Palestine national baseball team

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Palestine national baseball team
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Information
CountryFlag of Palestine.svg Palestine
Federation Palestinian Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation Baseball Federation of Asia
Manager Ozzie Guillen Jr.
WBSC ranking
Current 38 Steady2.svg (5 August 2025) [1]

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

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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: 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  Flag of Palestine.svg WALKOVER Flag of India.svg  India Islamabad, Pakistan
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West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 28 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg21–1 (F/5)Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Islamabad, Pakistan
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West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 29 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg10–0 (F/5)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Islamabad, Pakistan
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West Asia Baseball Cup SF January 31 Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–14 (F/5)Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
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West Asia Baseball Cup Final February 1 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg11–3 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
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Lincoln Cup 2023 August 5 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–5 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Illinois, United States
Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 4 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg3-1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Taichung, Taiwan
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Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 5 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg19–0 (F/6)Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Taichung, Taiwan
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Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 6 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1-19 (F/5)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Taichung, Taiwan
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Asian Baseball Championship - Placement December 8 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg3-12 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Asian Baseball Championship - Placement December 9 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0-4 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine New Taipei City, Taiwan
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International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRAWLRSRA
2006 Did not enterNo qualifiers held
2009 Did not enterNo qualifiers held
2013 Did not enterDid not enter
2017 Did not enterDid not enter
2023 Did not enterDid not enter
Total0/5----

Regional competition

West Asia 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
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches


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