Baseball5 is gaining momentum in France.
Watch the highlights of the Open de France, held earlier this year in Montpellier, where Vauréal’s Squales emerged victorious.
Meanwhile, French Baseball5 is shining on the European stage.
Pontoise’s Royals Roosters just won the Belgian National Open.
Valenciennes Baseball Club put in a strong performance, reaching the semifinals before falling by a single run to the eventual champions. Notably, most of the players are cricket athletes accustomed to catching without gloves, using just their hands. Baseball5 is indeed a hybrid sport, blending elements of baseball and cricket.
Regarding the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, they’ve been postponed from 2022 to 2026. They were set to feature a Baseball5 competition…
One thing’s for sure: since winning the European Championship in 2020, France has staked its claim in the growth of this emerging sport.
