Thailand national baseball team

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Thailand national baseball team
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Information
CountryFlag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Federation Baseball Association of Thailand
Confederation Baseball Federation of Asia
ManagerMasao Tokunaga
WBSC ranking
Current 42 Increase2.svg 1 (18 November 2024) [1]
Highest23 (December 31, 2012)
Lowest79 (March 28, 2023)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 1994 )
Best result5th (4 times, most recent in 2014 )
Asian Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1997 )
Best result5th (in 2007 )

The Thailand national baseball team is the national baseball team of Thailand. They have competed in numerous international competitions, including the Southeast Asian Games, the Asian Games, and the Baseball World Cup. The team is organized by the Baseball Association of Thailand (BBAT).

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In 2007 the Thailand national baseball team won the Southeast Asian Games and they finished third in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. [2] The Thailand national team competed in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers in the fall of 2012.

Johnny Damon, active until 2012, was the only Major League Baseball player to play for the Thailand national team, appearing in the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifiers. [3] His mother is Thai.

As of September 2016, Thailand's men's team was ranked No. 26 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. In women's baseball, Thailand is unranked. [4]

International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRAWLRSRA
2006 did not enterNo qualifiers held
2009
2013 did not qualify02420
2017 did not enterdid not enter
Total0/402420

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearResultRankWLRSRA
Flag of Japan.svg 1994 Preliminary Round5th122344
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 Preliminary Round6th131957
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 did not participate
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Preliminary Round5th141039
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Preliminary Round5th122525
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Preliminary Round5th121435
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Consolation Round8th254675
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Placement Round7th342957
Total1022166332

SEA Games

SEA Games record
YearResultPosPldWLRSRA
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2005 Runners Up2nd6425632
Flag of Thailand.svg 2007 Winner1st550676
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2011 Third Place3rd4223514
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2019 Runners Up2nd5323629
Total1 Title4/42014619481

Asia Baseball Cup

  • 1995 : Med 2.png 2nd
  • 1997 : Med 1.png 1st
  • 1999 : did not participate
  • 2001 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 2002 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 2004 : Med 1.png 1st
  • 2006 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 2009  : 5th
  • 2010  : Med 3.png 3rd

East Asia Baseball Cup

  • 2012 : Med 2.png 2nd
  • 2015  : 5th
  • 2017 : Med 2.png 2rd
  • 2023  : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 2024  : Med 3.png 3rd

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.

2019

Group Stage 2 December 2019Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3–2 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:00 PHT
Group Stage 3 December 2019Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12–7 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
11:00 PHT
Group Stage 6 December 2019Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14–0 Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
11:00 PHT
Group Stage 7 December 2019Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4–6 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:00 PHT
Final 8 December 2019Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 15–2 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:00 PHT


2023

East Asian Cup GS 29 April Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg15–8 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Thailand
13:30 ICT [Box Boxscore]
East Asian Cup GS 1 May Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg12–0 Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Thailand
13:00 ICT Boxscore
East Asian Cup SR 2 May Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4–12 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Thailand
9:00 ICT Boxscore
East Asian Cup SR 3 May Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–10 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Thailand
16:00 ICT Boxscore
East Asian Cup 3rd 4 May Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg13–0 (F/7)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Thailand
9:00 ICT Boxscore
Asian Games R1 26 September Laos  Flag of Laos.svg1–4 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center, China
18:30 CST Boxscore
Asian Games R1 28 September Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg17–0 (F/7)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center, China
18:30 CST Boxscore
Asian Games GS 1 October Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–12 (F/7)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center, China
18:30 CST Boxscore
Asian Games GS 2 October Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg8–0 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center, China
12:00 CST Boxscore
Asian Games GS 3 October Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–17 (F/5)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center, China
12:00 CST Boxscore
Asian Games PR 5 October Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–6 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center, China
12:00 CST Boxscore
Asian Games PR 6 October Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–11 (F/8)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center, China
12:00 CST Boxscore
Asian Championship GS 4 December Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4–14 (F/7)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Taipei Dome, Taiwan
12:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 1,422
Asian Championship GS 5 December Japan  Flag of Japan.svg16–0 (F/5)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Taipei Dome, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 6,614
Asian Championship GS 6 December Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–4 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Taipei Dome, Taiwan
12:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 2,004
Asian Championship PR 8 December Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg12–10 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taiwan
12:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 41
Asian Championship PR 9 December Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–4 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 100

2024

East Asia Cup GS 29 October Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg14–4 (F/7)Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Clark International Sports Complex, Philippines
13:30 PST Boxscore
East Asia Cup GS 30 October Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg31–0 (F/5)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Clark International Sports Complex, Philippines
13:30 PST Boxscore
East Asia Cup SR 31 October Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg7–0 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Clark International Sports Complex, Philippines
9:00 PST Boxscore
East Asia Cup SR 1 November Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg9–5 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Clark International Sports Complex, Philippines
13:30 PST Boxscore
East Asia Cup SR 2 November Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg10–3 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Philippines
9:00 PST Boxscore
East Asia Cup 3rd 3 November Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg10–11 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Clark International Sports Complex, Philippines
10:00 PST Boxscore

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References

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  2. "History of Thai Baseball". Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. "2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers (Rosters)". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  4. "WBSC - World Baseball Softball Confederation".