Category Archives: Uncategorized

Updates to Active National and Independent Leagues List

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Gabriel Fidler

This year, as with last, we have offered a master list of most national and major independent baseball leagues around the world, with the majority all delaying their 2021 seasons. This weekend marks the last major checkpoint, as most leagues … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Start Dates for 2021 National and Independent Leagues

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Gabriel Fidler

With another year of baseball affected by COVID-19, many leagues around the world have delayed the start of the 2021 season. In fact, of the 72 leagues surveyed here—most of them national leagues—only 13 were active on April 1, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

WBSC Opens Permanent, Sustainable HQ in Switzerland

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

PULLY, Switz. — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has officially opened its new and permanent global headquarters in Pully, Switzerland, directly adjacent to the Olympic capital city of Lausanne. The new headquarters have been named “Home Plate” and is owned … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Start Dates for 2020 National and Independent Leagues

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Last update 21 August.  Given the flurry of announcements of national leagues opening around the world, we thought we should collate the various start dates. There are currently 29 active leagues, with one more scheduled for late August. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Caribbean, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North America, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

DAILY TIMES: King’s Academy Graduate Making Mark as International Baseball Coach

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Our Managing Editor, Gabriel Fidler, was featured in an American newspaper over the weekend. The Daily Times spoke with him about the start to his career at The King’s Acadmey and Lee University, through to the creation of this website … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Final Olympic, Americas Baseball Qualifiers Postponed Indefinitely

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

New dates for the WBSC Americas Qualifier and the Final Qualifier will be announced in due time. LAUSANNE, Switzerland—The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of the WBSC Baseball Final Qualification Event for the Games of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

MLB, MLBPA, WBSC reach player agreement for Olympics, Qualifiers

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has reached an agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) to permit players on MLB 40-man rosters to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Baseball5 Euros: Lithuania, France Qualify for World Cup

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

VILNIUS, Lithuania – After an exciting first day at the European Baseball5 Championship, Day Two dialled up the emotion and the intensity. By the end of play, history had been made as Lithuania and France qualified for the premier Baseball5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball5, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Europe, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

BREAKING: Dates and Venues Announced for 2021 World Baseball Classic

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Press release Major League Baseball World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) announced the dates and venues for the 2021 World Baseball Classic today.  The fifth installment of the WBC, which will be played from March 9-23, 2021, will take place at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

New WBSC World Rankings

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

With México’s incredible extra-innings defeat of No. 2 Japan in last night’s Under-23 World Cup Final, it claimed the country’s first WBSC World Championship at any level. Its previous top finish was a bronze. México lost to only No. 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments