Jean Allard, PA Announcer of the 2023 Softball World Cup Group Stage in Italy, will host an online workshop via Zoom on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 from 1-2 pm (ET)

The XVII Women's Softball World Cup Final Round on the Italian diamond of Castions di Strada in Friuli Venezia-Giulia takes place from July 15-20, 2024. Team Italy is in Group A with USA, Canada and China. FIBS members can now purchase tickets, while the general public can access Christmas Special tickets beginning December 14, 2023.

Palacongressi di Rimini hosts the Italian Baseball and Softball Convention for the third time from January 26-28, 2024. San Diego Padres catcher Brett Sullivan is the first of many special guests slated to appear at CON-X 2024.

Dario Ricci's new book "Rocky Marciano" was officially launched in Bologna on Thursday, November 23, 2023 in celebration of the Italian-American boxing legend’s 100th birthday. From the Abruzzo origins of the Marchegiano family to the rise of young Rocco into the boxing world, the biography reveals Marciano’s never-realized dream of playing professional baseball.

Estadio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi in Sao Paolo, Brazil will serve as one of three U18 Softball World Cup Group Sites from July 23-27, 2024. Team Italy is among the nine squads already qualified for the international competition.

The complete documentary that tells the story of Team Italy's adventure at the 2023 World Baseball Classic is now streaming on the Italian American Baseball Foundation YouTube Channel

Physical tests for the Senior Elite, Olympic Prospect and U18 national baseball teams will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2023 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center in Rome

22 prospects in Casteldebole and 24 prospects in Collecchio will participate in Team Italy U15 baseball tryouts on Sunday, November 26th in Casteldebole and on Sunday, December 3rd in Collecchio

Two tryouts at different locations will attract 85 prospective Azzurrini players

Having defeated Spain in the best-of-three series (6-3, 7-8 and 1-0) before losing two of three matches against the Netherlands (5-4, 2-8, 11-5) the day prior, Team Italy was beaten twice (7-1 and 16-0) by France on the final day of Baseball5 European Championship in Lithuania to register a sixth-place finish in the international competition.