 Puerto Rico | |
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| Information | |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Federation | Federación de Béisbol Aficionado de Puerto Rico |
| Confederation | WBSC Americas |
| Manager | Pedro Agosto |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 45  (9 August 2024) [1] |
| Baseball5 Pan American Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024 ) |
| Best result | 4th (1 time, in 2024 ) |
The Puerto Rico national Baseball5 team represents Puerto Rico in international Baseball5 competitions.
In 2024, the Federación de Béisbol Aficionado de Puerto Rico launched a program aimed to develop Baseball5 in Puerto Rico, along with the nation's Department of Education. This included the certification of over 850 coaches and the creation of the Schoolboys/Schoolgirls Baseball5 Championship. [2] [3] [4]
Puerto Rico participated at the 2024 Baseball5 Pan American Championship held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, that served as qualifier for the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup in Hong Kong. [5] The team lost all its games except for a victory against Mexico to finish the tournament with a 1–5 record, failing to qualify for the World Cup. [6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | IF | Arana Colón | F |
| 11 | IF | Ashlimar Hernández | F |
| 10 | IF | Carlos Medina | M |
| 5 | IF | Joel Quiñones | M |
| 14 | IF | Yesimarie Rivera | F |
| 8 | IF | Kermith Rodríguez | M |
| 9 | IF | Edgar Santiago | M |
| 13 | IF | Iadimar Torres | F |
| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| -- | Manager | Pedro Agosto |
| Baseball5 Pan American Championship record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2024 | Opening round | 4th | 1 | 5 | 32 | 110 |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 1 | 5 | 32 | 110 |
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