2014 Opening Series Will Feature the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Historic Sydney Cricket Ground on March 22nd & 23rd, 2014

Sadaharu Oh, 73, President of the World Children’s Baseball Foundation and former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants great who slugged 868 carrier home runs, in announcing the 23rd WCBF in Fukui Prefecture from August 18 -26, reiterated the need for baseball/softball community to do everything they can for the next three months to reinstate the sports to 2020 Olympics and hoped that the event in Japan will serve to send out strong message to the world.

David Wright of the New York Mets and Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees have been named captains of the National League and American League squads for the 2013 Home Run Derby. Cano won the event in 2011 in Phoenix, while Wright will be participating for the first time since a memorable performance in 2006. The 2013 Home Run Derby will be held Monday, July 15 at Citi Field in New York, home of the New York Mets, and televised live on ESPN beginning at 8:00pm ET.

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie outfielder Yasiel Puig, who enjoyed an historic debut week, has been named National League Player of the Week for the period ending June 9th. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network. In his first week in the Major Leagues, Puig led baseball with 27 total bases and was tied for the Major League lead with four home runs. His .964 slugging percentage was second-best in the Majors and was the top mark among National Leaguers. The 22-year-old native of Cienfuegos, Cuba also ranked among league leaders with a .464 (13-for-28) batting average (2nd), 10 RBI (3rd), 13 hits (3rd), and a .483 onbase percentage (7th). Puig had multi-hit efforts in five of his seven games during the week.

Major League Baseball completed its 2013 Draft this past weekend, with a total of 1,216 players being chosen in the 40 rounds, two Competitive Balance rounds and one Supplemental round. The Draft resumed in the 11th round via conference call this afternoon after Friday’s completion of rounds three through 10.

Astros Select Appel First Overall; Eight Players in Attendance Taken in First Round; MLB Urban Youth Academy & RBI Program Alumni Smith, Crawford Drafted in Top 16

The Serbian Baseball Association announced today that it was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $20,000 USD from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF), a joint initiative of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA.) The grant will support the renovation of the baseball field at Ada Ciganlija in Belgrade, by providing funding for new dugouts, fencing and spectator seating.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown has been named National League Player of the Week for the period ending June 2nd. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.

In an innovative move for a governing body for sport Baseball Guyana has engaged the services of Mr. Evan Stancil, MBA. As Guyana Baseball League Inc.’s Director & Vice President of Marketing, Sponsorships & Sales.

USA Baseball announced through its partnership with the National Federation of State High School Associations, that it has provided the Guyana Baseball League with its coaching education program, “Fundamentals of Coaching Baseball.”