World Baseball Softball Confederation
{{short description|International governing body for baseball, softball, and Baseball5}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = World Baseball Softball Confederation
| image = Wbsc-logo.svg
| image_size = 290px
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| abbreviation = WBSC
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| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2013|04|14}}
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| merger = International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and International Softball Federation (ISF)
| type = Sports federation
| status = Governing body of baseball, softball and Baseball5
| headquarters = Pully, Switzerland
| location = Av. du Général Guisan 45
| region_served = Worldwide
| membership = 141 national federations; 7 professional league "associate members"
| language = English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Riccardo Fraccari
| main_organ = Congress
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| affiliations = International Olympic Committee, ARISF, SportAccord
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| website = {{URL|https://www.wbsc.org/}}
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The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the international governing body for the sports of baseball, softball, Baseball5 and Blind baseball.{{Cite web |title=Blind Baseball Rulebook |url=https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/cms/documents/255276d4-07c6-c46c-69ba-73178efafec4.pdf |url-status=live |website=World Baseball Softball Confederation}} It was established in 2013 by the merger of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and International Softball Federation (ISF). Under the WBSC's organizational structure, the IBAF and ISF serve as the confederation's baseball and softball divisions, respectively. Each division is governed by an executive committee, while the WBSC is governed by an executive board.
The WBSC has 208 National Federation members in 141 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. Professional baseball organizations as well as youth organizations are also included and form an arm of the WBSC as associate members. Headquartered in Pully, Switzerland, the WBSC was granted recognition as the sole competent global authority for both the sports of baseball and softball by the International Olympic Committee in 2013.
As the recognised governing body of baseball, softball, and Baseball5, the WBSC is charged with overseeing all international competitions. It holds the exclusive rights of all competitions, tournaments and world championships featuring national teams, including the Olympic Games, and WBSC-associated federations hold the right to organize and select national teams{{Cite web|title=WBSC Organisational Profile |url=https://www.wbsc.org/organisation/organisational-profile|access-date=9 October 2021 |website=wbsc.org |language=en}}
Discussions to merge the two separate world governing bodies for the sports of baseball and softball were sparked by a Memorandum of Understanding that saw baseball and softball leaders agree to form a joint bid to be added to the 2020 Olympic Games sports program.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/8755398/world-baseball-softball-confederation-govern-joint-bid|title=Baseball, softball agree on name|date=17 December 2012|work=ESPN Olympics|publisher=ESPN|access-date=24 August 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-baseball-idUSBRE9870DF20130908|last=Linden|first=Julian|date=8 September 2013|publisher=Reuters|access-date=18 January 2014|title=Baseball-softball vow to fight on after Olympic rejection}} Baseball and softball were dropped from the 2012 Summer Olympic program and were scheduled to be reinstated for the 2020 Olympics, but the 2020 Olympics were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, the International Olympic Committee announced that baseball and softball would not be part of the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{Cite web |date=6 August 2021 |title=Breakdancing (yes, breakdancing) in, baseball, softball, karate out for 2024 Paris Olympics |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/08/06/2004-olympics-breakdancing-in-baseball-softball-out-paris-games/5494716001 |access-date=21 September 2021 |website=USA Today}} Baseball5 is still set to feature in the 2026 Youth Olympics.
History
Following its exclusion of baseball and softball from the Summer Olympics in 2005,{{cite news|last1=Michaelis|first1=Vicki|title=Baseball, softball bumped from Olympics|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2005-07-08-baseball-softball-dropped_x.htm|access-date=6 November 2015|work=USA Today|date=8 July 2015}} the IOC reclassified baseball and softball as two disciplines of the same sport.{{cite news|last1=Kolatch|first1=Jonathan|title=Baseball and softball belong in the Olympics|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kolatch-softball-olympics-ioc-20130903-story.html|access-date=6 November 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=3 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031511/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/03/opinion/la-oe-kolatch-softball-olympics-ioc-20130903 |archive-date= 17 November 2015 }} As the IOC's guidance indicated the necessity for baseball and softball to be jointly considered for reinstatement in the Olympic programme, the two independent International Federations set out on a path toward a full and complete merger.
