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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information. This will be a bumper year for global sports events, with both the Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina and the FIFA World Cup in North America this summer. That will put a spotlight not just on athletes but on new and renovated venues, from […]
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Perfect Game will hold its second Pacific Baseball Championship at new ONT Field Stadium and the Ontario Sports Complex in Ontario, California, the organization announced today. It is the first time the event, featuring eight teams of top 15u players from North America, Asia and Australia, will be held in the United States. The event […]
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It’s finally here. Six years after winning the right to host the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup, the tournament will finally kick off this summer across North America. While that event’s return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years will be the signature domestic sporting event of 2026, there’s plenty more on […]
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Perfect Game will expand its presence across the Asia-Pacific Zone, with a strategic focus on the 10- to 15-year-old age group. The initiative from the youth baseball and softball organization will be led in partnership with longtime Japanese youth baseball executive and coach Takaharu Nasu, as Perfect Game aims to grow its global footprint and […]
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Perfect Game, a youth baseball/softball organizer and scouting service, has entered into Fortnite, creating Perfect Pillars, a custom baseball-themed map built in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) and designed by Tarantula Creative Studio. Perfect Pillars will merge competition, teamwork and digital creativity, offering young athletes and fans a new way to engage through the popular […]
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Perfect Game, the youth baseball/softball organization and scouting service, has announced plans to expand its Pacific Baseball Championship event, a global 15U tournament that unites the top amateur players from across the Pacific region. After debuting in August at Japan’s Sapporo Dome, the event will now rotate annually between the United States and Japan over […]
Continue ReadingPerfect Game has hired Jake Hornbacher as its Midwest youth regional director with a primary focus on expanding the company’s tournament footprint in Michigan. Hornbacher brings more than a decade of experience organizing and managing elite youth baseball events. “Jake’s experience and track record of growing high-quality youth baseball events make him a tremendous addition […]
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The Savannah Bananas will expand their footprint in 2026, announcing the inaugural season of what the organization is calling the Banana Ball Championship League, with events in 75 stadiums in 45 states. The games are expected to attract up to 3.2 million spectators. “This is the most ambitious tour and schedule we’ve ever embarked on,” […]
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The International Women’s Baseball Center hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on October 6 to officially commence the restoration of historic Beyer Stadium at Maybelle Blair Park. The milestone event introduced IWBC’s Phase One construction schedule as IWBC continues to progress toward completing its six-acre global campus in south Rockford, Illinois. Alongside many project partners, the business […]
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Ripken Baseball has announced it will crown a true national champion for the first time in its 20–plus year history with the creation of a new country–wide tournament. The organization today revealed the launch of Ripken Nationals, a premier 12U national championship tournament set to debut in 2026. Regional qualifiers will begin in March across […]
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