One of the most transformative baseball leaders, Riccardo Fraccari, has been selected as an Italian American Baseball Foundation Ambassador Award honoree in 2024. He will be recognized at that annual IABF Gala on December 5 at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx.

Fraccari, an Italian native, began his career in sports leadership with the Italian Baseball Softball Federation in 1985 and served as the national federation’s president from 2001-2016.

Fraccari was elected first-ever president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) – the world governing body for baseball and softball — in 2014. He led WBSC’s successful bid for baseball and softball’s inclusion at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 and Los Angeles 2028, fulfilling one of the major components in his election manifesto. He has served in 7 Olympic Games as a baseball official.

IABF established its Ambassador Award in 2022 and present the annual honor to people who make significant contributions to growing the game in Italy. Last year’s recipients were Dan Bonanno and Sal Varriale.

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