Kaia Parnaby leads Aussie Spirit roster as Women’s Softball World Cup campaign starts Australia’s journey towards the Redcliffe 2027 Finals, LA28 and a potential home Olympic Games at Brisbane 2032.
For the second straight year, the WBSC has rewarded Members for their efforts to develop and promote Baseball5 with bonus ranking points. Cuba continues to lead the global standings while Chinese Taipei climbed two spots to No. 2, followed by Japan. The overall number of programmes increased from 70 to a record 76.
Although international media didn't report any hype about Okamoto's signing with the Toronto Blue Jays. the former Yomiuri Giants slugger and 2023 World Baseball Classic winner has hit an impressive 10 home runs in his first 35 MLB games.
WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari pictured with Margaret Swann (second from left) at the announcement of Redcliffe, Australia as the host of the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals 2027, alongside Queensland Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tim Mander and Redcliffe Member of Parliament Kerrie-Anne Dooley.
The Stadium of Joudrs in Prague (pictured above) will host the event from June 16 to 20. World No. 10 Czechia will host No. 4 Canada, No. 5 Chinese Taipei, No. 9 Italy, No. 11 Australia and No. 14 Cuba. Czechia will host the first of three Groups in the First Stage. The two other host cities are Lima, Peru (July 14 to 18) and Oklahoma City, USA (September 12 to 16).
The Giants called the 21-year-old slugger and top catching prospect Jesus Rodriguez, "to infuse some youth and life into the team." Eldridge was the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2021 MVP.
Brno is a European giant having won 26 league titles, with an impressive 16 consecutive pennants from 1995 to 2010. The Czech National Team's performances in the 2023 and 2026 World Baseball Classic have boosted the league's popularity.
Packed stands, on-field moments and a renewed Japan–Australia rivalry brought the WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup 2026 to life in Colombia
The WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group Stage 2026 begins with Group Rockford from July 22 to 27 followed by Group Tainan from August 23 to 27. Rockford (Illinois, USA) will host the Finals from July 19 to 25, 2027.
The defending champions defeated the Sudurpaschim Province in the final at the Earthquake Memorial Multipurpose Covered Hall in Kathmandu. Deepesh Majhi earned MVP honours.
