President Fraccari talks about defections in Cuba
Cuba accepted the challenge. According to an article posted by “El Nuevo Herald” and signed by Anne Marie Garcia, the last visit to the Isla Linda by IBAF President Riccardo Fraccari was not an ordinary one.
MLB extends Contract with Commissioner Bud Selig
PARADISE VALLEY, AZ – Major League Baseball Club owners voted to extend the contract of Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig through the 2014 season, it was announced today.
Barry Larkin elected to the Hall of Fame
NEW YORK, NY – Barry Larkin, a 12-time All-Star, nine-time Silver Slugger and three-time Gold Glove winning shortstop, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in balloting verified by Ernst & Young.
USA Baseball to expand on-field Programming in 2012
DURHAM, N.C. — USA Baseball will offer more National Team developmental and identification opportunities in 2012, the federation announced Thursday. The move will affect youth-level on-field programming — USA Baseball National Teams and associated identification events — for athletes ages 13-17.
Junior Women’s World Championship Gold Medal game showed competitive level
Although 2011’s was the ninth such 19-and-under tournament since the ISF began the event in 1981, this one had some ‘firsts.’
American Baseball Foundation presents Research Summary at IBAF Congress
The ABF presented its summary of research related to youth baseball pitching to the Development Commission of the International Baseball Federation at its world congress held in Dallas, Texas on December 2 & 3, 2011.
MLB, MLBPA appoint Committee to discuss International Player Acquisition
In accordance with the recently negotiated Basic Agreement, the Office of the Commissioner and the Major League Baseball Players Association today announced their respective appointees to the International Talent Committee responsible for discussing the development and acquisition of international players.
Interview with Tiffany Brooks, the first Woman to sign a Pro Contract in 21st Century
Gaétan Alibert of the French Baseball blog Honus.fr did an interview with Tiffany Brooks. She became the first female baseball pitcher in the 21st century to sign a contract with a professional American men’s baseball team.
USA wins 18U BWC Americas Qualifier
Team USA has won the Americas Qualifier for the IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship in Seoul, Korea next summer. The squad of manager Scott Brosius scored seven runs in the first inning to defeat Canada 12-2 in the final game of the tournament in Cartagena, Colombia on Sunday. Addison Russell went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and three runs scored. Carson Kelly pitched six innings for the win.
Baseball will be instrumental to combat violence in Colombia
Cartagena de las Indias-Colombia On Friday 11/18 the city of Cartagena in Colombia hosted the launch of “Beisbol por la paz”. The 3-year program (in English Baseball for Peace) aims to bring structure and supervision into the lives of marginalized young people from 8 to 16 years old drawn to violence and street gangs in two of […]