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 world bodies to merge

Baseball, softball world bodies to merge

HOUSTON, United States -The world governing body for softball, the ISF, meets in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 30, 2012. The organization gave the green light to a plan to merge with the baseball federation, the IBAF. The two groups hope to give themselves a better shot of rejoining the Olympic program.

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.

IBAF head confirms rule change in Beijing

IBAF head confirms rule change in Beijing

TOKYO, Japan - Harvey Schiller, president of the International Baseball Federation, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 31. Schiller confirmed the introduction of an extra-inning tiebreaker system at the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games.

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

BEIJING, China - Harvey Schiller of the United States (R) speaks at a hotel in Beijing on March 2 after being elected president of the International Baseball Federation.

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

BEIJING, China - Harvey Schiller of the United States speaks at a hotel in Beijing on March 2 after being elected president of the International Baseball Federation.

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

BEIJING, China - Harvey Schiller of the United States speaks at a hotel in Beijing on March 2 after being elected president of the International Baseball Federation. (Kyodo)

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

Schiller wins IBAF presidential election

BEIJING, China - Harvey Schiller of the United States (R) speaks at a hotel in Beijing on March 2 after being elected president of the International Baseball Federation. (Kyodo)

IBAF head confirms rule change in Beijing

IBAF head confirms rule change in Beijing

TOKYO, Japan - Harvey Schiller, president of the International Baseball Federation, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 31. Schiller confirmed the introduction of an extra-inning tiebreaker system at the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. (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)