Muhammad Hussain (baseball)

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Muhammad Hussain
Karachi Monarchs – No. 33
Infielder
Born: (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27)
Chiniot, Punjab, Pakistan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Men's Baseball
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
West Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Islamabad Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Karaj Team
Arab Classic
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Dubai Team

Muhammad Hussain [a] (born 5 December 1997) is a Pakistani professional baseball player who plays for the Karachi Monarchs of Baseball United, as well as the Pakistan national team. [2] [3]

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Club career

Hussain plays for the "Army" club of the Pakistan Men's National Baseball Championship. [4]

On September 23, 2025, the Karachi Monarchs announced they had signed Hussain for the team's inaugural 2025 winter league season, making him one of Pakistan's first players to sign a professional contract. [2]

International career

Hussain played for the national team at the 2018 Asian Games. [5] At the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualifiers, he went 2–for-2 at the plate. [6] At the 2023 West Asia Baseball Cup, he scored two runs in the championship win over Palestine. [7] At the 2023 Asian Baseball Championship, he went 1-for-17 with one walk.

At the inaugural 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic in Dubai, Hussain hit the first home run in the tournament’s history. [8] Pakistan won the tournament, defeating the United Arab Emirates in the championship game, he was honored as part of the all-tournament team, at third base, and named the tournament's MVP. [9] [10]

Hussain went 6-for-11 (hitting .545) at the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup in Karaj, Iran, leading the team in OPS (1.188). [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Also listed as Hussain Hussain [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hussain Hussain". WBSC.org. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Fantastic Four: Pakistan's top baseball players look to elevate country on global stage". Arab News. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan". Baseball United. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "25th Men's National Baseball Championship in full swing". The Nation. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Dwinanda, Reiny (1 May 2018). "Indonesia to select Asian Games's core baseball team members". Republika . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Stats - Pakistan". MLB.com. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan won 15th West Asia Baseball cup". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Baseball United Arab Classic Day One Recap". World Baseball Network. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Baseball United [@BaseballUnited] (November 13, 2024). "The best of the best ⭐️ Presenting your 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic All-Tournament Team!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Unbeaten Pakistan clinch Arab Classic Baseball title". The News International. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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