10/10/2024 2 Minute Read

WBSC Baseball5 World Cup: From Mexico City to Hong Kong - Growth and Continuity

Cuba, Japan and Lithuania all have five players in Hong Kong who played in the inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup in Mexico City two years ago.

03/10/2024 1 Minute Read

Japan and China confirmed as hosts for WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cups 2025 & 2027

Naha City in the Okinawa prefecture will host the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025, while Pingtan won the rights to host WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2027.

03/10/2024 1 Minute Read

WBSC awards hosting rights: Youth Baseball5 World Cup 2025 to Mexico, Baseball5 World Cup 2026 to Italy

Mexico hosted the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup in 2022 while Italy most recently hosted the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals this year.

03/10/2024 2 Minute Read

Growth of Baseball5 sees WBSC approve expanded format for future World Cups

Ahead of the second WBSC Baseball5 World Cup, held in Hong Kong, China from 7- 12 October, the WBSC has confirmed that future editions of the tournament and the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup will increase from 12 to 16 teams.

03/10/2024 2 Minute Read

WBSC approves new voting process to ensure athletes’ voice is enhanced in WBSC elections

A new process has been approved by the WBSC Executive Board to enhance the Athletes' Representative voting process at the next WBSC Elective Congress in Bangkok, Thailand next year.

29/09/2024 1 Minute Read

Cuba win WBSC Blind Baseball International Cup

They defeated the defending champions, Italy, in the final, 2-1. Pakistan beat Great Britain in the third-place game, 6-0, to claim the bronze medal. Cuba's Maikel Merino Ruiz earned MVP honours.

Categories: Europe , Parasport , Featured news

27/09/2024 1 Minute Read

10 Days to Go: Check out the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 promo video

The official promo video for the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 highlights the dynamic, mixed-gender action and the thrilling competition that awaits in Hong Kong, as 12 international teams compete for the title of World Champion.

27/09/2024 1 Minute Read

WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 Social MVP contest open

The Social MVP will be awarded with the High5 award, recognising an individual, national federation or player who has harnessed the power of social media to share captivating and impactful stories about Baseball5 and the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024

24/09/2024 1 Minute Read

Win a trip to the WBSC Premier12 2024 finals; GameTime Premier12 passes now available

All 38 games of the WBSC's flagship event will be available live for $24.99. GameTime is also running a contest with round-trip flights to Tokyo, Japan for the finals as the grand prize.

18/09/2024 2 Minute Read

WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Ranking: Japan remains on top as Puerto Rico, Nicaragua and China rise following WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup

The latest WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Ranking sees Japan retain their top spot after winning the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2024 in Shaoxing, China. Venezuela and Puerto Rico both boast record high positions in fourth and eighth respectively while El Salvador, Sri Lanka and Costa Rica are the biggest movers.