USA Baseball celebrates Sydney 2000 Gold Medal with Our Pastime’s Future Fund
02/10/2024 1 Minute Read

USA Baseball celebrates Sydney 2000 Gold Medal with Our Pastime’s Future Fund

The fund aims to enhance the annual support of USA Baseball through financial contributions. "This is an exciting day for USA Baseball," commented Executive Director and CEO Paul Seiler."
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Categories: Baseball , Americas , Development , Olympic Baseball , Members , Men's Baseball

Italy launch LA28 Olympics Baseball Camp
02/10/2024 1 Minute Read

Italy launch LA28 Olympics Baseball Camp

National Team manager Mike Piazza and his staff will work with 21 Italian League prospects and eight invitees from October 7 to 20 in the United States.
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Categories: Baseball , Europe , Olympic Baseball , Men's Baseball

Paris 2024 ends, hands Olympic Flag to Los Angeles 2028: Countdown starts for baseball/softball
12/08/2024 2 Minute Read

Paris 2024 ends, hands Olympic Flag to Los Angeles 2028: Countdown starts for baseball/softball

The countdown has started for Los Angeles, where baseball and softball will feature again on sports' biggest stage.
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Categories: Baseball , Softball , Olympic Baseball , Olympic Softball , Olympics , Featured news

Baseball superstar Bryce Harper says LA28 Olympics is a “dream”
09/06/2024 1 Minute Read

Baseball superstar Bryce Harper says LA28 Olympics is a “dream”

Harper spoke to reporters ahead of the MLB London Series and referred to the Olympics as “something you dream about playing in”, targeting the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games as a goal to represent USA.
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Categories: Baseball , Olympic Baseball , MLB , Olympics , Featured news

Shih-Chiang Chao to preside Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame
05/06/2024 2 Minute Read

Shih-Chiang Chao to preside Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame

“Smiling George,” the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association Vice President, will become the first former baseball player to chair the organisation.
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Categories: Baseball , Olympic Baseball , CPBL , Associate members

Beijing 2008 gold medal manager Kyung-moon Kim returns to KBO
03/06/2024 1 Minute Read

Beijing 2008 gold medal manager Kyung-moon Kim returns to KBO

After a 10-year playing career, Kim coached in the KBO from 1994 to 2003. He managed the Doosan Bears (2004-2011) and the NC Dinos (2011-2018) before taking over the National Team at the WBSC Premier12 2019 and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Categories: Baseball , Premier12 , Asia , Olympic Baseball , KBO

Beijing 2008 Olympian Yu Darvish earns 200th win combined in MLB, NPB
21/05/2024 1 Minute Read

Beijing 2008 Olympian Yu Darvish earns 200th win combined in MLB, NPB

The 37-year-old right-hander joined the company of Hiroki Kuroda (203 wins) and Hideo Nomo (200).
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Categories: Baseball , World Baseball Classic , Olympic Baseball , MLB , NPB

Olympic gold medallist Munetaka Murakami becomes youngest player to reach NPB 200 home runs
16/05/2024 1 Minute Read

Olympic gold medallist Munetaka Murakami becomes youngest player to reach NPB 200 home runs

After leading Japan to an Olympic gold medal, the World Baseball Classic title and surpassing Sadaharu Oh's single-season home run record, Munetaka Murakami hit his 200th home run at 24 years and 103 days.
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Categories: Baseball , Asia , Olympic Baseball , NPB , Associate members , Global Baseball Games

Baseball Olympian I-Chung Hong collects 1,000 career managerial wins
15/05/2024 2 Minute Read

Baseball Olympian I-Chung Hong collects 1,000 career managerial wins

Already the record holder for most wins in Taiwan baseball history, the former Chinese Taipei manager at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and WBSC Premier12 2019 reached the milestone one day after his 62nd birthday.
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Categories: Baseball , Premier12 , Asia , Olympic Baseball , CPBL , Associate members

Monica Abbott, Giovanni Pantaleoni sign Olympians Wall at IOC Headquarters
14/05/2024 1 Minute Read

Monica Abbott, Giovanni Pantaleoni sign Olympians Wall at IOC Headquarters

Abbott and Pantaleoni signed the Olympians Wall as part of a tour of Olympic House following a successful WBSC Athletes' Summit.
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Categories: Baseball , Softball , Olympic Baseball , Olympic Softball , Olympics