12/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Miu Goto: Softball star receives Japan Diamond League awards, sets sights on LA28 Olympics

Goto (pictured left), who guided Toyota Red Terriers to their first JD.League title, earned the West Division MVP award, along with the best ERA and best win-loss record. Kanna Kudo (pictured right) was the MVP and also the best hitter of the East Division.

12/12/2023 2 Minute Read

eBASEBALL™ Federation Focus: Costa Rica Baseball celebrates 100th anniversary with WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS

Players can participate in the Costa Rica 100th Anniversary Cup via WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS, which you can download at the PlayStation online store or the Nintendo eShop. The week-long event is scheduled from 18 to 24 December.

11/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Africa: Mid-Season Baseball5 Championship held in Kenya

Nine teams competed in the final Baseball5 event of the year in Kenya. The Wrecklers won the title without losing a set.

11/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Dutch Baseball Softball Federation elects new Board, Gregor Rossen as President

A senior portfolio manager, Gregor Rossen has experience as a coach and an executive in Dutch baseball.

10/12/2023 2 Minute Read

Japan defeat Chinese Taipei to win Asian Baseball Championship, both qualify with Korea for WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup

The newly built Taipei Dome welcomed the largest crowd since its inauguration and set a new attendance record for this year’s Asian Baseball Championship, with 21,013 fans to witness Japan clinch their 20th title in the history of the Asian Baseball Championship.

10/12/2023 2 Minute Read

Shohei Ohtani signs with LA Dodgers, continues to make baseball history

The new deal for Shohei Ohtani, who was named the WBSC Baseball Player of the Year in 2015, is not only a record-breaking MLB deal but also exciting for a city that will have baseball and softball on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games sports programme.

08/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Heidenheim, Regensburg and Wesseling celebrate titles in German baseball/softball

The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe won the Baseball Bundesliga. The Regensburg Legionaere won the German Baseball Cup. The Wesseling Vermins won the Women's Softball Pennant and German Cup.

07/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Nairobi hosts first Baseball5 Coaching Clinic

Thirteen coaches from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania participated in the first of four courses organized by the WBSC and Olympic Solidarity to support the growth of Baseball5 in Africa building towards the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics.

07/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Swiss baseball/softball celebrates Awards Night

The Zurich Challengers won the Baseball National League A, while the Wittenbach Panthers won in Women's Softball. Baseball National Team manager Chris Byrnes was named the Coach of the Year.

06/12/2023 2 Minute Read

Softball Canada names preliminary roster for Men's Softball World Cup group

The Athlete Pool includes 14 players who won the silver medal at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2022, an additional five with previous Men’s World Cup experience, and six members from the U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup fifth-place team from earlier this year.