World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
DAZN strikes eight-year deal with WBSC
DAZN has announced a long-term deal with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) to become the global distributor of its content for the next eight years
Mexico to host inaugural Baseball Champions League
A new Baseball Champions League competition will debut in Mexico later this year, bringing together teams from four national leagues for the first time
WBSC’s Base Sport to distribute Mexican Baseball League media rights
Base Sport, the Switzerland-based commercial arm of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), has been tasked with distributing broadcast rights to the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) in Eastern…
EXCLUSIVE: Centralised betting rights offered to WBSC competitions, domestic baseball leagues
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has pooled together the betting video and fastpath data rights to its own competitions plus those of baseball’s confederations and selected leagues in L…
WBSC to launch NFT digital trophies through Leverade deal
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has teamed up with sports management and monetisation software company Leverade to award NFT digital trophies at the Baseball5 World Cup and WBSC Virtual…
Nippon Express becomes global sponsor of World Baseball Classic
Japanese logistics firm Nippon Express has been announced as a global sponsor of the World Baseball Classic
WBSC appoints Konami to develop baseball video game, esports competition
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has appointed Japanese entertainment conglomerate Konami to create a new baseball video game and develop an international baseball esports competition
Fraccari secures new term as WBSC president
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) president Riccardo Fraccari has claimed the organisation is now “one of the biggest and best” sports federations after securing re-election.
Fraccari facing two competitors to retain WBSC presidency
Riccardo Fraccari will face competition from two rival candidates if he is to extend his tenure as president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WSBC)
WBSC latest international federation to turn to Sportradar’s integrity services
Global sports data and technology company Sportradar has added to its roster of international federations for which it supplies integrity services through a new agreement with the World Baseball Softball…
IOC steps into esports with five international federations, game publishers
The International Olympic Committee has this morning announced that it has partnered with five international sports federations, game publishers and DreamHack Sports Games to launch the first-ever, Olympic-licensed…
WBSC’s GameTime to stream Taiwan Baseball5 Championships
The World Baseball Softball Confederation will stream the inaugural Taiwan Baseball5 Championships this week on its digital platform GameTime
WBSC lands international streaming rights to Panama National Baseball League
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has acquired the exclusive international streaming rights to the top tier of Panamanian domestic baseball
Olympic softball leader Porter dies aged 90
Don Porter, a key proponent in getting softball into the Olympic Games in 1996 and ensuring its return to the Olympic programme in 2020, has died aged 90
Sky NZ to cover ‘home’ under-18 Men’s Softball World Cup
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has been awarded exclusive rights in the country to the upcoming under-18 Men’s Softball World Cup.
World Baseball Classic to expand to 20 teams for 2021 edition
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that World Baseball Classic – the international world championship for the sport which is sanctioned by the WBSC and is organised in partnership w…
WBSC adds Facebook to Premier12 media roster
Facebook is exclusively live streaming in the US all 32 games from the World Baseball Softball Confederation's 2019 Premier12 national team baseball tournament, which started on Saturday in Mexico
Interpark signs ticket deal for Korea-based Premier12 group
The World Baseball and Softball Confederation have added Korean e-commerce leader Interpark in a ticketing and sponsorship agreement