In 2012, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and the International Softball Federation (ISF) laid out the essential ground rules for partnership and began working on a constitution that would guide the merger and provide a framework for governance, ethics and operations. At a historic IBAF Congress in Tokyo in April 2013, the Constitution was ratified and since it had already been approved by an ISF working group empowered to do so, the WBSC was officially formalized and empowered.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
The creation of a single federation allowed for the permanent alignment, merger and management of baseball and softball at the world level.{{cite web|title=World Baseball and Softball Confederation sets out Olympic vision |url=http://www.britishbaseball.org/news_article/show/244069?referrer_id=271910|publisher=British Baseball Federation|date=3 April 2013|access-date=6 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031549/http://www.britishbaseball.org/news_article/show/244069?referrer_id=271910 |archive-date= 17 November 2015 }} The merger resulted in an immediate boost to the governance, universality and gender equality of baseball and softball, criteria for an Olympic sport that are heavily valued by the IOC.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
At the first-ever World Baseball Softball Congress—in Hammamet, Tunisia—Italy's Fraccari was elected to a seven-year term as the first president of WBSC, along with a fully elected Executive Board.{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/fraccari-elected-baseball-softball-president-164222894--mlb.html|date=14 May 2014 |agency=Associated Press|access-date=15 May 2014 | work=Yahoo Sports |title=Fraccari elected baseball-softball president |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030042413/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/fraccari-elected-baseball-softball-president-164222894--mlb.html |archive-date= 30 October 2014 }}
= Creation of Baseball5 =
In 2017,{{Cite web |date=17 December 2022 |title=Riccardo Fraccari: WBSC's culture of innovation brings series of firsts to 2022 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1131740/riccardo-fraccari-year-of-firsts |access-date=17 December 2022 |website= insidethegames.biz }} the WBSC introduced a third discipline to be played at an international level, Baseball5 (B5), which is a five-on-five, five-inning game designed to be played with only a rubber ball on a small field. It is targeted at underserved communities,{{cite web|date=19 June 2021|title=Fraccari believes Baseball5 can offer refugees new opportunities|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109233/fraccari-marks-world-refugee-day|access-date=12 August 2021|website= insidethegames.biz |first1=Duncan |last1=Mackay }} as well as offering a low-cost and fast-paced entry point to baseball and softball in new places around the world.{{Cite web|title=1st Urban Baseball5 international games staged at Foro Italico in Rome – 1960 Olympic venue|url=https://www.wbsc.org/news/inaugural-baseball5-international-competition-staged-at-rome-1960-olympic-venue |date=15 May 2018 |access-date=6 October 2021 |website=wbsc.org|language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211836/https://www.wbsc.org/news/inaugural-baseball5-international-competition-staged-at-rome-1960-olympic-venue |archive-date= 6 October 2021 }} The WBSC introduced it to aid its ultimate goal of having a billion-strong baseball-softball community by 2030.{{Cite web|title=WBSC reveals new logo for launch of new Baseball 5-on-5 Street competition in Cuba|url=https://www.wbsc.org/news/wbsc-reveals-new-logo-for-launch-of-new-street-discipline-in-cuba |date=14 November 2017 |access-date=6 October 2021|website=wbsc.org|language=en}} A major difference between B5 and baseball/softball is that the game is played without a pitcher, with the batter starting each play with the ball.{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=J. J.