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Full Mission Classic WBC Documentary Released

  • November 9, 2023
  • Chris Vaccaro
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The Mission Classic documentary is available in a full-length one-hour release. The full running debuted during a sports film festival in Milan, and the film is available for worldwide distribution via YouTube. This project was produced by the Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball and the Italian American Baseball Foundation.
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IABF Hosts Team Italy WBC Send Off Dinner in Arizona

  • March 1, 2023
  • Chris Vaccaro
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The Italian American Baseball Foundation hosted a 2023 World Baseball Classic send-off dinner for Team Italy at Tomaso’s in Phoenix. Manager Mike Piazza, players including Vinnie Pasquantino, David Fletcher, Nicky Lopez and Matt Harvey, and nearly 100 guests attended before the team traveled to Taiwan.
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Blog: IABF in Italy for 2022 Mission Classic

  • November 8, 2022
  • Chris Vaccaro
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The 2022 Mission Classic brought Team Italy players and coaches together in Italy ahead of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Organized by FIBS with support from IABF, the trip combined baseball activities, cultural experiences and heritage-focused events across Rome, Arezzo, Florence, Parma, Modena and Milan.
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MLB’s Jim Small to Receive IABF Executive of the Year Award

  • October 4, 2022
  • Chris Vaccaro
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Jim Small, Major League Baseball’s Senior Vice President of International, was named the 2022 Italian American Baseball Foundation Executive of the Year. He will be honored at the December 1 IABF Gala for leading MLB’s global growth, international scheduling, talent development, and World Baseball Classic efforts.
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Flashback Friday: 15 Years Since Inaugural WBC

  • March 12, 2021
  • Chris Vaccaro
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Team Italia competed in the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Italy opened with a 10-0 victory over Australia, then lost to Venezuela and the Dominican Republic and failed to reach the second round.
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