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This week the Softball world was gathering in Cartagena, Colombia for its 26th Congress. On Friday a new executive committee was elected. It saw Dale McMann from Canada succeeding Don Porter (USA)…

Press Release Major League Baseball Iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist Mary J. Blige will perform the National Anthem prior to Game One of the 2013 World Series on Wednesday,…

The International Softball Federation (ISF) holds its 26th ordinary congress in Cartagena, Colombia this week. Representatives from around the globe travel to South America for the gathering from October 21 to 26….

The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) has introduced a new award. The “Xavier Mateu Award for Excellence” will be selected and presented by the CEB Executive Committee, honoring Xavier Mateu, who died…

The inaugural ordinary congress of the World Baseball Softball Confederation has been scheduled for March 7 to 9, 2014 at a location still to be determined. It will be the first time…

The Philadelphia Phillies Triple-A affiliate Lehigh Valley IronPigs have a curious idea to drive people to their home games. They offered a promotion, where you can win a funeral. His wife, Carol,…

by www.baseballeurope.com During its last meeting on July 28th in Zürich the CEB Executive Committee appointed Lars Sundin, CEB Legal Advisor, as temporary Secretary General, replacing Xavier Mateu. He will hold this…

Press Release USA Baseball DURHAM, N.C. – USA Baseball released its 60-man midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Thursday, bringing the organization one step closer to naming the top amateur baseball…

by International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org Jan Esselman (Netherlands), who had served since 2005 as the President of the Technical Commission, is the new President of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). Esselman…

The Congress of the European Softball Federation (ESF), which has been held as a joint Congress with the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) in Bled, Slovenia this weekend, is in the books….

The joint Congress for the European Softball Federation (ESF) and the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) will be held this weekend in Bled, Slovenia. In the picturesque town the heads of European…

This Friday Mister-Baseball was so fortunate to publish an interview with Jan Esselman, who is candidating to become the next CEB President at the Congress in Bled, Slovenia on February 16. Shortly…

Press Release Baseball Writers’ Association of America A winning candidate did not emerge from the Hall of Fame balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and verified by Ernst &…

Press Release Major League Baseball America’s Un-Carrier Joins MLB and MLB Advanced Media to Enhance the National Pastime with Game-Changing Wireless Technology T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today…

At the 2013 CEB Congress in Bled, Slovenia between February 15 and 17, 2013, which will be a joint Congress with the ESF, elections will be made for the executive committee of…

The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) will hold its 27th Congress at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan on April 14, 2013. The IBAF Executive Committee approved the date during…

The French Baseball Blog Honus did an interview with British journalist and co-author Simon Kuper about his new book “Soccernomics – Why Enland loses, why Germany and Brazil win, and why the…

A joint CEB-ESF Congress will take place from February 15 to 17, 2013 in Bled, Slovenia. It is a step to reduce the costs for most of the federations in Europe, which…

by www.baseballeurope.com Representatives of Europe’s sport movement and Sport Ministers met at the EU Sport Forum, organised by the European Commission in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 19-20 September. The Forum, which coincides with…

Press Release International Baseball Federation (IBAF), International Softball Federation (ISF) The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and the International Softball Federation (ISF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining the procedure for…

The Executive Committee of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) has nominated Lars Sundin from Sweden to serve as Secretary General until the 2013 CEB Congress in Bled, Slovenia next February according…

Press Release USA Baseball Catcher first Gator to win award for nation’s top amateur player SECAUCUS, N.J. — USA Baseball announced Friday the selection of Florida’s Mike Zunino as the recipient of…

by Baseballeurope.com After nine years the Joint Congress of the ESF/CEB Organizations returns and will be held February 15-17, 2013 in Bled, Slovenia. The Slovenian Federation along with the assistance from the…

On April 25 Mister-Baseball.com published an interview with former CEB President Martin Miller, who resigned suddenly during the CEB Congress in Rotterdam a month earlier. Riccardo Fraccari, President of the International Baseball…

An Italian baseball player in the Serie C, Marco Pieri, has developed a baseball themed board game. It is called “Board of Dreams”. It is an interesting project for all baseball fans…