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The International Baseball Federation ('''IBAF''') is the worldwide governing body for the sport of baseball. It sanctions play between teams sponsored by the national baseball federations of member countries through competition tournaments including the Baseball World Cup , the World Baseball Classic (in conjunction with Major League Baseball ), the Intercontinental Cup , and the Olympic Baseball Tournament (in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee ). IBAF was founded in 1938. It changed its name several times in its history - in 1944 it took on the official name ''Federación Internacional de Béisbol Amateur (FIBA)'', in 1973 it spawned the rival ''Federación Mundial de Béisbol Amateur (FEMBA)'', which merged back with FIBA in 1976 under the name ''International Baseball Association (AINBA)'', changing the official acronym to ''IBA'' in 1984, before returning to its original name and abbreviation in 2000. There are 112 member countries across five different Continental Confederations recognized by IBAF. IBAF's headquarters are in Lausanne , Switzerland . Harvey Schiller is the current president. PRESIDENTS
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