16/04/2026 2 Minute Read

Ayako Rokkaku to serve as Baseball5 Athlete Role Model at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

The Athlete Role Models programme is a way to connect Olympians with young aspiring athletes. Born in 1991, Rokkaku has starred internationally in women's baseball and Baseball5 and is a WBSC Athlete Representative.

13/03/2026 1 Minute Read

Aosta Bugs win inaugural Baseball5 National Championship in Italy

The Bugs defeated the Braves (Lombardia Region) in the final on March 8 at the Montebelluna PalaMazzalovo indoor arena in Treviso. The National Championship started with a regional phase involving 21 teams from nine regions, from the northwestern Valle d'Aosta to Sicily in the south.

10/03/2026 2 Minute Read

World Baseball Softball Day: Two Months to Go

May 10, 2026, "is a day to celebrate our sport and all that we have achieved as one united team," said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari.

25/02/2026 2 Minute Read

Puerto Rico Baseball Federation and VIRTUS join forces to launch inclusive Baseball5 pathway for athletes with intellectual impairments

The WBSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with VIRTUS to promote Baseball/Softball for athletes with intellectual impairments in 2022 and introduced Baseball5 to VIRTUS members last year.

09/02/2026 2 Minute Read

WBSC signs MoU with Association of Portuguese-Speaking Olympic Committees

WBSC President Fraccari and ACOLOP President Filomena Fortes signed the agreement during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The MoU opens the door for Baseball5 to be used as a tool for sports and social development in the Portuguese-speaking world.

18/12/2025 1 Minute Read

Students with intellectual disabilities break new ground at Japanese Baseball5 National Championship Qualifier

The Para-JUNK 5 Youth team included two junior high students and six high school students, all from different special-needs schools. Their effort champions Baseball5's inclusiveness.

17/10/2025 3 Minute Read

Baseball5 to feature as demonstration sport in Mediterranean Games 2026

Iakovos Filippousis (pictured with WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari), the Secretary General of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games, met the WBSC Members among the 26 participants in the Games on the sidelines of the WBSC Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. The WBSC will promote the creation of a Mediterranean Union featuring WBSC members. Italy will host the Mediterranean Games in 2026.

23/09/2025 2 Minute Read

From the streets of Havana to the World Stage: Reinaldo Batista Fernandez and the spirit of Baseball5

Batista’s journey mirrors the rise of Baseball5 itself - a sport rooted in community, driven by creativity, and destined for a bright future.

13/06/2025 2 Minute Read

A Declaration of Love for Sport, Youth and Africa: Watch the Dakar 2026 Official Video

"For a long time, people looked at us without seeing us. This time, we're the ones telling the story. Dakar 2026 starts here." Powerful and inspiring, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games official video sets the tone for the first Olympic sporting event to be held on the African continent. The programme will include Baseball5.

31/01/2025 1 Minute Read

Baseball5 a huge hit at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya

The Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement recruited 30 players each to start their first Baseball5 activity.