End of the year message from the WBSC President to the global baseball softball community
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.
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WBSC signs MOU with VIRTUS - International Sports Federation for athletes with intellectual impairment
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.
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Monica Abbott, Cole Evans, Maria Soto & Vaclav Svoboda complete WBSC Athletes’ Commission as softball athlete representatives
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.
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WBSC unveils first Virtual Cup trophies
24/11/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC unveils first Virtual Cup trophies

The WBSC Virtual Cup trophies have been revealed and await the Final Round winners of the first-ever edition on November 27 in Seoul, Korea.
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Corpay Cross-Border Announced as World Baseball Softball's Official Global FX Payments Provider
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.
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WBSC and Mizuno extend partnership
22/11/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC and Mizuno extend partnership

Mizuno will provide a total of 1,152 balls to be used during the 50 games of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup, the greatest men’s softball competition in the world.
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WBSC Executive Board meets online, reviews busy 2022 year, looks ahead to exciting 2023
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.
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WBSC Baseball5 World Cup MVP: Ayako Rokkaku – “Looking forward to the future growth of Baseball5”
14/11/2022 2 Minute Read

WBSC Baseball5 World Cup MVP: Ayako Rokkaku – “Looking forward to the future growth of Baseball5”

Rokkaku was voted as one of the two MVPs of the tournament – alongside Cuba’s Briandy Molina – and the Best Coach of the World Cup, as voted by her peers.
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World’s largest sports retailer Decathlon joins WBSC Baseball5 World Cup maiden edition as the official supplier
07/11/2022 1 Minute Read

World’s largest sports retailer Decathlon joins WBSC Baseball5 World Cup maiden edition as the official supplier

This is the first time Decathlon and the WBSC have worked together, building a partnership that will help spread the passion for WBSC’s disciplines worldwide.
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Baseball5 World Cup: TikTok signs on as WBSC content partner
05/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Baseball5 World Cup: TikTok signs on as WBSC content partner

The WBSC-TikTok partnership will see exclusive video content with 10 content creators bringing a dynamic viewpoint of the historic Baseball5 event.
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