As part of a prolonged-long lasting partnership with the Environment Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the Japanese athletics products big Mizuno presented the new softball design to be made use of in all WBSC Softball Entire world Cups, starting with the WBSC Women’s Softball Planet Cup Team Stage in 2023. The Mizuno M170 will swap the M150 as the official softball of WBSC Softball World Cups.
The principal change in between the two types is the go over of the ball. The new M170 – named just after the 17 Sustainable Progress Objectives of the UN Agenda 2030 – is produced of artificial leather. As a sustainable product, its attributes eliminate variations in the stretch and thickness on the area of the ball and in the thread top and width of the stitching, resulting in a ball that is a lot more correct to manufacturing suggestions.
“I am proud of the partnership the WBSC has with Mizuno, an sector chief and vital partner for softball all over the environment,” mentioned WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. “Part of the WBSC’s mission and strategic program is to harness our game to assistance form a much better and additional sustainable world and this growth of a new, sustainable ball for softball is a considerable stage in this system.”
The M150 was the formal softball for the last 3 Olympic Game titles softball competitions: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and Tokyo 2020. The historic ball was introduced in 2001, soon after the Sydney 2000 Olympics – which was performed with the Mizuno M100 ball – and was initially utilized at the X Women’s Softball Earth Cup 2002 in Saskatoon, Canada. The M150 was the to start with WBSC (then International Softball Federation ISF) formal softball with a yellow optic include and purple stitches, which right away grew to become an iconic reference of the activity.
By the partnership among the WBSC and Mizuno, that will operate
 by to 2025, the Japan-based company is appointed as the formal softball
 and umpire devices supplier for all WBSC softball activities, together with Men’s and
 Women’s Softball Entire world Cups. In addition, Mizuno offer the formal apparel
 for WBSC match officials and personnel associates.
The WBSC and Mizuno have a very long-lasting partnership and marriage. In 2014, the Japanese brand was announced as WBSC’s 1st international sponsor, continuing on from extra than four many years as an official supplier for Softball Globe Cups.
The WBSC system for sustainable advancement, which is incorporated in its Strategic Strategy 2022-2028, is in line with the UN Sustainable Enhancement Plans.
