The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has launched a new Game Management System (GMS) as well as new guidelines for officials for the new urban five-on-five discipline Baseball5. The new GMS is intended to greatly simplify and standardize Baseball5 competitions.

The main innovation is the introduction of a Game Official, who has a complete knowledge of the game and is able to manage all aspects of the competition. The traditional figures of Umpire, and Technical Commissioner have evolved into the role of Game Official, more accurately reflecting the “all you need is a ball to play” philosophy.

In line with the vision of Baseball5, the competition management has been streamlined to increase accessibility and to allow competitions to be organized, officiated and sanctioned more easily, in response to the wave of new Baseball5 events and competitions that have emerged across the globe.