WBSC Blind Baseball International Cup celebrated in the United States
The Financial District (FiDi) Lions in New York, USA, honoured the participation of the United States in the WBSC Blind Baseball International Cup during the celebration of Peace, Friendship and International Understanding, an event they have hosted since 2013 and saw over 100 Lions' members from all over the world.
International President Brian Sheehan received the team's flag and a banner of photos of the players who finished third during the Blind Baseball International Cup in August 2022 in Beek, Netherland from Braulio Thorn and Robert Weeks, Lions' members and Blind Baseball players.
"I look forward to seeing you play," commented Sheehan, who wished to try the game himself.
Thorne, Weeks and Alex Barrera experienced Blind Baseball during the 2015 Mole's Cup in Rome, Italy.
In January 2020. the FiDi Lions registered their Blind Baseball League as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of New York. Blind Baseball is now a Specialty Branch of the FiDi Lions under NY Lions Adaptive Blind Baseball.
Lions International has been helping blind and visually impaired people since its foundation in 1917.