World Baseball Softball Confederation

2021 in Review - Top Stories of the Year

31/12/2021

Never miss a moment! The top stories in 2021, a year in which baseball and softball returned to the Olympic Games and the international events calendar restarted following the impact of Covid-19 around the world.

2021 in Review: The WBSC - A Year of Amazing Achievement

30/12/2021

In the final part of the 2021 in Review series, we take a look back at the WBSC's additional accomplishments on and off the field and the exciting future ahead.

2021 in Review: WBSC on social media, expanding digital horizons

28/12/2021

With the return of baseball and softball to the international stage, millions of people around the world engaged with WBSC content on social media while the organisation also reached out to more fans via new platforms.

Secretary General Beng Choo Low: Athletes at the heart of WBSC's continued innovation

24/12/2021

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Secretary General Beng Choo Low reflects on the many challenges and triumphs of 2021 in the following end-of-year message to National Baseball and Softball Federations, Continental Associations and Associate Members:

2021 in Review: Baseball, Softball a home run at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

22/12/2021

In spite of not being able to host spectators in Tokyo, both baseball and softball events were a huge hit with fans around the world.

2021 in Review: Living-legends, future stars highlight international softball's return in 2021

21/12/2021

The WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru, was the first softball world championship played since the COVID-19 outbreak.

End-of-the-year message from WBSC President to global baseball-softball community

20/12/2021

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari addresses baseball and softball leaders, players, media and fans around the world in his end-of-year address.

2021 in Review: Olympic Virtual Series success indicates baseball/softball has bright digital future in eSports

17/12/2021

The WBSC Executive Board included eSports as a discipline of baseball/softball on 12 December 2020. The success of the baseball's popularity in the Olympic Virtual Series showed that virtual baseball/softball has an exciting future ahead.

2021 in Review: Olympics, Yamada, Frazier, Rodriguez headline historic year for int'l baseball

15/12/2021

Shut down in 2020, international baseball in 2021 returned to the field with Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers, 18 months after the Premier12 2019. The U-23 in Mexico became the first Baseball World Cup played since the U-18 2019 in Korea.

2021 in Review: A year to remember for Baseball5

09/12/2021

The WBSC showcased the five-on-five discipline at the Tokyo 2020 Fan Park sports experience. WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari presented Baseball5 to 54 members of the ANOCA. The first World Cup will highlight the 2022 international schedule.