|title=WBSC Proposes New Street Baseball Game|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/wbsc-proposes-new-street-baseball-game/ |date= 1 March 2018 |access-date=6 October 2021|website=Baseball America }} It was inspired by various Latin American street games, such as "cuatro esquinas" (four corners) in Cuba,{{Citation|title=What is Baseball5? |author1= WBSC |date=19 April 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S_RCqxHrxE&t=44s |website=YouTube |language=en|access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116093728/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S_RCqxHrxE&t=44s |archive-date= 16 November 2022 }} and has been played in some international tournaments in the Americas and Europe,{{Cite web|title=Cuba wins the inaugural Baseball5 Americas Open, Venezuela second|url=https://www.wbsc.org/news/cuba-wins-the-inaugural-baseball5-americas-open-venezuela-second |date=21 April 2019 |access-date=6 October 2021 |website=wbsc.org|language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006212712/https://www.wbsc.org/news/cuba-wins-the-inaugural-baseball5-americas-open-venezuela-second |archive-date=6 October 2021 }}{{Cite web|title=Bulgaria wins Balkan Baseball5 Championship|url=https://www.wbsc.org/news/bulgaria-wins-balkan-baseball5-championship |date=19 February 2020 |access-date=6 October 2021|website=wbsc.org|language=en}} as well as having been implemented in some schools in various countries.{{Cite web|title=Australian Gov puts Baseball5 in schools, reaching millions of youth|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/australian-gov-puts-baseball5-in-schools-reaching-millions-of-youth |date=2019 |access-date=6 October 2021|website=wbsc.org|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=La France signe un partenariat pour introduire le Baseball5 à l'école |date=2021 |url=https://www.wbsc.org/fr/news/france-signs-agreement-to-introduce-baseball5-in-schools|access-date=6 October 2021|website=wbsc.org|language=fr}} It is due to feature in the 2026 Youth Olympic Games,{{Cite web|title=Debut of Baseball5 at Youth Olympic Games postponed as next YOG shifted from 2022 to 2026|url=https://www.wbsc.org/news/debut-of-baseball5-at-youth-olympic-games-postponed-as-next-yog-shifted-from-2022-to-2026 |date=15 July 2020 |access-date=20 September 2021|website=wbsc.org|language=en}} and has two World Cups for youth and senior players alternating each year starting in 2022, with both of these international events being played in a mixed-gender format.{{Cite web|title=First-ever Baseball5 World Cup set for 2022 as WBSC announces five-on-five international calendar|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/first-ever-baseball5-world-cup-set-for-2022-as-wbsc-announces-five-on-five-international-calendar |date=2020 |access-date=6 October 2021 |website=wbsc.org|language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211829/https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/first-ever-baseball5-world-cup-set-for-2022-as-wbsc-announces-five-on-five-international-calendar |archive-date=6 October 2021 }} The WBSC is also planning to, as part of its general push into E-Sports, introduce a video game version of Baseball5 in the near future.{{Cite web|title=End-of-the-year message from WBSC President to the global Baseball Softball community |date= 19 December 2020 |url=https://baseballjapan.org/system/prog/news.php?l=e&i=2141|access-date=8 October 2021|website=BFJ }}
= Coed slow pitch softball=
The first official WBSC Coed Slow Pitch World Cup was greenlit on 9 June 2022, during a meeting by the WBSC Executive Board in Pully, Switzerland.{{cite web |title=WBSC gives the go-ahead for first Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup |url=https://www.britishsoftball.org/news/article/wbsc-gives-the-go-ahead-for-first-co-ed-slowpitch-world-cup |publisher=British Softball Federation |access-date=28 May 2023 |date=20 June 2022}}{{cite news |title=WBSC Coed Slow Pitch Softball World Cup 2023 awarded to Guadalajara, Mexico; Dates confirmed in December |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/wbsc-coed-slow-pitch-softball-world-cup-2023-awarded-to-guadalajara-mexico-dates-confirmed-in-december |access-date=9 April 2024 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |date=28 June 2024 |language=en}} It was to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico in December 2023,{{cite news |title=Blu Girls brace for World Cup |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/06/sports/blu-girls-brace-for-world-cup/1894746 |access-date=6 June 2023 |work=The Manila Times |date=6 June 2023 |language=en}} but it was cancelled in October 2023 due to logistical challenges.