The International Testing Agency (ITA), on behalf of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), has notified American softball player Cameron Schiller of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for 19-norandrosterone, an anabolic androgenic steroid. The sample was collected during the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup on July 13, 2025. Schiller has the right to request analysis of the B sample or provide an explanation for the result. A mandatory provisional suspension has been imposed, which the athlete can challenge.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has announced sanctions against baseball player Bruce Maxwell and handball player Daniel Morisholombe for doping violations. Maxwell received a four-year ban after testing positive for amphetamine during the 2022 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, with the ban effective from February 21, 2023, to February 20, 2027. All his results from September 17, 2022, are annulled. Morisholombe was banned for two years after testing positive for carboxy-THC during the 13th African Games in March 2024.

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari visited North Korea on July 19. The visit's purpose and schedule were not announced by the WBSC or North Korean state media, but it is speculated that Fraccari may have discussed baseball and softball development and support. The visit may have involved discussion of Baseball5, a simplified version of baseball, which will be included in the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) reported sanctions against three baseball and softball players for doping violations. Softball player Ben Kantor (Israel) received a three-year suspension after testing positive for multiple anabolic steroids during an in-competition test at the Men's Softball World Cup on July 14, 2024. Baseball players Noel Salas Buitimea (Mexico) and Rubén Darío Tejada Abrego (Panama) each received four-year suspensions. Salas Buitimea tested positive for stanozolol in an out-of-competition test on November 7, 2024, and Tejada Abrego tested positive for drostanolone in an out-of-competition test on November 8, 2024. All three were provisionally suspended December 3, 2024. Kantor's ban runs from August 23, 2024, to August 22, 2027, while the bans for Salas Buitimea and Tejada Abrego run from December 3, 2024, to December 2, 2028. All athletes have the right to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Colombian baseball player Francisco Acuña Rocha has been suspended for two years, from May 22, 2025, to May 21, 2027, after testing positive for Carboxy-THC during the 19th Pan American Games Santiago 2023. The ITA, acting for the World Baseball Softball Confederation, confirmed that Rocha accepted the sanctions for violating anti-doping rules and will have his results from October 28, 2023, annulled, including the loss of medals and prizes. The positive test occurred on October 28, 2023, in Chile, and Panam Sports notified the WBSC on July 29, 2024.