14/02/2024
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Six Tokyo 2020 gold medallists are core of Samurai Japan Global Baseball Games roster
Pitchers Morishita, Kuribayashi and Taira; infielders Genda and Murakami (pictured above); and outfielder Kondoh competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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14/02/2024
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Former Major Leaguers Cruz, Liddi and Beltre highlight Team Europe roster for Global Baseball Games
Right-hander Rhiner Cruz pitched in 74 games, slugging infielder Alex Liddi (pictured above) appeared in 61 and outfielder Engel Beltre played 22. The reigning European champions, Spain, contribute eight players, the Netherlands have seven, Italy six, Czechia four and Germany three.
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14/02/2024
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Jenny Canvar becomes first woman to serve as MLB primary play-by-play broadcaster
The 41-year-old reporter will partner with former MLB pitcher Dallas Braden for the Oakland A's games. Cavnar, who grew up as a baseball coach's daughter, said in a news release: "It is a dream come true."
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13/02/2024
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eBASEBALL™ Federation Focus: Swiss Baseball & Softball Federation is now on WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS
Players can participate in the Swiss Baseball & Softball Cup via WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS, which you can download in the PlayStation online store or the Nintendo eShop. The week-long event is scheduled from February 19 to 25.
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12/02/2024
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Men's Softball World Cup groups unveiled; World No. 1 Australia to start title defence in Group A
A total of 10 national teams have booked their tickets to the World Cup. Besides one wild card, an African Qualifier (two available spots), which will take place in South Africa from 29 February to 2 March, and an Americas Qualifier (five available spots) scheduled to be played in April, will decide the seven remaining participants in the biggest men's softball event in the world.
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12/02/2024
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Global Baseball Games: Aritz Garcia, the youngest coach on Team Europe's staff
Born in 1989 in Pamplona, Spain, he attended the MLB European Academy, played in the United States and Japan and has been on the Spanish National Team staff since 2021. He will serve as the bullpen coach. "I'm available to do everything that needs to be done."
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12/02/2024
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Cuba, New South Wales Baseball League sign Memorandum of Understanding
Cuban Ambassador Tanieris Diéguez La O and the league's CEO Mark Marino committed to a collaboration process intended to achieve sports exchanges in Baseball and Baseball5.
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10/02/2024
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WBSC Europe applauds baseball/softball’s international growth and innovation in Malaga Congress
WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari addressed the Congress and said: “On 10 May we will celebrate the 10-year WBSC anniversary with World Baseball Softball Day. We also have many exciting projects to celebrate such as Baseball5’s popularity, the new Baseball Champions League, WBSC Legacy Club and WBSC’s leading role in eSport within the Olympic Movement as well as our Olympic Games journey with Brisbane 2032 the next goal.”
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10/02/2024
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"Io Sono Friuli Venezia Giulia": WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals promo video released
The WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals will take place in Castions di Strada in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy from 15 to 21 July later this year.
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