Team Japan continued to play dominating baseball, shutting out Mexico 10-0 yesterday to run their record to 4-0 in the @wbsc World Cup Finals and advance to the Gold Medal game Saturday vs Team USA. Team Samurai has played for the gold medal in all 9 Finals . 📸: Jean Fruth

Team USA continued to win, beating Chinese Taipei 9-0 to run their record to 4-0 & earn a trip to the @wbsc World Cup Finals for the first time in 10 yrs. Team USA has advanced to the gold medal game for 5th time overall, with each game played against Team Japan. 📸: Jean Fruth

Lucie Anctil’s game-ending grand slam propelled Team Canada to a 10-0 victory over Venezuela last night to clinch a spot in the Bronze medal game. Team Canada has now advanced to the medal round in 8 of 9 @wbsc World Cup Finals played since the tournament began. 📸: Jean Fruth

Team USA and Team Japan locked horns yesterday with the USA prevailing 4-3. Reigning three-time World Cup MVP Ayami Sato started for Japan. Jillian Albayati hit a 3R HR& Meggie Meidlinger, pitched 2.1 IP. The win snapped Japan’s World Cup winning streak of 39 gms 📸: Jean Fruth

Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals set to air on MLBTV tomorrow at 3PM ET as Team USA and Team Japan battle for the gold medal 🏆 Thanks to @mlbnetwork for helping to spread the news about "See Her Be Her" and promoting women in baseball 📷 #GrassrootsBaseball #SeeHerBeHer

Congrats to Team Canada who beat Mexico 4-2 yesterday to take home the bronze medal in the @wbsc Women’s Baseball World Cup.The host nation continued to show its consistency on the world stage, winning a 2nd straight bronze and 8 to medal overall in 9 World Cups. 📸: Jean Fruth

Grassroots Baseball salutes Team USA for taking home the silver in the 2024 World Cup finals. Congratulations to Team USA, and to Alex Hugo on her three-run homer in the championship game. 📸: Jean Fruth

Yuki Kawabata homered to propel Japan to an 11-6 victory over the USA in the gold medal game. Team Samurai won a 7th consecutive @wbsc World Cup championship. The USA has medaled in eight of the nine tournaments, winning silver for the first time since 2014. 📸: Jean Fruth

Congratulations to all six teams — Mexico, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Venezuela & USA — that competed in the @wbsc 2024 World Cup Finals at Port Arthur in Thunder Bay. Japan, USA & Canada all medaled, with Team Samurai winning a 7th consecutive championship. 📸: Jean Fruth

Shedding a light on the stories of incredible women in baseball to help propel the game forward 💯 Watch the premiere of the "See Her Be Her" on the @mlbnetwork during Games 2 and 3 of the #WorldSeries this October 👏 📸 Jean Fruth #GrassrootsBaseballWomen #SeeHerBeHer

Here’s to the captains who led their teams during the this year's World Cup—and who continue to inspire girls & women in baseball: 👏Sena Catterall (CAN) 👏Alex Hugo (USA) 👏Yuki Kawabata (JAP) 👏Dani Leal (MEX) 👏Shu Shi Mei (Chinese-Taipei) 👏Mariana Valdez (VEN) 📸 Jean Fruth

For the second WBSC ⚾🥎 #BaseballWorldCupW in a row, Baseball Canada 🇨🇦⚾️ secured the bronze—their 7th medal in 9 World Cup appearances. Sena Catterall (CF), Mia Valcke (SS) & Liz Gilder (LHP) made the “All-World Team,” which featured top players from the medal games. 📸 Jean Fruth

As this year’s #LLWS gets underway, we again tip our hats to Maria Pepe and her extraordinary legacy that has helped open doors for girls to play baseball. 📸 Jean Fruth #GrassrootsBaseballWomen

A special appearance during today’s #LLWS you won’t want to miss 🤩 Tune in to today’s 3PM ET matchup between the Midwest & the Metro Regions, as Jean Fruth and Veronica Alvarez chat with Jessica Mendoza and the @ESPN crew about women’s baseball. 📸 Jean Fruth #GrassrootsBaseballWomen

Thanks to Steve Melewski for sharing the word about See Her Be Her, our upcoming documentary about the past, present and future of girls and women in baseball, on and off the field, around the globe.

Where a love for the game all starts ❤️ 📸: Jean Fruth #GrassrootsBaseball #GrassrootsBaseballWomen #ShesUp #SeeHerBeHer #futureofbaseball #sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale

We’re thrilled to welcome Jean Fruth of Grassroots Baseball as the keynote speaker for the upcoming SABR Women in Baseball Committee-IWBC Women in Baseball Conference on September 20-22. All baseball fans can register now to join us for this virtual event: sabr.org/latest/author-… #SABR

Whether she's the starting SS for the USA Baseball WNT or the manager for the the new Savannah Bananas team, The Firefighters, Val Perez is an undeniable leader on the field — and continues to rise in the ranks of the game to inspire the next generation. 📸 Jean Fruth