A Glove of Their Own to Warm IOC Committee’s Hearts?
1904…1936…1992…2005…2008…2012…2016? The summer Olympiad of 1904 was the first Olympic Games to welcome baseball into the fold. In 1936, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed Polo from the Olympic Games. Why is this important? Well, until baseball was voted out of the Olympics it was the last sport to suffer such a fate. At the […]
Numbers Indicate Baseball Participation Grows in Europe as the Baseball World Cup Nears
Recent polls have illustrated that baseball is no longer just a hip sport in the Americas as the interest and participation continues to grow across Europe. This growth has been marked by the institution of new clinics, the foundation of new federation web sites and grassroots programs that are being instituted for all ages. Much […]
IBAF Names Donna Lopiano, Ph. D., As Chair of Women’s Baseball Committee
The IBAF has announced that Dr. Donna Poliano has officially been named the chair of the women’s baseball committee. Dr. Lopiano has held many previous roles in sports including being the Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Sports Foundation. She has also been recognized on an international level for leading the movement for gender equality […]
IBAF Enters Plan for Women’s Baseball in Olympics
Despite the fact that baseball isn’t even currently an Olympic event for males, the International Baseball Federation announced on Monday that they were going to enter a plan that would add women’s baseball to the Olympic program in 2016. The federation has already submitted a program to the Olympic Committee asking them to review information […]
Japan Ranks No. 3 in New IBAF Ranking After WBC Win
Winning the WBC does not translate into a move up to the number one team in the world according to the IBAF. After taking the crown in the WBC for the second time in a row, the Japanese moved up to number three in the IBAF World Rankings. Despite a not so convincing showing in […]
IBAF to Assist Barcelona Baseball Club After Tragedy
On March 12, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) announced their plans to help replace all baseball equipment that was lost in a building collapse in Barcelona. The federation will also honor the memory of the young people who lost their lives in the Saint Boi Tragedy during the 2009 World Cup. The building collapsed on […]
IBAF Announces Partnership with PIFB
Image via Wikipedia A partnership has been made in the international baseball community. The International Baseball Federation (IBAF), which is the head of all international baseball events including the World Baseball Classic, has teemed with Pitch In For Baseball (PIFB) in order to provide equipment for youth groups in the baseball community around the world. […]
WBC Sees Increase in Ratings
Image via Wikipedia …and Other Thoughts on the Classic From the IBAF According to the International Baseball Federation, both attendance and television ratings are up for the current World Baseball Classic from what they were in 2006. Here are what the stadiums have averaged in the first round: Tokyo Dome: 28,352 Foro Sol Stadium in […]
IBAF Lays Out Company Statistics
As stated earlier in a post on BaseballReflections.com, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is making a serious run at attempting to get baseball in the Olympics once again. They have compiled some research over the past months and shared it with Baseball Reflections. Their organization is a non-profit, volunteer based company, and is considered to […]
IBAF Submits Proposal Backing Baseball in Olympics
Image via Wikipedia The International Baseball Federation recently sent out a press release of an update of their efforts to get baseball back into the Olympics. In February, the federation submitted a 150 document to the International Olympic Committee with facts, figures and statistics as to why baseball should be included in the Olympics in […]
