{"id":38197,"date":"2020-06-05T11:02:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T18:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=38197"},"modified":"2020-06-05T15:52:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T22:52:12","slug":"baseball-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=38197","title":{"rendered":"Baseball is back !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WBSC U15 Baseball World Cup &#8211; Tijuana MX &#8211; October 30-Nov. 8<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/u15-2020-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38198\" width=\"340\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/u15-2020-logo.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/u15-2020-logo-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note<\/strong>: While MLB dithers over the 2020 season, the WBSC has confirmed the U15 Baseball World Cup in Tijuana Mexico, October 30-November 8, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1268599862813241346?s=20\">From the official WBSC website:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2020 will be held in Tijuana, Mexico ?? from 30 October &#8211; 8 November!!!<br><br>International Baseball is Back! <br><br>PRESS RELEASE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z31eJHLLoG\">https:\/\/t.co\/z31eJHLLoG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/u15worldcup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#u15worldcup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MexicoBeis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MexicoBeis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COM_Mexico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@COM_Mexico<\/a> @PROBEISMX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cyB5FsQSpt\">pic.twitter.com\/cyB5FsQSpt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1268599862813241346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2020 will take place from 30 October to 8 November, quickly followed by the WBSC Women&#8217;s Baseball World Cup, which will also be held in Tijuana, from 12-21 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that Tijuana will have the honour of hosting a WBSC Baseball World Cup double header for the first time following the confirmation that Mexico&#8217;s sixth largest city will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/u15bwc.wbsc.org\/en\/2020\"><strong>V WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2020<\/strong><\/a> from 30 October to 8 November. The tournament was originally scheduled from 14 to 23 August before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2020 will be held in Tijuana, Mexico ?? from 30 October &#8211; 8 November!!!<br><br>International Baseball is Back!<br><br>PRESS RELEASE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z31eJHLLoG\">https:\/\/t.co\/z31eJHLLoG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/u15worldcup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#u15worldcup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MexicoBeis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MexicoBeis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COM_Mexico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@COM_Mexico<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PROBEISMX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PROBEISMX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cyB5FsQSpt\">pic.twitter.com\/cyB5FsQSpt<\/a>\u2014 WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1268599862813241346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement follows the confirmation on Tuesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/wbwc.wbsc.org\/en\/2020\/news\/wbsc-womens-baseball-world-cup-to-start-on-12-november-in-tijuana-mexico\"><strong>WBSC Women&#8217;s Baseball World Cup<\/strong><\/a> will also be held in Tijuana from 12-21 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Having Tijuana confirmed as host of two premier WBSC World Cup events back-to-back represents how much baseball means to the city,&#8221; said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. &#8220;This is the first World Cup double header in our history, providing a wonderful opportunity to celebrate baseball and sport as we look forward to the restart of the international calendar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/u23bwc.wbsc.org\/en\/2020\/news\/the-wbsc-u-23-baseball-world-cup-scheduled-from-30-september-to-9-october-in-mexico\"><strong>WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020<\/strong><\/a> is currently scheduled to officially restart the WBSC international baseball calendar, taking place from 30 September to 9 October in Ciudad Obregon and Los Mochis, also in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tijuana will host the fifth edition of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup. It will be the third edition played in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1268599862813241346?s=20\">Click here to continue reading the entire press release at the WBSC website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WBSC U15 Baseball World Cup &#8211; Tijuana MX &#8211; October 30-Nov. 8 Editor&#8217;s note: While MLB dithers over the 2020 season, the WBSC has confirmed the U15 Baseball World Cup in Tijuana Mexico, October 30-November 8, 2020. 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