30/12/2022 4 Minute Read

2022 Year in Focus

The year 2022 was an historic one for the WBSC with new projects launched both on and off the field.

29/12/2022 2 Minute Read

2022 Year in Review: WBSC on social media, creating a stronger presence

A year full of action with baseball and softball events, the debut of Baseball5 on the international stage and the WBSC's first eSport global event provided the perfect opportunity to strengthen the organisation's social media presence.

22/12/2022 3 Minute Read

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

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

19/12/2022 2 Minute Read

2022 Year in Review: WBSC's stronger effort on social and inclusive dimension of sport

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari signed a Sport For All Declaration in Vatican City. Blind baseball proved to be WBSC's flagship parasport in 2022. Softball for All was on the programme of the Special Olympics USA games.

12/12/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC signs MOU with VIRTUS - International Sports Federation for athletes with intellectual impairment

The WBSC will include a new intellectual impairment class as part of future events.

12/12/2022 2 Minute Read

WBSC World Cup umpire Po-Chun Liu awarded for her dedication to gender equality in sports

After receiving the IOC Women and Sports World Trophy in 2019, Po-Chun Liu, the first female World Cup Baseball umpire from Taiwan, received another recognition at the 26th Sports Elite Awards.

24/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Monica Abbott, Cole Evans, Maria Soto & Vaclav Svoboda complete WBSC Athletes’ Commission as softball athlete representatives

The four members were elected by athletes from National Federation members in an electronic vote staged from 1-9 November.

22/11/2022 2 Minute Read

Corpay Cross-Border Announced as World Baseball Softball's Official Global FX Payments Provider

WBSC members, along with the broader WBSC ecosystem of corporate business partners, will be able to gain access to and utilise Corpay’s innovative solutions to help mitigate their foreign exchange exposure.

18/11/2022 3 Minute Read

WBSC Executive Board meets online, reviews busy 2022 year, looks ahead to exciting 2023

Last week's inaugural Baseball5 World Cup was declared "a huge success" by President Fraccari.

15/11/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC invites all Member Federations to join the new edition of the Sport Specific Anti Doping Webinar on 22 November

Participation is free. The webinar is available in English, Spanish and French and is part of the "Play Ball, Play Fair" campaign run by the WBSC Integrity Unit.