13/12/2023 2 Minute Read

UNHCR Global Refugee Forum: WBSC showcases Legacy Club impact using Baseball5 in Jordan

The WBSC inaugurated a new Baseball5 field in the Azraq Camp in March, where qualified coaches conduct weekly training sessions with displaced children and games against other local teams are organised. The Legacy Club now also supports Baseball5 activities in the Souf Camp, where a large number of Palestinian refugees reside.

13/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Japan Baseball5 National Championship to open on 23 December

The tournament will involve 32 teams and close in Yokohama on 4 February 2024. The announcement came at the end of a Baseball5 officials training seminar hosted by the Baseball Federation of Japan in Chiba.

12/12/2023 2 Minute Read

WBSC Africa announces dates, venues of Baseball, Softball & Baseball5 World Cup Qualifiers

South Africa will host U-15 and U-23 Baseball World Cup and Men's Softball World Cup qualifiers. Praia, Cape Verde will be the venue for Africa's Baseball5 World Cup qualifier.

11/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Africa: Mid-Season Baseball5 Championship held in Kenya

Nine teams competed in the final Baseball5 event of the year in Kenya. The Wrecklers won the title without losing a set.

11/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Dutch Baseball Softball Federation elects new Board, Gregor Rossen as President

A senior portfolio manager, Gregor Rossen has experience as a coach and an executive in Dutch baseball.

07/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Nairobi hosts first Baseball5 Coaching Clinic

Thirteen coaches from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania participated in the first of four courses organized by the WBSC and Olympic Solidarity to support the growth of Baseball5 in Africa building towards the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics.

01/12/2023 1 Minute Read

WBSC, Olympic Solidarity launch four Baseball5 coaching clinics in Africa

The initiative aims to boost Baseball5 development and targets the 2026 Youth Olympics. The first clinic opened in Nairobi, Kenya and will run through 3 December.

28/11/2023 2 Minute Read

May 10 declared World Baseball Softball Confederation Day

On 10 May 2014, the WBSC elected its first Executive Board. "We will dedicate this day to our community to celebrate it together," said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari during last weekend's Executive Board meeting. "A day to commemorate the unification of baseball and softball."