Cartagena, Colombia. The Executive Committee of the International Baseball Federation celebrated its first meeting of 2013 in Cartagena and welcomed Curacao and Saipan as the newest National Federations of the baseball family. Saipan, however, will need to submit the official name of its national federation to the IBAF for final approval.

The winter league season in baseball is coming traditionally to an end with the Caribbean Series. The 2013 event, which will be held from February 1 to February 7 in Hermosillo, Mexico, will feature the winter league champions from Mexico (Yaquis de Obregon), Puerto Rico (Criollos de Caguas), the Dominican Republic (Leones del Escogido) and Venezuela (Navegantes del Magallanes).

For the third year, Major League Baseball International (MLBI), in cooperation with the Confederation of Brazilian Baseball & Softball (CBBS), will conduct a MLBI Elite Camp, led by Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Miracle on Grass – How Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda led Team USA to a shocking upset over Cuba, capturing the only Olympic gold medal in USA Baseball history

Collegiate Baseball Tournament Designed to Give HBCU Baseball Programs National Exposure Returns to Houston for Second Consecutive Year; All Games will be Played at Minute Maid Park, Home of the Houston Astros; Saturday’s Contests to Air Live on MLB Network and MLB.com

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Reds have been awarded Major League Baseball’s 2015 All-Star Game and will host the 86th Midsummer Classic at Great American Ball Park, Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced at a press conference on Wednesday. Commissioner Selig was joined by Reds President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Castellini.

Facility Will Provide Free, Year-Round Baseball and Softball Instruction and Educational Programs to Greater Cincinnati Youth

Major League Baseball announced the game times for its master 2013 regular season schedule, which will begin on March 31st with ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” when the Houston Astros host the Texas Rangers at 8:00 p.m. (ET) / 7:00 p.m. (CT). The final day of the 2013 regular season, which features 11 divisional match-ups, is scheduled for Sunday, September 29th.

DURHAM, N.C. — USA Baseball announced today it has submitted its provisional roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Provisional rosters allow up to 28 players to be listed, creating a pool of players who are eligible to be named to the Federation’s final roster. Each Federation must submit its final 28-man roster, including a minimum of 13 pitchers and two catchers, by February 20th.

New Series Features Special Bob Costas Interviews Leading Into Airings of A League of Their Own, Bad News Bears, Cobb, Eight Men Out and The Natural