02/12/2023 1 Minute Read

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari inaugurates new Taipei Dome

World Home Run King Sadaharu Oh officiated a ceremonial first pitch. The venue will host the XXX BFA Asia Championship, a qualifying event for the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2023.

30/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Girls, Strike it Out Workshop: WBSC co-hosts injury prevention and self-protection workshop for youth athletes in Taiwan

The Girls, Strike it Out Workshop was an educational activity for youth female baseball and softball athletes about injury prevention and self-protection from harassment and abuse.

29/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Olympic baseball gold medallist Yoshinobu Yamamoto wins third consecutive MVP Award

Yamamoto was honoured as the Pacific League's best player. His teammate Shunpei Yamashita won the Rookie of the Year Award. Shoki Murakami, who led the Hanshin Tigers to a Japan Series title, was named the Central League MVP and Rookie of the Year.

28/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Korea Baseball Organization makes Olympians Woo-Suk Go, Jung-Hoo Lee available to MLB teams

The All-Star closer Woo-Suk Go (pictured above) and gold glove centre fielder Jung-Hoo Lee represented Korea at the WBSC Premier12 2019 and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

27/11/2023 2 Minute Read

Asia Winter Baseball League returns with record-setting attendance

After a three-year hiatus, the Asia Winter Baseball League, organised by the Chinese Professional Baseball League, made a comeback and set an attendance record on the opening night.

27/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Laos Baseball National Team honoured by Asia Journalist Association

The Asia Journalist Association Award 2023 was given to Laos for its historic win at the Asian Games as well as its baseball development projects in Cambodia and Myanmar.

22/11/2023 1 Minute Read

MLB: Olympic baseball gold medallist Yoshinobu Yamamoto in high demand

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was part of Japan's WBSC Premier12 2019, Tokyo 2020 Olympics and World Baseball Classic 2023 winning teams.

21/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Japanese legends Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka play exhibition baseball game with Girls' High School selection

Japan runs the most successful women's baseball programme in the world. Daisuke Matsuzaka (pictured) helped Japan to an Olympic baseball bronze medal at Athens 2004.

20/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Japan walk off Korea in final to win Asia Professional Baseball Championship undefeated

The defending Olympic, World Baseball Classic and Premier12 champions won in front of over 44,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome.

16/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Iran celebrates historic U-13 Baseball Championship

Alborz won the tournament at Karaj Stadium. The Iran National Olympic Committee's first vice-president Gholamreza Norouzi participated in the closing ceremony.