The Rino Veronesi Stadium in Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna, hosted the first Blind Baseball game on Italian soil on October 16, 1994. For the record, the Aquilone Empoli Red Sox defeated the Bologna White Sox 15-11.
“In 2024 we celebrate 30 years of activity, a year that we will remember for the success of the II WBSC International Blind Baseball Cup,” said the Italian Association of Blind Baseball (AIBxC, associate member of the WBSC) in a press release. . “Our version of Baseball for the Blind comes from an original idea by the late Alfredo Meli. Umberto Calzolari and Alberto Mazzanti brought the game to its current state.”
The Baseball for the Blind team enjoyed a successful season. Huracán Varese defeated Leonessa Brescia in the final and won the title of the 11-team National League (LIBCI).
Brescia defeated Lampi Milano to win the 2024 Italian Cup.
Sesto Fiorentino, near Florence, hosted the All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby, the final events of the 2024 season. Sarwar Ghulam, who starred for Pakistan in the International Blind Baseball Cup, was crowned the best hitter of home runs for the eighth time. He hit 15 home runs, surpassing Giuseppe Scanu (13), Radouane El Hachimi (8), Giangiacomo Bonomo (3) and Antonello Lai (2).
East defeated West in the All-Star Game, 20-17.
