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Portugal national baseball team | |
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Country | Portugal |
Confederation | WBSC Europe |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | NR (18 December 2023) [1] |
The Portugal national baseball team is the national baseball team of Portugal. The team represents Portugal in international competitions, including the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Baseball is still a relatively unknown sport in Portugal. Many of the Portuguese baseball players are from Portuguese communities in Canada, United States and Venezuela. The first Portuguese baseball stadium, Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, was inaugurated on 22 July 2006.
Portugal was involved in the 2010 European Baseball Championship qualifier tournament, in Abrantes, with Ireland, Greece and Russia. On 9 July 2008, the Portuguese team beat Ireland by 11-8, but lost to Greece by 3-11 at 11 July, and to Russia by 0-10, at 11 July, being eliminated.
The Greece national baseball team represents Greece in international baseball play. The team are a member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation and WBSC Europe.
The Ireland national baseball team has been in existence since 1996 and has taken part in several major baseball tournaments and tours. As in many other sports in Ireland, the team represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The Russia national baseball team is the national baseball team of Russia. The team competed in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship.
The Belarus national baseball team is the national baseball team of Belarus. The team competed in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, WBSC Europe excluded Belarusian teams from all its competitions for both national and club teams to be held in Europe in 2022.
The Lithuania national baseball team is the national baseball team of Lithuania. The team currently competes in the Pool B of the European Baseball Championship.
The Turkey national baseball team is the national baseball team for Turkey. They are a contender for the European Baseball Championship and haven't competed in the Baseball World Cup. The Federation was created at the end of 2008 and at the beginning of 2009.
The Sri Lanka national baseball team is the national baseball team of Sri Lanka. Baseball was introduced to Sri Lanka in the mid 1980s. American baseball coach Jim Dimick was the first official coach to teach the game to the players. The team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. Sri Lanka took part in the first ever Asian Baseball Cup, which was held in Philippines in 1995. Twenty four countries belong to the Baseball Federation of Asia. In May 2009, Sri Lanka qualified for the Semi-finals of the Asian Baseball Championship for the first time. In July 2019, Sri Lanka became the champions of the West Asia Baseball Cup by defeating Iran and Pakistan in the semifinals and finals respectively.
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The Cuba national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Cuba in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 9th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup. They have won the tournament a leading 11 times.
The Netherlands national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing the Netherlands in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 8th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup.
The Russia national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Russia in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 28th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, WBSC Europe relocated competitions that had been scheduled to be held in Russia during 2022, and excluded Russian teams from all its competitions for both national and club teams to be held in Europe in 2022.
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The South Africa national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing South Africa in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 26th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup.
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The Thailand national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Thailand in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 50th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup.
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