Palestine national baseball team

National baseball team of Palestine
Palestine national baseball team
Information
Country Palestine
FederationPalestinian Baseball and Softball Federation
ConfederationBaseball Federation of Asia
ManagerOzzie Guillen Jr.
WBSC ranking
Current 46 Increase 9 (18 December 2023)[1]

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

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 Palestine  WALKOVER  India Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 28 Palestine  21–1 (F/5)    Nepal Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 29 Palestine  10–0 (F/5)  Sri Lanka Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup SF January 31 Bangladesh  3–14 (F/5)  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup Final February 1 Pakistan  11–3  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
Lincoln Cup 2023 August 5 Pakistan  3–5  Palestine Illinois, United States
Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 4 Palestine  3-1  Hong Kong Taichung, Taiwan
Boxscore
Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 5 Chinese Taipei  19–0 (F/6)  Palestine Taichung, Taiwan
Boxscore
Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 6 Palestine  1-19 (F/5)  South Korea Taichung, Taiwan
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Asian Baseball Championship - Placement December 8 Palestine  3-12  Pakistan New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Asian Baseball Championship - Placement December 9 Thailand  0-4  Palestine New Taipei City, Taiwan
Boxscore

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
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
2006 Did not enter No qualifiers held
2009 Did not enter No qualifiers held
2013 Did not enter Did not enter
2017 Did not enter Did not enter
2023 Did not enter Did not enter
Total 0/5 – – – – - - - -

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
Players Coaches
Pitchers
  • 23 Zaki Haj
  • 24 Ibrahim Shalabi
  • 25 Yunis Haleem
 Catchers
  • 5 Stephen Sosebee
  • 6 Tariq Suboh

Infielders

  • 3 Elias Atiyeh
  • 4 Mahmoud Tafesh
  • 17 Nader Ihmoud
  • 18 Mohammed Aladdam
  • 20 Muayad Tafesh
  • 22 Ashraf Murad (deceased)[6]
  • 25 Ameer Abdallah
  • 26 Rumsey Yasin
  • 27 Dylan Renard
  • 44 Mohammed Abedrabbo
  • 48 Allaadean Daoud

Outfielders

  • 2 Malik Abdallah
  • 11 Ahmad Ghouleh
  • 14 Adam Musa
  • 42 Tarik El-Abour
 Manager
  • Abder Rahman El-Ghouleh

Coaches

  • Aymin Abdallah
  • Kayed Yasin


References

  1. ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 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.
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/PalFedBaseball/status/1773438133943623702


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