News (Baseball)
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MLB umpire Larry Young to run two one-day clinics in Ireland
17 January 2018
Anyone with an interest in umpiring, whether they come from softball or baseball, might want to head over to Ireland on the weekend of 24-25 February for the chance to attend a one-day cliinic with long-standing MLB umpire Larry Young.
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UK Sport’s funding approach under challenge
3 July 2017
A group of 11 Olympic and Paralympic sports that receive no funding from UK Sport, including baseball and softball, have come out in strong opposition to the quango's approach that leaves many top British athletes with no chance of ever reaching the Olympic stage.
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IOC approves baseball/softball stadium for 2020
9 December 2016
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve the 30,000-seat Yokohama Stadium as the main venue for baseball and softball events at the Olympic Games in Japan in 2020.
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Olympic return supported by IOC Executive
22 June 2016
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given its approval for the inclusion of baseball and softball among a new sports package for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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SINGLE ORGANISATION FOR BRITISH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL? WEBINAR on Thursday 14 April from 8-9pm
6 April 2016
Following discussions about the way in which the parties were operating and being administered, the British Baseball Federation (BBF), British Softball Federation (BSF) and BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK) took the decision to carry out a fundamental review of the relationships between the three organisations and to consider the best structure for the sports of baseball and softball.
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Softball and baseball world rankings listed
23 March 2016
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has launched the first-ever world rankings for men's and women's fastpitch softball and has revealed the latest standings in its official baseball world rankings.
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Baseball and softball rejoin SportsAid
10 November 2015
Baseball and softball have been reinstated as sports whose junior athletes can receive awards from SportsAid, a sponsor-funded charity that helps young sports people overcome the financial challenges they face as they bid to realise their full potential.
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COACH SURVEY – We want to hear from you!
9 November 2015
Over the past six months, BSUK has been reviewing its coach education pathway to make sure courses meet the needs of coaches working in baseball, slowpitch and fastpitch – and some exciting new developments are on the way.
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Baseball and softball in YST Talent Camp
3 August 2015
The Youth Sport Trust (YST) will include baseball and softball as two of the sports to be included this year in the annual YST National Talent Camp, to be held at Loughborough University in December 2015.
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Tokyo 2020 organisers nominate baseball and softball for potential Olympic inclusion
22 June 2015
The organisers of the 2020 Olympics have nominated eight new sports for possible inclusion in the Tokyo Games, including baseball/softball.