![Meet Osaka, the host city of the Global Baseball Games](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/6ae12d86-91c3-06a2-67f5-d0a263d8b6e8.jpg)
03/03/2024
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Meet Osaka, the host city of the Global Baseball Games
Osaka has 2.7 million inhabitants and is located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. The two games will be played at the Kyocera Dome, a 36,000-seat covered stadium in the Nishi-ku ward,
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![GameTime to stream Global Baseball Games series globally](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/7dea8ba5-4729-5e40-9941-c7400df6cf0b.png)
01/03/2024
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GameTime to stream Global Baseball Games series globally
The WBSC OTT Platform will cover the event outside Japan and the two European countries, which have local broadcast rights - Czechia and Russia.
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![Shaukat Javed re-elected as President of Pakistan Baseball Federation](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/94990dec-9314-20d2-d45e-5cbe3f34ede6.jpg)
29/02/2024
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Shaukat Javed re-elected as President of Pakistan Baseball Federation
Along with President Javed, Syed Fakhar Ali Shah was elected as Secretary General.
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![World powerhouses Japan, USA to clash in women's softball All-Star Series in July](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/54822126-35d7-6c49-f3ee-84f04d1132ec.jpeg)
27/02/2024
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World powerhouses Japan, USA to clash in women's softball All-Star Series in July
The three-game series will be played in Nagoya, Fujinomiya and Yokohama in Japan, with a game in each city.
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![Joong-il Ryu to manage Korea at WBSC Premier12](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/a2dcbbee-1ebf-bc57-83a0-2febc7c83c6b.jpg)
23/02/2024
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Joong-il Ryu to manage Korea at WBSC Premier12
Ryu, who won four Korean Series with the Samsung Lions, led Korea to an Asian Games gold medal in 2023.
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![Hirokazu Ibata on Global Baseball Games: "Europe is talented"](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/32495db7-6bd0-7434-aed0-37183303493e.jpg)
23/02/2024
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Hirokazu Ibata on Global Baseball Games: "Europe is talented"
The WBSC had a chance to talk to the Samurai Japan manager in Tokyo. "I approached players who I want or expect to be at the Premier12."
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![Koshien winner Masayoshi Ogara to manage Japanese U-18 National Team](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/249e1475-36ca-5d9f-9bbe-e871f554bdf2.jpg)
23/02/2024
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Koshien winner Masayoshi Ogara to manage Japanese U-18 National Team
It will be Ogura's second stint as Japan's U-18 National Team manager after the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2012. "The responsibility humbles me. Watching Japan win under Shiro Mabuchi last year made me emotional."
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![Olympic gold medallist, MLB All-Star Hyun-jin Ryu returns to Korea](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/f88f2208-c7c7-d8f2-48da-af7a2c73a86a.webp)
22/02/2024
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Olympic gold medallist, MLB All-Star Hyun-jin Ryu returns to Korea
The left-hander signed an eight-year contract with the Hanwha Eagles, the club he played for from 2006 to 2012, worth US$12.8 million.
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![WBSC Men's Softball World Cup: Hong Kong, China announced as wild card entry, to play in Group B in Prince Albert](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/f1aa6a49-55a3-3cfe-bdba-d629c90d6b9b.jpg)
22/02/2024
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WBSC Men's Softball World Cup: Hong Kong, China announced as wild card entry, to play in Group B in Prince Albert
This marks Hong Kong, China's sixth participation in the top men softball competition in the world, and their return to the World Cup after seven years.
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![WBSC releases Members Handbook in Spanish](https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/photos/80768abe-308d-3e93-c1d7-3bfa5f92e3ff.jpg)
22/02/2024
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WBSC releases Members Handbook in Spanish
"We are launching this new tool in conjunction with the 10 year anniversary of the WBSC, to bring forward our vision to support all our members in the path for more modern, sustainable, and well-organised Community," said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari.
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