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.

30/01/2024 3 Minute Read

2023 - A Year of Firsts

The Baseball Champions League was one of a number of milestones for the WBSC in 2023, on and off the field.

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."

08/11/2023 2 Minute Read

WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup: 42 years of history

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.

19/10/2023 3 Minute Read

Softball in the Olympics: From Melbourne and Mexico City to Atlanta and Los Angeles, an amazing Olympic history, rich with passion and perseverance

The first WBSC Women's and Men's Softball World Cups were staged in Melbourne, Australia in 1965 and Mexico City in 1966 when softball's Olympic dream was launched. It appeared at the Olympics for the first time at Atlanta 1996 before featuring four times and will return again at LA28.

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.

21/08/2023 1 Minute Read

Royal Antwerp Eagles Baseball Softball Club celebrates 100th birthday

It all started in the early 1920s and led to the foundation of baseball and softball in Belgium.

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.

27/06/2023 2 Minute Read

History in the making: Türkiye to host inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup in Ankara

Excitement is in the air as Türkiye gears up to host its first-ever international baseball event. This historic occasion follows Türkiye's introduction of Baseball5 in 2019, a groundbreaking move which the National Federation credits with revolutionising the accessibility of the sport and igniting a passion for baseball and softball among students and teachers alike.

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.