{{cite news |title=WBSC Coed Slow Pitch Softball World Cup 2023 cancelled |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/wbsc-coed-slow-pitch-softball-world-cup-2023-cancelled |access-date=9 April 2024 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |date=27 October 2023 |language=en}}
Organizational structure
The WBSC is governed by the executive board, which consists of fourteen members: president, secretary general, two vice presidents, baseball executive vice president, softball executive vice president, treasurer, four members at large, athlete representative for baseball, athlete representative for softball, and global ambassador.{{cite news |title=스포츠토토". |url=https://www.coscasino.com |access-date=16 July 2019}}
The Baseball Division is governed by an executive committee, which has thirteen members: president, secretary general, 2nd vice president, 3rd vice president, treasurer, three members at large, four continental vice presidents (one each for Africa, Americas, Europe, and Oceania), and executive director.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
The Softball Division is governed by an executive committee that has twenty-three members: president, secretary general, 1st vice president, 2nd vice president, treasurer, twelve vice presidents (two each for Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Oceania, and one each for North America and English-speaking Caribbean), two at-large members, two athlete representatives, immediate past president, and executive director.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
The WBSC has four departments: media, finance, tournaments, and marketing. It also has several commissions.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
=Members=
Besides its worldwide institutions, there are five regional governing bodies that oversee the game in the different continents and regions of the world.
- WBSC Africa (28 members)
- WBSC Americas (58 members)
- WBSC Asia (34 members)
- WBSC Europe (54 members)
- WBSC Oceania (24 members)
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| Team | Region || League | |
|---|---|---|
| {{bb|Dominican Republic}} | Americas | LIDOM |
| rowspan="2" | {{bb|Mexico}} | rowspan="2" | Americas | LMB |
| LMP | ||
| {{bb|Puerto Rico}} | Americas | LBPRC |
| rowspan=5 |{{bb|United States}} | rowspan=5 | Americas | AA |
| AABC | ||
| ABO | ||
| BRL | ||
| PONY | ||
| {{bb|Venezuela}} | Americas | LVBP |
| {{bb|TPE}} | Asia | CPBL |
| {{bb|Japan}} | Asia | NPB |
| {{bb|South Korea}} | Asia | KBO |
| {{bb|France}} | Europe | AFBS |
| {{bb|Italy}} | Europe | AIBxC |
In total, WBSC recognizes 198 national associations, with 132 national baseball teams as well as 122 women's national teams.{{cite web |title=WBSC Members |url=https://www.wbsc.org/members |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=15 May 2021}}
Unlike the ICC, the WBSC identifies associate members as those who particularly endorse international baseball and softball with their own leagues in partnership with the WBSC. These leagues support baseball and softball to the extent that they are major sports in their respective countries. The table to the right has all leagues along with the country hosted:{{cite web |title=Associated Members of the WBSC |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/members |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=25 February 2024}}
= Presidents =
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! No !! Name !! Country !! Org. !! Took office !! Left office | |||||
