[1] The German Baseball and Softball Federation is responsible for the Germany national baseball team and the Germany women's national softball team, as well as their youth teams, and overseeing the Baseball-Bundesliga, the top baseball competition in Germany.

[2] In April 1953, Germany was one of the founding members of the Confederation of European Baseball (now WBSC Europe), alongside Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain.

[3] After a period of decline in the popularity of baseball in the 1970s, that saw the German championship interrupted for eleven years, the federation was renamed to German Baseball and Softball Federation in 1980, when the sport regained strength in Germany.

Jürgen Elsishans is the current president of the German Baseball and Softball Federation, who has held the position since 2019.

In 1994, the DBV created the German Baseball Hall of Fame that honors players, coaches and officials who have made significant contributions to baseball and softball in Germany.