by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ LMB LOOKS AT JULY START; LMP OPENER IN NOVEMBER? One of Mexico’s most well-connected baseball writers is saying that the Mexican League is eyeing a July…
Czech Umpires Community produces Videos to train at home
written by Zdenek Zidek A group of officials from the Baseball Czech family – Umpires Baseball Czech, has launched a pioneering project of umpire-related tutorials, drills and rule-based situations to help Baseball…
Baseball Softball Coaches around the World
by Peter Caliendo Caliendo Sports/Baseball Outside the Box Podcast and ISG Baseball keeps educating your coaches through these downtimes with the Coronavirus. Wishing all of your and your families the best and…
USA Baseball Launches “Fun At Bat At Home”
Press release USA Baseball CARY, N.C. — USA Baseball announced the launch of the “Fun At Bat At Home” program as part of Major League Baseball’s PLAY BALL At Home campaign. The…
Documentary about Max Kepler
[youtube Upo-nquexHU 520] Fox Sports produced a short documentary about the beginning of Germany’s current Major Leaguer Max Kepler of the Minnesota Twins based on his PR tour, which he did last…
WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2021 postponed
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 23 April 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup in New…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, April 20, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ LMB PRESIDENT DENIES 30-GAME OPTION, LIGA MAY PLAY UP TO 84 CONTESTS The president of the Mexican League has denied a media report that the loop…
Will Chriscoe Joins USA Baseball as Senior Director of Development
Press release USA Baseball CARY, N.C. — USA Baseball announced today the hiring of Will Chriscoe as its Senior Director of Development. In this new role, he will lead the implementation of…
U12 European Baseball Championship cancelled for 2020 / Other Events postponed
by Confederation of European Baseball The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) has announced the cancellation of the 2020 U-12 European Baseball Championship and the U-12 EBC Qualifier due to the ongoing spread…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, April 13, 2020
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ ANOTHER LMB DELAY, ESPN PREDICTS 30-GAME SEASON The Mexican League is delaying the opening of its 2020 season for a second time. LMB president Horacio de…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, April 6, 2020
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…
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…