Baseball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that Taipei City and Taichung will act as Taiwan’s host cities for the inaugural edition of the Premier 12 World Baseball Championship, which will be staged from November 8-21.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced a partnership with Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) granting Japan co-hosting rights to its new Premier 12 national team competition.

The City of San Jose has failed in its efforts to seek a court order allowing MLB baseball team the Oakland Athletics to move to the Californian city, a U.S appeals court has ruled.

German sportswear giant Adidas has been given the green light to ramp up its presence in the NFL American football and MLB baseball player endorsement market in a bid to bolster its position in the US.

A panel has been established to determine possible additional sporting events to be added to the programme for the Tokyo 2020 winter Games.

Long-serving Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is set to retain his ties to the North American league following his exit from the position next month, after being awarded the title of commissioner emeritus by his successor Rob Manfred.

North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) has said it will “continue to track” developments after the President of the US, Barack Obama, announced that the country’s diplomatic relations with Cuba would be re-established.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has appointed British sports branding agency The Works to develop an official identity for the first edition of Premier 12, the governing body’s new flagship national team baseball tournament.

The Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball franchise has reached an agreement with the city of St Petersburg that will allow the team to seek potential new stadium sites in the Tampa Bay area.

Rob Manfred, the incoming commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB), has opted to reorganise his executive team as part of an ongoing transition process ahead of his arrival into the post.

The genesis of a new or renovated stadium begins with the rights-holder who creates a brief that has to both push boundaries and stay within budget. Elisha Chauhan spoke to venue operators of the historic MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) and MLB (Major League Baseball) team the Minnesota Twins’ Target Field to find out the challenges each faced in the design process.

Metal detectors will be in place at all Major League Baseball (MLB) stadia by 2015. Elisha Chauhan looks at why, and asks industry experts how best to secure sporting events without impeding on the fan experience.

Rob Manfred has been formally confirmed as the new commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) at the organisation’s quarterly owners’ meeting.

Baseball’s 2014 Asia Series, which was due to take place in Chinese Taipei in November, has been cancelled.

Baseball legend Derek Jeter has launched a new media platform following his recent retirement from the sport which aims to deliver the “unfiltered” views of athletes to their fans.

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim has ended negotiations with its home city over a new stadium lease after becoming frustrated with the length of the talks.