The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation () is the national governing body of

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. The association was established in 1944 and it is headquartered in

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. The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation is responsible for the men's national baseball team, women's national baseball team, the men's national softball team, the women's national softball team and overseeing the

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, Spain's top baseball competition.

History

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation was established on 23 March 1944 as the Federación Española de Pelota Base (Spanish Base Ball Federation) and Francisco Amescua García-López was appointed as the federation's first president. In April 1953, Spain was one of the founding members of the

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), alongside France, Italy, Belgium and West Germany. Delegates from each one of the countries met in

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and established the Fédération Européenne de Baseball (European Baseball Federation). As of 2023, the RFEBS has 6127 members (1318 of them women).

Teams

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation oversees the development of the following national baseball and softball teams: ;Baseball *

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* Spain women's national baseball team ;Softball * Spain men's national softball team * Spain women's national softball team ;Other sports * Spain national Baseball5 team

References

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