09 June 2021
Boral Team Australia has withdrawn from this month’s WBSC Final Olympic Qualifier in Mexico due to “insurmountable” challenges.
Baseball Australia chief executive Glenn Williams confirmed this morning Australia would not be sending a team to the June 22-26 event which had been originally scheduled in Taiwan from the 16th.
21 May 2021
Next month’s last-chance Olympic qualifier will be held in Mexico after local authorities in Taiwan enforced a range of new restrictions following a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation overnight announced Mexico would host the event, which was scheduled to get underway in Taiwan on June 16.
17 March 2021
The WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier will take place from June 16-20 in Taiwan.
WBSC overnight set new dates for the six-team last-chance Olympic qualifier, which was originally scheduled to take place in Taichung and Douliu from April 1-5 last year.
04 March 2020
National teams will be able to select MLB-affiliated players not on an active 26-man roster for the Olympics and upcoming qualifying events.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation overnight confirmed it had reached an agreement with MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association to permit players on 40-man rosters to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the respective qualifiers.
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