Today marks 100 days to go until the first pitch of the XII WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship

All 12 nations are now confirmed for the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup 2018, which will be staged at the USSSA Space Coast Complex from 22-31 August, in Viera (FL), USA.

“This is an exciting time for our sport, working together with the French Federation of Baseball and Softball to cement our place on the Olympic Programme”. This is how WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari opened the second day of the Executive Board meeting

The first session of WBSC Executive Board meeting opened with a welcome speech by Denis Masséglia, The French Olympic Commitee President, thus the host. Masséglia wished “good luck” to baseball and softball in the Paris 2024 inclusion effort.
The core of the session was on global and youth development of baseball and softball.

WBSC Members and affiliated National Teams will have the opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games exclusively through eight WBSC international tournaments, four for baseball and four for softball.

The WBSC Executive Board meeting in Paris consists of various sessions starting Friday, 23 March (live streaming via YouTiube, and going through the whole day Saturday, 24 March. Key decisions for the future of the organization are expected

WBSC is in the process of reviewing and developing Paralympic international activity and looks with interest at succesfull experiences like Baseball for the Blind and Wheelchair Softball

Czech Republic will be touring Argentina to play some test matches and a tournament against the host team.