The South Korea U18 Baseball5 national team will participate in the '2025 WBSC U18 Baseball5 World Cup' held in Nayarit, Mexico, from September 24th to 27th. South Korea is in Group B with Cuba, Spain, and Kenya. The team aims to surpass their previous 9th place finish, with the team roster including players such as Bae Chang-ryeol, So Jae-hui, and Won Chae-min. Kim Young-woo will manage the team.

KBO League stars An Woo-jin and Kim Do-young are out for the season due to injuries, raising concerns for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) team selection. Kim Do-young of the KIA Tigers suffered a left hamstring injury, limiting him to 30 games this season. An Woo-jin of the Kiwoom Heroes, returning from military service, underwent shoulder surgery after an injury during training, sidelining him for a year and preventing his WBC participation. These injuries present challenges for coach Seung Min Ryu in forming the national team.

HRH Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) and IOC Executive Board Member, welcomed a delegation from the ‘Hope and Dreams Festival’ led by Dr. Chungwon Choue, President of World Taekwondo, Leonz Eder, President of the International University Sports Federation, and Riccardo Fraccari, President of the World Baseball Softball Confederation on April 29, 2025. The third edition of the Hope and Dreams Sports Festival will be held in Jordan from April 30 to May 3, featuring five sports including basketball, baseball, badminton, handball, and taekwondo.

The 'Baseball5 Cheongs-Han' event, organized by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, promotes friendship between student-athletes and general students. Baseball5, similar to the 'Jjamppong' game, requires no equipment and has been adopted as an official event for the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics. The 'Cheongs-Han' event mixes student-athletes and general students, such as the Baemyung High School baseball team and Sinjeong High School softball players. U-18's first game saw 'Sky High 5' lose to 'Gyeonggi Pigeons' 9-11. Participants shared the importance of teamwork, and Korea Baseball Softball Association highlighted Baseball5's accessibility and rapid global spread.