Manila hosts Asian PONY baseball summit

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania – PONY Baseball/Softball International president and CEO Abraham Key announced that Manila will be the site of the 2010 PONY International Baseball Asia Pacific board meeting.

The annual board meeting, set Jan. 15-17, allows members of the PONY Asia-Pacific – Japan, Korea, China, Russia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines – to plan activities for the year.

Baseball leaders from the 10 Asian countries will also be in town to grace the opening ceremonies of the 15th Tot Baseball Metro Schools Baseball and Softball League and will be in search for the site of the first PONY Baseball Training Center in Asia.

Also, the occasion coincides with the 35th anniversary of PONY Baseball/Softball in Asia which was established by Rodolfo “Totoy” Tingzon in 1975.

PONY Baseball produced many past and present baseball stars such as, Yumori Giants slugger Takahashi, Los Angeles Dodgers closing pitcher Ishii, MLB Hall of Famer Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees superstar and future Hall of Famer Alex Rodriguez and many others.