Spain national baseball team |
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Country | Spain |
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Federation | Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation |
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Confederation | Confederation of European Baseball |
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Manager | Luis Sojo |
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WBSC ranking |
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Current | 22 (18 December 2023)[1] |
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Highest | 16 (December 2012) |
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Lowest | 26 (December 2018) |
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World Baseball Classic |
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Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) |
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Best result | 15th (2013) |
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Olympic Games |
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Appearances | 1 (first in 1992) |
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Best result | 8th (1992) |
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World Cup |
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Appearances | 4 (first in 1988) |
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Best result | 12th (1988, 2009) |
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Intercontinental Cup |
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Appearances | 2 (first in 1991) |
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European Championship |
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Appearances | 33 (first in 1954) |
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Best result | 1st (2 times, most recent in 2023) |
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The Spain national baseball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation. It is a member nation of the Confédération Européenne de Baseball, or Confederation of European Baseball.
History
The Spanish national team won the European Baseball Championship in 1955. In 1992, it took part in the Baseball Competition of the Olympic Games.
In 2013, they qualified for the first time for the World Baseball Classic. They lost all three games against Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.
Spain competed in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, coming in third to win a bronze medal. Among the players who competed for it were Engel Beltré, Rhiner Cruz, Ricardo Hernández, Fernando Martínez, Leslie Nacar, Antonio Noguera, and Blake Ochoa.[2] With this achievement, Spain qualified again for the final qualification stage of the 2020 Summer Olympics, but it failed to qualify by finishing fourth.[3][4]
In 2023, Spain became European champions again at the Baseball European Championship, 68 years after their first title.[5]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[6]
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Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2022
World Baseball Classic Q | September 17 | Spain | 21–7 (F/7) | Czech Republic | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
13:00 CET | WP: Rogelio Armenteros HR: Jesus Ustariz (1), Edison Valerio (1, 2) | Boxscore | LP: Marek Minarik HR: Vojtech Mensik (1), Marek Chlup (1), Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1) | Attendance: 1,725 Umpires: Darius Ghani (HP), Mark Winters (1B), Roberto LaMadrid (2B), John Byrne (3B) |
2021
2020
2019
2018
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
Nelson Prada | Manager |
Néstor Pérez | Bench coach |
Juan Rincón | Pitching coach |
Candelario Díaz | First base coach |
Félix Manuel Cano | Third base coach |
Manuel Olivera | Bullpen coach |
Ian Peres | Bullpen catcher |
Tournament records
World Baseball Classic
World Baseball Classic record | | Qualification record |
Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | W | L | RS | RA |
2006 | did not enter | No qualifiers held |
2009 |
2013 | Round 1 | 15th | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 |
2017 | did not qualify | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
2023 | did not qualify | 2 | 2 | 36 | 24 |
Total | Round 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 52 |
Olympic Games
European Baseball Championship | At Baseball World Cup Year | Position | Pld | W | L | 1988 | 12th | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1998 | 14th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2005 | 14th | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2007 | 13th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2009 | 12th | 10 | 3 | 7 | Total | 5/39 | 43 | 9 | 34 | At Intercontinental Cup Year | Position | Pld | W | L | 1991 | | | | | 1997 | | | | | Total | 2/17 | | | | European Championships - Junior - 1990, 1991, 1996 and 2001.
- 1974, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2005.
European Championships - Cadet - 1981, 1992 and 2004.
- 1979, 2000 and 2002.
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2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifier roster
Spain roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualification |
Players | Coaches |
Pitchers | | Catchers - 12 Omar Hernández
- 43 Gabriel Lino
Infielders - 13 Óscar Angulo
- 8 Leopoldo Correa
- 24 Noelvi Marte
- 2 Leo Rodríguez
- 16 Jesús Ustariz
- 19 Edison Valerio
Outfielders - 7 Engel Beltré
- 44 Justin Connell
- 14 Lesther Galván
- 9 Frank Hernández
- 10 Daniel Jiménez
- 38 Chris Kwitzer
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See also
Notes
References
- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Statistiken der Baseball-EM 2019 — Baseball EC 2019".
- ^ Retired, shmired | Jewish Baseball News
- ^ MLB Monday (August 26-September 1, 2019) | Jewish Baseball News
- ^ Spain is Baseball European Champion 2023 | WSBC Europe
- ^ "Spain in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
Directly qualified teams | |
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Teams in qualifications | |
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Inactive teams | |
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Provisional members | |
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Spain World Baseball Classic rosters |
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Spain roster – 2013 World Baseball Classic |
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| - Manager 2 Mauro Mazzotti
- Pitching coach Renny Duarte
- First base coach 17 Felix Cano
- Third base coach 8 Candelario Diaz
- Bench coach 18 Manny Crespo
- Coach José Alguacil
- Coach 14 Miguel Erroz
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