Palestine national baseball team

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Palestine national baseball team
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CountryFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
FederationPalestinian Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation Baseball Federation of Asia
Manager AL-TIRA
WBSC ranking
Current 65 Steady2.svg (28 March 2023) [1]

The Palestine national baseball team is the national baseball team of Palestine. The team represents Palestine in international competitions. [2]

Contents

The team is controlled by the Palestinian Baseball and Softball Federation, which is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia since 2017.

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. [3]

Legend

  Win  Lose  Void or postponed  Fixture

2023

West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 27 India  Flag of India.svg0–1 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 28 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg21–1 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 29 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg10–0 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup SF January 31 Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–14 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup Final February 1 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg11–3 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
Lincoln Cup 2023 August 5 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–5 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Illinois, United States

Regional competition

West Asia Baseball Cup

Palestine's first appearance at the Asian Baseball Cup was in 2023. Their best finish was as runners up, where they lost to West Asian powerhouse Pakistan. [4]

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----

Current squad

Palestine's roster for the 2023 West Asia Cup, the last official competition in which the team took part. [5]

Palestine roster - 2023 West Asia Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
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Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

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References

  1. "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. "In a historic achievement, Palestine's baseball team qualifies for the West Asia Cup championship game" . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  3. "Pakistan in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation . Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. "West Asia Cup". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. "Palestine". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.