16/04/2024 1 Minute Read

WBSC Premier12 star Jeong Choi ties KBO All-Time Home Run record

The 37-year-old SSG Landers third baseman hit his 467th home run on Tuesday, 16 April, against the Kia Tigers and tied the legendary 'Lion King' Seung-Yeop Lee.

02/02/2024 1 Minute Read

International Baseball legend Osvaldo Gil inducted to Puerto Rico Double-A League Hall of Fame

The former National Olympic Committee President and International Baseball Federation Technical Commission chair leads a list of 15 inductees. The Juan Cheo Lopez Stadium in Camuy (pictured above) will host the pre-season classic Champions Cup and the Double-A Opening Day.

31/01/2024 1 Minute Read

Life of Olympian/baseballer Jim Thorpe honoured in Oklahoma

The first Native American to win an Olympic medal, he was stripped of his pentathlon and decathlon golds because he had played professional baseball. His case was finally cleared in 2022.

22/01/2024 1 Minute Read

International baseball veteran Ariel Sanchez celebrates 2,000 hits in Cuba

The 39-year-old outfielder competes for Matanzas in the second Cuban Elite League final series. He is the son and nephew of former stars. His uncles Wilfredo and Fernando surpassed the 2,000-hit mark.

19/12/2023 2 Minute Read

British Baseball Hall of Fame announces Class of 2023

The Historic Committee selected Charlie Muirhead, while Craig Savage was the sole inductee from the Modern Ballot. "I can't quite believe that I am to be listed in a category alongside such historical influences on the game as Sir Francis Ley and Sir John Moores."

17/11/2023 1 Minute Read

MLB: Former Dutch National Team skipper Pat Murphy to manage 2024 Milwaukee Brewers

Murphy (photo c/o MLB) led the Netherlands to an historic win over Cuba in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games baseball competitiom. Two future Dutch National Team managers, Rob Eenhoorn and Hensley Meulens played for him in the Olympics.

08/11/2023 2 Minute Read

Hanshin Tigers Japan Series title ends Curse of the Colonel

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.

18/10/2023 2 Minute Read

Baseball in the Olympics: A sport with an Olympic history that starts with Royals trying to play with an orange

Baseball first featured at the Olympic Games in 1904 and made its debut as a medal sport at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics and went on to feature at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Games before returning for Tokyo 2020 and LA2028.

18/07/2023 2 Minute Read

VII WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 10 days to go: A rich history and a bright future

Japan, Chinese Taipei, Mexico and Korea have participated in all six previous editions while New Zealand will make its debut. Only the United States (four times) and Chinese Taipei (two) have won the tournament to date.

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.