by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MEXICAN LEAGUE PLAYERS UNPAID DURING VIRUS SHUTDOWN Professional baseball has shut down almost everywhere around the world due to the Wuhan Virus, with only Taiwan’s Chinese…
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ESF postpones, cancels 2020 Events / Women’s European Championship moved to September
Press release European Softball Federation The Softball Europe Board has been working in the past weeks on the rescheduling of the European calendar, intending to safeguard the health of everyone involved and…
CEB cancels 2020 European Cup Tournaments for Clubs, scheduled for June
Press release Confederation of European Baseball Zagreb, April 1st, 2020 – The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) has announced today the cancellation of the European Club Competitions that were scheduled to take…
Mitel & MLB Present London Series 2020 Cancelled
Press Release London Series As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mitel & MLB Present London Series 2020 has been cancelled. The decision has been taken in line with the UK…
WBSC postpones 2020 Women’s and U-15 Baseball World Cups, U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of this year’s WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup®, WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup®…
USA Baseball to Host Coaches Clinics Online
Press release USA Baseball DURHAM, N.C. — USA Baseball announced it will host two online Community Clinics in an effort to support coaches and parents currently enrolled in its Coaches Certification pathway….
Baseball Mexico: Monday, March 30, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ LMB WEIGHS SCHEDULE OPTIONS, LMP FACING SQUEEZE In the wake of their season openers being delayed at least five weeks due to the coronavirus panic, the…
Host cities, new dates revealed for WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020 in Mexico
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that the Mexican cities of Ciudad Obregon and Los Mochis have been awarded the hosting rights of…
MLB Presents “Opening Day at Home” – A Full-Day Cross-Platform Viewing Event This Thursday
Press Release Major League Baseball On Thursday, March 26, Major League Baseball presents “Opening Day at Home” – a full slate of 30 games nationally available across various platforms, including digital streaming…
“Summer Slugger,” A Baseball-Themed Digital Education Course, Available For Free To Families
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball and EVERFI, the leading social impact education and Official Education Partner of MLB, today announced the widespread availability of the “Summer Slugger” digital education…
TOPPS Unveils “Project 2020;” Iconic Baseball Cards Digitally Reimagined
Press release TOPPS The Topps Company and its fast-growing on-demand platform TOPPS NOW™ today announced one of the most unique, transformative and eclectic offerings in company history: “Project 2020,” a first of…
Final Olympic Baseball Qualifier postponed to a date to be determined
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 25 March 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of the WBSC Baseball Final Qualification Event for the…
Olympic Baseball, Softball, Tokyo 2020 Games postponed to 2021
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 24 March 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) welcomed the difficult joint decision today of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed to 2021
After pressure increased on the IOC and the local organizers to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics it was announced on Tuesday that the Olympic Games indeed will be re-scheduled. They now will…
Honkbalweek Haarlem 2020 cancelled / Next edition in 2022
Organizers of the Honkbalweek Haarlem 2020 have announced on Tuesday that this year’s edition will be cancelled. The next Honkbalweek will be held in 2022. The Dutch government had announced measures to…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, March 23, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MLB CANCELS APRIL PADRES-D’BACKS MEXICO SERIES The outbreak of the coronavirus and the resulting panic that led to the delay of the Major League Baseball regular…
Strat-O-Matic To Simulate 2020 MLB Season Starting On Opening Day
Press release Strat-O-Matic GLEN HEAD, N.Y., March 19, 2020—Can the Mets’ Pete Alonso better his rookie record 53 homers in 2020? Will the Angels’ Mike Trout again prove he’s the best in…
MLB Announces Interim Support for Minor League Players
Press release Major League Baseball Since last week, Major League Baseball has been engaged in a variety of discussions with stakeholders to identify ways to blunt the wide-ranging impact of the national…
Record 86 nations in latest WBSC Baseball World Rankings
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 18 March 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation today published the latest WBSC Baseball World Rankings, which have expanded to a record…
MLB and MLBPA Donate $1 Million To Emergency Food Services
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) today announced a joint donation of $1 million to help fight hunger as a result of…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, March 16, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ CORONAVIRUS PANIC DELAYS LMB SEASON FIVE WEEKS When fears over the coronavirus grounded every other professional baseball league around the world to a halt, the Mexican…
Americas Olympic Baseball qualifier postponed
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PHOENIX (AZ), USA — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), together with host USA Baseball, announced the postponing of the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualification Event for…
MLB to Delay 2020 Opening Day By At Least Two Weeks / WBC Qualifiers also postponed
Press release Major League Baseball Following a call with the 30 Clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. today announced that MLB has…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, March 9, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ WILL PROBEIS TAKE OVER ACADEMY FROM LIGA? According to Hector Bencomo of the Hitazo website, a proposal has been made to the organization charged by Mexican…
Finkstonball Softball Tournament still looking for Participants
As of now the Finkstonball Fastpitch Softball tournament has few open spots left. The fifth edition of Finkstonball Softball with international teams and players from all over the globe will take place…