, Italy, from 15 to 21 July. They will square off against world No. 2 Japan, No. 7 Australia, No. 8 Italy, No. 9 Netherlands and No. 11 China.

One of Mexico’s largest telecommunications companies, Megacable has been granted the exclusive TV broadcast rights in the Mexican territory for the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup, and is expected to reach millions of viewers through its channels TVC Deportes, TVC Deportes 2 and Megasports. 

The Blacktown International Sportspark will host the best-of-three series serving as the WBSC Oceania qualifying tournament.

The Twins dominated the regular season but haven't won since 1994. In 2021, the KT Wiz won the only Korean Series they participated in. The series is set to open at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Tuesday, 7 November.

The top two finishers of each tournament will advance to the respective 2024 Group Stage.