Press release from WBSC. PULLY, Switzerland / TIJUANA, Mexico; 23 February 2021—The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has asked the Tijuana Organizing Committee and the Mexican government to postpone the 2021 WBSC Women’s…
Battle for Britain Returns with Expanded Format
Press release from BaseballSoftballUK. The Kent Buccaneers Baseball Club and BaseballSoftballUK are proud to announce that the incredibly popular Battle for Britain tournament will take place on 29-31 May at Farnham Park National Baseball &…
Georgia Elects New Federation President
The Confederation of European Baseball’s most eastern member has elected a new federation president, Goga Datunashvili. Although a little bit of a mystery even among European baseball fans, Georgia has been a member…
Swiss Baseball’s Bundi an E-Sports Trailblazer
Even though Livio Bundi only turns 20 in April, he has already gained experience with the Swiss men’s national team, the country’s U23 squad and, more recently, by coordinating Europe’s first national…
British Baseball Federation Announces Season Start
Press release from the British Baseball Federation, condensed slightly. Today, the UK government announced the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in phases. In a normal year, our scheduled start date for Opening…
The Euro Baseball Tour: Friendships, First-Rate Baseball in Třebíč
The Euro Baseball Tour has quickly become an expected event on the European baseball calendar. Incredibly, the event is only in its third year, but has quickly become one of the largest…
A New Era for Mister Baseball: Wuerfel Hangs up Spikes
Philipp Wuerfel (right), with the Hungarian Baseball Freaks at the 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg. Not long after the calendar turned to 2021, a new chapter in the story of…
Bundesliga Round-Up: January
In a new monthly feature, we will be catching you up on the transactions and developments in the German Bundesliga. In our first edition, Heidenheim strengthen an already strong squad, Hamburg bring…
Farewell from Mister-Baseball.com
Dear Friends of Mister-Baseball.com, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope you’re enjoying the last days of 2020, a very strange year for all of us. I would like to…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 21, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ NARANJEROS, GUASAVE GET HOT; CANEROS TAKE HEAT FROM FANS Any baseball player, manager or owner can tell you that life is different at opposite ends of…
2021 Women’s European Championship: NEW DATES
Press release European Softball Federation Following the request of the organizers, Softball Europe Executive Council approved a change of dates for the 2021 Women’s European Championship. The twenty-second Women’s European Championship is…
WBSC to live-stream Australian Baseball League 2020-2021 season
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Australian Baseball League (ABL) today jointly announced that WBSC has been awarded international live-streaming rights for the 2020-2021…
Softball Australia publishes Preliminary Roster for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
by World Baseball Softball Confederation Softball Australia’s selection process for the Tokyo Olympic Games will re-start at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) from 18 February – 3 March 2021. Following the…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 14, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ MEXICAN LEAGUE ADDS 2 TEAMS, TO PLAY 66 GAMES IN ’21 At a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City last week, the Mexican…
Dagmar Voith Leemann is new President of Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation
by European Softball Federation On December 5, 2020, the Swiss baseball and softball clubs elected Mrs. Dagmar Voith Leemann as the new Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF) President. She takes over…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, December 7, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ CARRILLO, CASTILLA AMONG 7 NEW SALON MEMBERS The 2020 class of the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame was announced last Thursday at a virtual ceremony centered…
WBSC approves E-Sports as new discipline and virtual version of Baseball/Softball
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Executive Board (EB) has approved the inclusion of E-Sports as a discipline of baseball and softball, setting the stage for…
Pioneer League Designated “Partner League” of MLB
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball and the Pioneer League jointly announced that the Pioneer League has been designated a “Partner League” of MLB. Starting in 2021, the Pioneer League…
2021 Appalachian League Schedule Announced
Press release USA Baseball CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Appalachian League announced the schedule for its inaugural season as a newly established collegiate summer league within the Major League Baseball (MLB) and…
New dates released for 2021 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Peru
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation Pully, Switzerland. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced new dates for the inaugural WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup®. Originally scheduled for 2020, the…
MLB Announces Tentative Plans for 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams Presented by GEICO
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball announced its tentative 2021 plans for the MLB at Field of Dreams Presented by GEICO game, featuring the Chicago White Sox and the New…
CEB announces 2021 European Cups and European Championships
by Confederation of European Baseball The Executive Committee of WBSC Europe’s Baseball Division unveiled the dates and organizers of the 2021 European Baseball National Teams and Clubs competitions. National Team Competitions Senior…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, November 30, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ OBREGON WINS MEX PAC FIRST HALF BY 4.5 GAMES Despite a 16-10 loss at home to Culiacan last Thursday in the final game of an abbreviated…
No Mister-Baseball Top 50 European Club Ranking in 2020
by Josh Chetwynd Without a doubt, 2020 has been a difficult year. For European baseball, there were some bright spots with a number of countries being able to complete full seasons. Unfortunately,…