| 1 | align="left" | Leslie Mann | align="left" | {{flagu|United States|1912}} | rowspan=2 | IBF | 1938 | 1939 |
| 2 | align="left" | Jaime Mariné | align="left" | {{flagu|Cuba}} | 1940 | 1943 | |
| 3 | align="left" | Jorge Reyes | align="left" | {{flagu|Mexico}} | rowspan=6 | FIBA | 1944 | 1945 |
| 4 | align="left" | Pablo Morales | align="left" | {{flagu|Venezuela}} | 1946 | 1947 | |
| 5 | align="left" | Chale Pereira | align="left" | {{flagu|Nicaragua}} | 1948 | 1950 | |
| — | align="left" | Pablo Morales | align="left" | {{flagu|Venezuela}} | 1951 | 1952 | |
| 6 | align="left" | Carlos Manuel Zecca | align="left" | {{flagu|Costa Rica}} | 1953 | 1968 | |
| 7 | align="left" | Juan Isa | align="left" | {{flagu|Netherlands Antilles}} | 1969 | 1975 | |
| — | align="left" | William Fehring | align="left" | {{flagu|United States}} | rowspan=2 |FEMBA {{efn|The status of FEMBA, which broke away from FIBA from 1973 to 1975, is disputed.}} | 1973 | 1974 |
| — | align="left" | Carlos García Solórzano | align="left" | {{flagu|Nicaragua}} | colspan=2 |1975 | ||
| 8 | align="left" | Manuel González Guerra | align="left" | {{flagu|Cuba}} | rowspan=2 |AINBA | 1976 | 1979 |
| — | align="left" | Carlos García Solórzano {{efn|Elected but did not take office due to the Nicaraguan Revolution. Robert Smith filled the role in an interim capacity.}} | align="left" | {{flagu|Nicaragua}} | 1980 | 1981 | |
| 9 | align="left" | Robert Smith | align="left" | {{flagu|United States}} | rowspan=4 | IBAF | 1981 | 1993 |
| 10 | align="left" | Aldo Notari | align="left" | {{flagu|Italy}} | 1993 | 2006 | |
| 11 | align="left" | Harvey Schiller | align="left" | {{flagu|United States}} | 2007 | 2009 | |
| rowspan=2 |12 | rowspan=2 align="left" | Riccardo Fraccari | rowspan=2 align="left" | {{flagu|Italy}} | rowspan=2 | 2009 | rowspan=2 | Incumbent | |
| WBSC |
{{cite web |title=President |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/leadership/president |website=WBSC.org}}{{efn|Dates according to the WBSC. Other sources, including sports researcher Stephan Müller, offer slightly different dates.{{cite web |author1=Stephan Müller |title=IBAF – International Baseball Federation (defunct) |url=https://sport-record.de/baseball/baseball-ibaf.html |website=Sport-record.de |access-date=13 March 2024 |date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918225155/https://sport-record.de/baseball/baseball-ibaf.html |archive-date=18 September 2016}}}}
Tournaments
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=Baseball=
;Men's{{cite web |title=Directory of WBSC Baseball World Cups |url=https://www.wbsc.org/baseball-events-overview |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=15 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=About World Baseball Classic |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/about |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=15 May 2021}}
- Olympic baseball tournament
- World Baseball Classic
- WBSC Premier12
- U-23 Baseball World Cup
- U-18 Baseball World Cup
- U-15 Baseball World Cup
- U-12 Baseball World Cup
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=Softball=
=Baseball5=
=Current title holders=
{{See also|Portal:Current events/Sports|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in baseball|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports}}
{{For|events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on baseball}}
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| Competition
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| ! Year ! Host country / region ! Champions ! Title ! Runners-up | width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| ! Next edition ! Dates |
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| colspan=10|Baseball |
| rowspan="2"|World Baseball Classic
| width="1%" rowspan=9 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| | rowspan=2|2023 | rowspan=2|United States | rowspan=2|{{bb|JPN}} | rowspan=2|3rd | rowspan=2|{{bb|USA}} | width="1%" rowspan=9 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| | rowspan=2|2026 | {{Nowrap|Qualification: |
| {{Nowrap|Finals: 5–17 March 2026}} |
