Mexico national baseball team

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Mexico National Baseball Team
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Information
CountryMexico
FederationMexican Federation of Baseball
ConfederationPan American Baseball Confederation
ManagerBenji Gil
WBSC ranking 4 Increase 1 (31 December 2021)[1]
World Baseball Classic
Appearances3 (First in 2006)
Best result6th (1 time, in 2006)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (First in 2020)
Best result6 (2020)
World Cup
Appearances22 (First in 1940)
Best result 2nd (4 times, most recent in )
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (First in 1951)
Best result 3rd (4 times, most recent in 2007)

The Mexico National Baseball Team is the baseball team that represents Mexico in international tournaments. It is currently the 5th-ranked baseball team in the world.[1]

Roster[]

Mexico roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches


International competition[]

World Baseball Classic[]

Mexico has competed in all four editions of the World Baseball Classic.

Game log[]

2006 World Baseball Classic
Date Location Opponent Score1
March 7, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona  United States 0–2 L
March 8, 2006 Scottsdale, Arizona  South Africa 10–4 W
March 9, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona  Canada 9–1 W
March 12, 2006 Anaheim, California  South Korea 1–2 L
March 14, 2006 Anaheim, California  Japan 1–6 L
March 16, 2006 Anaheim, California  United States 2–1 W
2009 World Baseball Classic
Date Location Opponent Score1
March 8, 2009 Mexico City, Mexico  Australia 7–17 L
March 9, 2009 Mexico City, Mexico  South Africa 14–3 W
March 11, 2009 Mexico City, Mexico  Australia 16–1 W
March 12, 2009 Mexico City, Mexico  Cuba 4–16 L
March 15, 2009 San Diego, California  South Korea 2–8 L
March 17, 2009 San Diego, California  Cuba 4–7 L
2013 World Baseball Classic
Date Location Opponent Score1
March 7, 2013 Scottsdale, Arizona  Italy 5–6 L
March 8, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona  United States 5–2 W
March 9, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona  Canada 3–10 L
2017 World Baseball Classic
Date Location Opponent Score1
March 9, 2017 Guadalajara, Mexico  Italy 9-10 L
March 11, 2017 Guadalajara, Mexico  Puerto Rico 4-9 L
March 12. 2017 Guadalajara, Mexico  Venezuela 11-9 W

1 – Mexico score always listed first

Premier12 Tournament[]

2015[]

Team Mexico came in fourth in the 2015 WBSC Premier12 Tournament.

2019[]

Team Mexico won the bronze medal in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament in November 2019. Two quota spots were allocated from the Tournament, of the spots for six baseball teams at the 2020 Olympic Games, with Mexico as the top finisher from the Americas earning one spot.[2] First baseman/left fielder Efrén Navarro led the team with three doubles and shared the team lead with six RBIs, designated hitter Matt Clark led the team with a .440 OBP and an .800 slugging percentage and shared the team lead with three home runs, and second baseman Esteban Quiroz led the team with seven walks.[3] Half the Team Mexico roster consisted of players with birth certificates form the United States.[4]

International tournament results[]

World Baseball Classic[]

 Mexico
World Baseball Classic
Tournament Results
United States 20066th
Mexico / United States 20098th
United States 201311th
Mexico 201713th
Medal Tally
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Gold		-
Silver medal world.svg
Silver		-
Bronze medal world.svg
Bronze		-
World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
United States 2006 Round 2 6th 3 3 23 16 No qualifiers held
Mexico United States 2009 Round 2 8th 2 4 47 52 No qualifiers held
United States 2013 Round 1 11th 1 2 13 18 Automatically qualified
Mexico 2017 Round 1 13th 1 2 24 28 3 0 25 2
Total 4/4 — 7 11 107 114 3 0 25 2

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record Qualification
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Spain 1992 Did not qualify Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
Japan 2020 Preliminary 6th 0 3 9 20 Bronze medal asia.svg 2019 WBSC Premier12
Total 1/6

Premier12 Tournament[]

Premier12 Tournament record
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Japan Taiwan 2015 Semifinals 4th 3 5 29 50
Japan 2019 Finals Bronze 3rd 7 2 44 19
Total 2/2 — 10 7 73 69

Pan American Games[]

Central American and Caribbean Games[]

  • 1926: Silver Med 2.png
  • 1930: Silver Med 2.png
  • 1950: Silver Med 2.png
  • 1954: Silver Med 2.png
  • 1962: Bronze Med 3.png
  • 1970: Bronze Med 3.png
  • 1993: Silver Med 2.png
  • 2006: Bronze Med 3.png

Baseball World Cup[]

  • 1941: Bronze Med 3.png
  • 1943: Silver Med 2.png
  • 1944: Silver Med 2.png
  • 1961: Silver Med 2.png
  • 1965: Silver Med 2.png

U-23 Baseball World Cup[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Two teams from WBSC Premier12 2019 to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Baseball". WBSC.org. December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. ^ https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/team-stats/MEX/batting[dead link]
  4. ^ "One team stands in USA Baseball's way to qualify for the 2020 Olympics — and half its roster has American birth certificates – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. Nov 16, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-17.

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