10/12/2025 1 Minute Read

WBSC Softball Hall of Fame member Li Minkuan passes away at 89

He led the Chinese National Team to a historic silver medal at Atlanta 1996, the country's only Olympic softball medal to date.

06/11/2025 5 Minute Read

WBSC Softball Hall of Fame welcomes 15 new members following 2025 Congress

The Class of 2025 features a distinguished group of seven players, three umpires, three coaches, and two administrators whose achievements have left an enduring mark on international softball.

26/09/2025 2 Minute Read

25 Years Ago: USA defeated Japan in unforgettable Sydney Olympics softball gold medal game

Sydney is regarded as the best Olympic softball tournament ever. Despite some rain, 8,923 paying spectators watched the game that would go down in history as the most dramatic Olympic softball gold medal game.

19/05/2025 1 Minute Read

50 days to go: Revisiting 59 years of Men's Softball World Cup history

Join us on this 59-year journey as we revisit the first 17 editions of the tournament, which have been played across five continents.

12/08/2024 2 Minute Read

Ten things to know about the WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup 2024 Group B

World No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Puerto Rico, No. 6 Netherlands, No. 7 Italy, No. 11 China, and No. 15 Peru will take the field starting 14 August to earn the two tickets available for the Finals 2025. Check out 10 things you should know about this group.

05/07/2024 2 Minute Read

WBSC Women's Softball World Cup - 59 years of success and glory

With 10 days to go to the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals, here's an historic look back at one of the WBSC's longest running tournaments. The 17th edition of the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup is the first played under the two-stage format. USA won the last edition in 2018 and are the defending World Champions after claiming gold at the 2022 World Games.

31/05/2024 1 Minute Read

Video: Memories of a wonderful World Baseball Softball Day celebration

On 10 May, the inaugural World Baseball Softball Day marked the 10th anniversary of the baseball/softball world governing body. The video will help preserving memories of the day.

24/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Japanese softball legend Taeko Utsugi visits Olympic House, adds her name to Olympians Wall

Utsugi, who guided Japan to two Olympic medals as a head coach in Sydney and Athens, visited the Olympic house as member of the WBSC Executive Board, which is holding its meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.

08/11/2023 2 Minute Read

WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup: 42 years of history

With three days to go to the start of the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup, let’s take a look at the history of the event, the oldest international youth men’s softball world championship.

19/10/2023 3 Minute Read

Softball in the Olympics: From Melbourne and Mexico City to Atlanta and Los Angeles, an amazing Olympic history, rich with passion and perseverance

The first WBSC Women's and Men's Softball World Cups were staged in Melbourne, Australia in 1965 and Mexico City in 1966 when softball's Olympic dream was launched. It appeared at the Olympics for the first time at Atlanta 1996 before featuring four times and will return again at LA28.