Press release In light of the continued COVID-19 pandemic spread and the numbers of cases throughout Europe and the World, the WBSC Europe Executive Board decided to postpone the 2021 Congress to…
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MLB Names Peter B. Freund to Guide Transition of MLB’s Licensed Affiliates
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball announced the hiring of Peter B. Freund and Trinity Sports Consultants to work directly with MLB and the owners of its licensed affiliates as…
Espoo Expos win National Baseball Championship 2020 in Finland
The Espoo Expos defeated the Tampere Tigers in the finals of the national baseball championship in Finland. It’s the 17th championship for Espoo. Results Final Series: 12.9 16:00 Tigers – Expos Tampere…
Russia wins Prague Baseball Week 2020
Russia won the Prague Baseball Week 2020 this past weekend. They defeated the Czech national team 9-5 in the championship game on Saturday. The Czech team had won all three games prior…
Unipol Bologna wins Italian Baseball Championship 2020
Unipol Bologna won an intense Italian Baseball Series to claim the 2020 Italian Baseball Championship. Its their 13th title in team history. They beat San Marino 4-3 in the final series. Bologna…
Sofia Blues claim BBL in 2020, Final Standings
by Alex Gorrin BBL 2020 Final Series Sunday September 27 Sofia Blues v Buffaloes Blagoevgrad 6:1 (1:0 in the series, best of 5) Saturday October 3 Sofia Blues v Buffaloes Blagoevgrad 11:1…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, October 5, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MONTERREY, CULIACAN PLAYERS TEST POSITIVE FOR VIRUS IN CAMPS With less than two weeks remaining until the scheduled start of the Mexican Pacific League’s regular season,…
WBSC confirms new dates for inaugural U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PULLY, Switzerland; 1 October 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the new dates for the inaugural WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup®,…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, September 27, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MEXICALI MAYOR GIVES AGUILAS GREEN LIGHT FOR FANS IN STANDS The number of Mexican Pacific League teams allowed to open their home ballparks to limited fans…
WBSC publishes new Baseball5 rulebook for the 5-on-5 urban game
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PULLY, Switzerland; 24 September 2020 — The WBSC has published the 2021 edition of the Baseball5 rulebook for the fast-paced five-on-five Youth Olympic discipline. Baseball5 Rulebook…
Sölvesborg Firehawks win 2020 Swedish Baseball Championship
The Sölvesborg Firehawks have won the 2020 Swedish Baseball Championship. They defeated Sundbyberg Heat 3-2 in the best-of-five final series. Sölvesborg prevailed 11-1 in the decisive fifth match of the finals. It’s…
Kropyvnytskyi “BioTexCom KNTU” had won the 25th title Ukrainian Baseball Championship
by Olexandr Vynogradov In the last round of the Ukrainian Baseball Championship (Division A) 2020, “BioTexCom KNTU” defeated ATMA (Kyiv region) 17:3; 18:7; 13:0. In general, during championship 2020 “BioTexCom KNTU” had…
Draci Brno beats Arrows Ostrava to return to Czech Baseball Throne
Photo © by Ladislav Svěnčík, @ladislavsvencik Draci Brno is returning to the throne in the Czech Extraleague. They defeated last year’s champion Arrows Ostrava 3-1 in the final series to win the…
Therwil Flyers repeat as Swiss Nationalliga A Champion 2020
The Therwil Flyers repeated as Swiss Nationalliga A Champion by sweeping the Bern Cardinals in the final series. Therwil decided the first two games in lopsided fashion 16-8 and 16-3 before a…
Witches Linz win Austrian Softball Title 2020
The Witch Linz have won the Austrian Softball Championship 2020. Its their second national title after 2017. Linz swept the Austrian Softball Final Four in Vienna by defeating the Crazy Chicklets Wiener…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, September 21, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ TIGRES FOR SALE? PEREYRA SAYS YES, TEAM SAYS NO A Twitter entry by Proceso writer Beatriz Pereyra regarding rumors that former Cy Young Award winner Fernando…
WBSC’s GameTime video platform to show Cuban Baseball’s Serie Nacional games
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PULLY, Switzerland; 11 September 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced that its OTT platform GameTime.sport has won the exclusive international broadcast and digital…
British Baseball Federation appoints Drew Spencer als new Manager of GB National Team
Press release British Baseball Federation The British Baseball Federation is excited to announce the appointment of Mr Drew Spencer as the Lead Programme and Seniors Manager of the Great Britain National Baseball…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, September 14, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ NEW STADIUM ON DRAWING BOARD FOR YUCATAN A new, privately-financed, solar-powered multipurpose stadium is being planned for Yucatan with a targeted opening of Spring in 2023….
Utena Titanai is the winner of 2020 Lithuania Baseball Championship
by Eimantas Zickus The final series were played on September 12-13th. Utena Titanai won the series 2:0 against Kaunas Lituanica White team. The first game was played in Kaunas where Utena Titanai…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, September 7, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MEX PAC TEAMS START OPENING TRAINING CAMPS With the scheduled start of the 2020-21 regular season a little over a month away, Mexican Pacific League teams…
Lithuanian Baseball regular season has ended August 30th
by Eimantas Zickus The regular season of Lithuanian baseball league has ended on August 30h: August 30th results: Kaunas Lituanica Green – Kaunas Lituanica White 2:11 Utena Titanai – BK Vilnius 9:10…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, August 31, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ PEGUERO TO REJOIN NARANJEROS THIS SEASON The Hermosillo Naranjeros last Friday announced their three allowable foreign-born players for the upcoming Mexican Pacific League season, including a…
WBSC Academy unveiled: Executive Board applauds new e-learning platform
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PULLY, Switzerland. The WBSC Executive Board (EB), meeting online for the second time in two months, gave their unanimous approval to the WBSC Academy, the international…
MLB Promotes Noah Garden and Chris Marinak
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball announced the promotions of Noah Garden to Chief Revenue Officer and Chris Marinak to Chief Operations and Strategy Officer. With the recent departure of…