27/06/2023 1 Minute Read

Blind Baseball continues to develop across Italy

AIBxC and FIBS are working on new teams in Sicily and Calabria. The following projects will reach visually impaired communities in Piemonte and Tuscany.

26/06/2023 1 Minute Read

Baseball5 courses staged in Sierra Leone with support of National Olympic Committee and Olympic Solidarity

After successful courses for educators, Joseph Kanena Kanu, the president of the Sierra Leone Baseball and Softball Association, announced that Baseball5 balls would be distributed in all the regions.

20/06/2023 2 Minute Read

World Refugee Day: WBSC host Baseball5 Open Day at Azraq Refugee Camp to drive home message of integration

The WBSC Baseball5 Refugee Team welcomed a team from a local village to train and play at the Azraq Refugee Camp’s facility in a game that drove home the power of sport to unite people.

20/06/2023 2 Minute Read

Athletes hail transformative nature of Baseball5 after Youth World Cup qualifier in Africa

Players participating in the WBSC Africa Youth Baseball5 World Cup qualifier in Ghana last month reflect on the opportunities that the five-aside urban sport has given them and their desire to continue growing the game.

16/06/2023 2 Minute Read

Miroslawa Cumba: "Women umpires made history in Cuba, now we need to keep working hard

Meet the 43-year-old umpire from Guantanamo who made history in the 62nd Cuban National League alongside three other women who are breaking barriers and blazing a trail for women in the country.

14/06/2023 1 Minute Read

Blind Baseball features at International Symposium in Italy

The International Symposium on Physical Activity and Individuals with Visual Impairments or Deafblindness took place in Parma and featured scholars, practitioners, and parents from 12 countries. Blind baseball was the WBSC's flagship parasport in 2022 with the launch of the Blind Baseball International Cup.

12/06/2023 1 Minute Read

Central Zone wins inaugural U-23 Development Baseball League in Puerto Rico

Prospects of the Superior Double-A League franchises split into teams representing the eight zones. "This league has much potential," commented winning manager Ángel Ramón Santos.

12/06/2023 1 Minute Read

Venezuela launches Baseball5 league

Federation president Aracelis Leon said the goal is "the organization and development of a high-level competition to attract talents for future international competitions such as Pan American events and WBSC World Cups."

12/06/2023 1 Minute Read

Italian Blind Baseball Association hosts players and coaches from the US for one-week clinic

Players from the United States Blind Baseball Association and the New York Lions Adaptive Blind Baseball Team, together with five coaches, participated in the initiative.