Palestine national baseball team

Palestine national baseball team
Information
Country	Palestine
Federation	Palestinian Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation	Baseball Federation of Asia
Manager	Ozzie Guillen Jr.
WBSC ranking
Current	38 (5 August 2025) [1]
Asian Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2023 )
Best result	7th (1 time, most recent in 2023 )

The Palestine national baseball team is the national baseball team of Palestine, representing the country in international competitions. ^[2]

The team is controlled by the Palestinian Baseball and Softball Federation, which is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia since 2017. Palestine won its first international tournament at the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup.

History

Palestine first organized a national baseball team around 2017, starting with a small number of players from the Gaza Strip. The team then recruited several Palestinian American players, which eventually grew to make up a larger part of the team after the Gaza war cut off access to many homegrown players starting in 2023. ^[3] At least two players of the national team have been killed in the war as of September 2025 ^[update] : outfielder and team captain Ashraf Awad Murad, killed near Al-Shifa Hospital in March 2024, and infielder/outfielder Mustafa Ahmad Tafesh, killed in August 2025. ^[4]

As part of preparation for the 2025 Asian Baseball Championship, Palestine competed in an exhibition series against Pakistan at Ozinga Field in Crestwood, Illinois. ^{[5] [6]}

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. ^[7]

Legend

  Win  Lose  Void or postponed  Fixture

2023

West Asia Baseball Cup GS	January 27	Palestine	WALKOVER	India	Islamabad, Pakistan
			Boxscore

West Asia Baseball Cup GS	January 28	Palestine	21–1 (F/5)	Nepal	Islamabad, Pakistan
			Boxscore

West Asia Baseball Cup GS	January 29	Palestine	10–0 (F/5)	Sri Lanka	Islamabad, Pakistan
			Boxscore

West Asia Baseball Cup SF	January 31	Bangladesh	3–14 (F/5)	Palestine	Islamabad, Pakistan
			Boxscore

West Asia Baseball Cup Final	February 1	Pakistan	11–3	Palestine	Islamabad, Pakistan
			Boxscore

Lincoln Cup 2023	August 5	Pakistan	3–5	Palestine	Illinois, United States

Asian Baseball Championship - Group A	December 4	Palestine	3-1	Hong Kong	Taichung, Taiwan
			Boxscore

Asian Baseball Championship - Group A	December 5	Chinese Taipei	19–0 (F/6)	Palestine	Taichung, Taiwan
			Boxscore

Asian Baseball Championship - Group A	December 6	Palestine	1-19 (F/5)	South Korea	Taichung, Taiwan
			Boxscore

Asian Baseball Championship - Placement	December 8	Palestine	3-12	Pakistan	New Taipei City, Taiwan
			Boxscore

Asian Baseball Championship - Placement	December 9	Thailand	0-4	Palestine	New Taipei City, Taiwan
			Boxscore

International tournament results

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	Did not enter							No qualifiers held
2013	Did not enter							Did not enter
2017	Did not enter							Did not enter
2023	Did not enter							Did not enter
Total	0/5	–	–	–	–		-	-	-	-

Regional competition

West Asia Baseball Cup

Main article: Asian Baseball Cup

Palestine's first appearance at the Asian Baseball Cup was in 2023. ^[8] Palestine won their first championship in the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup. ^{[9] [10]}

Current squad

Palestine's roster for the 2023 West Asia Cup. ^[11]

Palestine roster – 2024 West Asia Cup
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 23 Zaki Haj 24 Ibrahim Shalabi 25 Yunis Haleem 19 Kyle Bader		Catchers 5 Stephen Sosebee 6 Tariq Suboh Infielders 3 Elias Atiyeh 4 Mahmoud Tafesh 17 Nader Ihmoud 18 Mohammed Aladdam 20 Muayad Tafesh 22 Ashraf Murad (deceased) [12] 25 Ameer Abdallah 26 Rumsey Yasin 27 Dylan Renard 44 Mohammed Abedrabbo 48 Allaadean Daoud Outfielders 2 Malik Abdallah 11 Ahmad Ghouleh 14 Adam Musa 42 Tarik El-Abour		Manager Abder Rahman El-Ghouleh Coaches Aymin Abdallah Kayed Yasin

References

1. "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
2. "In a historic achievement, Palestine's baseball team qualifies for the West Asia Cup championship game" . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
3. "Dubai: His teammate died in Gaza war, but this Palestinian is keeping the baseball spirit alive". Khaleej Times. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
4. "Amid Death and Destruction, Palestine's Baseball Dreams Survive". New Lines Magazine. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
5. "Area roundup: Team Palestine baseball has local flavor". SRP News. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
6. "Little Palestine Classic promotes international baseball". Palestine in America. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
7. "Pakistan in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
8. "West Asia Cup". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
9. "Palestine defeat Pakistan to win West Asia Baseball Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
10. "Pakistan@Palestine - BFA XVI West Asia Cup". www.wbscasia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
11. "Palestine". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
12. https://twitter.com/PalFedBaseball/status/1773438133943623702

External links

• Palestine Baseball
• Palestinian Federation of Baseball & Softball on WBSC
• Palestinian Federation of Baseball & Softball on WBSC Asia
• Palestine national baseball team on Facebook