31/12/2023
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Top-10 WBSC Baseball World Cup Plays of the Year: No. 1 Samaria Benitez (Mexico)
The best Baseball World Cup Play of 2023 belongs to Samaria Benitez, the shortstop of the Mexican Women's National Baseball Team that participated in the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group A in Thunder Bay, Canada.
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31/12/2023
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Top-10 WBSC Softball World Cup Plays of the Year: No. 1 Ryuga Umeda (Japan)
Japan's center fielder Ryuga Umeda hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to give his nation the WBSC U-18 Men's Softball World Cup title.
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31/12/2023
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2023 in Review - Top Stories of the Year
The top stories in 2023, a year in which baseball and softball made its return in the Olympic sports programme of LA28, the launch of the two-stage format for the Baseball and Softball World Cups as well as four new tournaments – U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup, U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup, Youth Baseball5 World Cup and the Baseball Champions League - plus exciting developments in eSport.
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31/12/2023
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WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Ranking: A 2023 to remember for Mexico
World No. 1 Japan earned the most points in 2023 but Mexico climbed three positions to become the most improved programme among the top 10. Costa Rica, up 22 places, is the most improved programme overall. The top 12 programmes qualified for the III WBSC Premier12.
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31/12/2023
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USA finish year No. 1 in WBSC/KONAMI Women's Softball World Ranking for third consecutive time
USA have been the best women's softball programme in the world since December 31, 2021.
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31/12/2023
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Japan and Chinese Taipei show consistency at top of WBSC/KONAMI Women's Baseball World Ranking
The two Asian power houses maintained No. 1 and No. 2 spots over the last two-year period.
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31/12/2023
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WBSC/KONAMI Men's Softball World Ranking: Australia end the year as No. 1 for first time
The Aussies climbed to the No.1 spot on 22 November, after the U-18 Men's Softball World Cup.
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31/12/2023
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France finish 2023 on top of WBSC/KONAMI Baseball5 World Ranking
The WBSC published the first-ever Baseball5 World Rankings on 12 January. In less than one year, the top 10 went through radical change. Only No. 2 Chinese Taipei remained in the same position. Ghana improved dramatically, climbing 23 places to No. 10.
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30/12/2023
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Top-10 WBSC Baseball World Cup Plays of the Year: No. 2 Choongheon Lee (Korea)
At No. 2, Korean centre fielder Choongheon Lee made the best play of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan.
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30/12/2023
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Top-10 WBSC Softball World Cup Plays of the Year: No. 2 Logan Bester (Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rican center fielder Logan Bester claimed the second spot in the Top-10 with a sensational diving catch against Mexico during the inaugural edition of the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup.
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