World baseball/softball body selects 1st president

World baseball/softball body selects 1st president

HAMMAMET, Tunisia - Riccardo Fraccari (front C), head of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), is selected as the first president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), a joint organization set up last year by the IBAF and the International Softball Federation aiming to reinstate both sport events in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Hammamet, Tunisia, on May 10, 2014.

Baseball/softball Olympic bid

Baseball/softball Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) International Softball Federation President Don Porter, International Baseball Federation President Ricardo Fraccari and Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato hold a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 6, 2013. Members of the International Olympic Committee will vote in the Argentine capital on Sept. 8, 2013, to select the one last sport to be included in the 2020 Summer Olympics from among wrestling, baseball/softball and squash.

Baseball, softball Olympic bid

Baseball, softball Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - International Baseball Federation president Ricardo Fraccari (L) and International Softball Federation president Don Porter in Tokyo on April 14, 2013, sign the constitution of the new World Baseball and Softball Confederation as part of their joint bid to get the two sports back into the Olympic Games for 2020.

IBAF asks JOC for cooperation

IBAF asks JOC for cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - International Baseball Federation President Riccardo Fraccari speaks during an interview in Tokyo on August 4, 2010. Fraccari asked the Japanese Olympic Committee for its cooperation in bringing baseball back for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

WBSC head visits 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizing body

WBSC head visits 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizing body

Riccardo Fraccari, president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, is seen in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015, after meeting with Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, to promote the return of baseball-softball to the Olympic program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IBAF asks JOC for cooperation

IBAF asks JOC for cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - International Baseball Federation President Riccardo Fraccari speaks during an interview in Tokyo on August 4, 2010. Fraccari asked the Japanese Olympic Committee for its cooperation in bringing baseball back for the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)

Olympics: No decision yet as world baseball-softball chief inspects Fukushima

Olympics: No decision yet as world baseball-softball chief inspects Fukushima

World Baseball Softball Confederation President Riccardo Fraccari (2nd from L) inspects Azuma Stadium in Fukushima City, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2016. Fraccari stopped short of issuing a verdict after inspecting the stadium and another stadium in Fukushima Prefecture as a potential host site of the 2020 Olympic baseball and softball competitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Baseball-softball president Fraccari positive on Fukushima

Olympics: Baseball-softball president Fraccari positive on Fukushima

Riccardo Fraccari, president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2016, after a meeting with Yoshiro Mori, head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Fraccari showed a positive stance toward holding part of the Olympic baseball and softball competition in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo