The history of Swiss baseball and the beginnings in Zurich

The first game had to be stopped because the balls ran out: when baseball reached Switzerland

Swiss baseball started with a Zurich club, among other things, and a legendary game in Reussbühl, Lucerne.

The Zurich Challengers baseball club, probably taken in the mid-1980s. The player in the red tenue is club founder Werner Zingg.

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Few sports are as closely associated with the United States as baseball. There are also strong leagues in South Korea, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic. However, the sport is little known in Switzerland. The Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation, the association of Swiss baseball and softball clubs, has existed for over 40 years.

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