The head of the international governing body for baseball is making his first visit to North Korea, hinting at renewed efforts to popularize the quintessentially American sport in a country that lacks even a single known baseball diamond.

A World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) delegation led by its President Riccardo Fraccari arrived in Pyongyang on Saturday, the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the following day.

The agency added that North Korean Vice Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Pak Chon Jong greeted the visiting delegation at Pyongyang International Airport, but did not provide further information about the visit’s