World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the international governing body for baseball and softball. Founded in 2013, it is headquartered in Switzerland and has 198 National Federations and 12 Associate Members in 138 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. The WBSC represents a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually. With 80 employees, the WBSC is privately owned and its main product is bat sports.