| WBSC Premier12
| 2024 | Japan | {{bb|TPE}} | 1st | {{bb|JPN}} | 2027 | |
| Olympic baseball tournament
| 2020 | Japan | {{bb|JPN}} | 1st | {{bb|USA}} | 2028 | July 2028 |
| U-23 Baseball World Cup
| 2024 | China | {{bbu|23|JAP}} | 3rd | {{bbu|23|PUR}} | 2026 | |
| U-18 Baseball World Cup
| 2023 | Taiwan | {{bbu|18|JPN}} | 1st | {{bbu|18|TPE}} | 2025 | |
| U-15 Baseball World Cup
| 2024 | Colombia | {{bbu|15|JPN}} | 3rd | {{bbu|15|PUR}} | 2026 | |
| U-12 Baseball World Cup
| 2023 | Taiwan | {{bbu|12|USA}} | 5th | {{bbu|12|TPE}} | 2025 | |
| Women's Baseball World Cup
| 2024 | Canada | {{bbw|JPN}} | 7th | {{bbw|USA}} | 2027 | 2026 (group stage) |
| colspan=10|Softball |
| Men's Softball World Cup
| width="1%" rowspan=8 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| | 2022 | New Zealand | {{sb|AUS}} | 2nd | {{sb|CAN}} | width="1%" rowspan=8 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| | 2025 | 12 June – 21 September 2024 (group stage) |
| U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
| 2023 | Argentina | {{sbu|23|AUS}} | 1st | {{sbu|23|JPN}} | 2026 | |
| U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
| 2023 | Mexico | {{sbj|JPN}} | 4th | {{sbj|MEX}} | 2027 | |
| Women's Softball World Cup
| 2024 | Canada | {{sbw|JPN}} | 4th | {{sbw|USA}} | 2027 | 2026 (group stage) |
| U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
| 2021 | United States | {{sbwj|USA}} | 8th | {{sbwj|TPE}} | 2025 | 2024 (group stage) |
| U-15 Women's Softball World Cup
| 2023 | Japan | {{sbwu|15|USA}} | 1st | {{sbwu|15|PUR}} | 2025 | |
| U-12 Softball World Cup
| 2021 | Taiwan | {{sbu|12|TPE}} | 2nd | {{sbu|12|CZE}} | 2025 | |
| Olympic softball tournament
| 2020 | Japan | {{bb|JPN}} | 2nd | {{bb|USA}} | 2028 | July 2028 |
| colspan=10|Baseball 5 |
| Baseball5 World Cup
| width="1%" rowspan=3 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| | 2024 |Hong Kong |{{flagicon|CUB}} Cuba |2nd |{{flagicon|JPN}} Japan | width="1%" rowspan=3 style="background-color:#ffffff;"| | 2026 | |
| Youth Baseball5 World Cup
| 2023 | Mexico | {{flagicon|CUB}} Cuba | 1st | {{flagicon|FRA}} France | 2025 | |
| Youth Olympic Games
| colspan=5| {{align|center|First edition will be held in 2026}} | 2026 | |
World Rankings
{{Main|WBSC World Rankings}}
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=Men's baseball=
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list|WBSC World Rankings|1|20|style=font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;|caption={{nowrap|Top 20 Rankings as of INSERT_UPDATE_DATE}}|footer1=*Change from 31 December 2021}}
=Men's softball=
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list|WBSC Men's Softball World Rankings|1|20|style=font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;|caption={{nowrap|Top 20 Rankings as of INSERT_UPDATE_DATE}}|footer1=*Change from 31 May 2022}}
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=Women's baseball=
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list|WBSC Women's Baseball World Rankings|1|20|style=font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;|caption={{nowrap|Top 20 Rankings as of INSERT_UPDATE_DATE}}|footer1=*Change from 11 August 2021}}
=Women's softball=
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list|WBSC Women's World Rankings|1|20|style=font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;|caption={{nowrap|Top 20 Rankings as of INSERT_UPDATE_DATE}}|footer1=*Change from 31 December 2021}}
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= Baseball5 (Coed) =
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list|WBSC Baseball5 World Rankings|1|20|style=font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;|caption={{nowrap|Top 20 Rankings as of INSERT_UPDATE_DATE}}|footer1=*New Rankings}}
See also
- {{section link|Baseball awards|International}}
- Softball at the Summer Olympics
- Baseball at the Summer Olympics
Notes
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References
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External links
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