Todd McDonald has signed with the Texas Rangers while Dakota Mitchell has signed with the Cincinnati Reds becoming the 23rd and 24th Australian signees of the 2012 International Signing Period breaking the previous record of 22 from the 2004 signing class that included Shane Lindsay, Tim Kennelly and Drew Naylor.

The Canberra Cavalry have won the 2013 Australian Baseball League. In the championship series this weekend they swept defending champion Perth Heat 2-0 (6-4, 7-6) to win the Claxton Shield for the first time.

Team Australia will travel to Osaka ahead of the World Baseball Classic First Round to play Japan’s national team in a two-game series on 23 & 24 February 2013.

SYDNEY, 31 January – The Australian Baseball League Preliminary Final presented by Fielders Choice begins Friday night at 7:30pm at Blacktown International Sportspark. The Sydney Blue Sox, who will make their third trip to the postseason but have yet to advance to the Championship Series in franchise history, will host the two-time reigning ABL champions, the Alcohol. Think Again Perth Heat, in the best-of-three series.

by Trish Quayle, Australian Baseball Federation The 18Under Australian Women’s side will compete in the 2013 Asia Insurance Phoenix Cup IBAF Hong Kong International Women’s Baseball Tournament from the 18 to 21 January at Sai Tso Wan Baseball Field. This is the sixth Phoenix Cup but the first time that the Australian Baseball Federation has […]

The ABF and ABL together with Baseball NSW and the Sydney Blue Sox are pleased to announce the first ever ABL Women’s All Star Game, a combined initiative of Australian Baseball to harness the future development of Women’s Baseball.

SYDNEY, 3 December – The official Team Australia and World All-Stars rosters have been named for the 2012 ConocoPhillips ABL All-Star Game presented by ‘Be the Influence: Tackling Binge Drinking’ in Melbourne on Sunday, 16 December at 2pm.

SYDNEY. The 2012 ConocoPhillips ABL All-Star Game presented by Be the Influence: Tackling Binge Drinking will be hosted by Victoria at the newly refurbished Melbourne Ballpark, home to the Jet Couriers Melbourne Aces, on Sunday, 16 December.

Chinese Taipei wins World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Taipei City after shutout over New Zealand

New Taipei City. New Zeland beat (10-6) error (7) plagued Philippines and advanced to the final in the New Taipei City World Baseball Classic Qualifier. The all black kiwis will now contend a spot in the main tournament to the hosts Chinese Taipei on Sunday 11/18 at 1 pm US ET (7 pm CET).