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Colombia national baseball team

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Logo[[File:Logo Seleccion Beisbol Colombia.svg230px]]
NameColombia national baseball team
CountryColombia
ConfederationWBSC Americas
CaptainJosé QuintanaTeam Colors=Blue, Yellow
WBSC Rank =
WBSC max11
WBSC max datefirst in December 2021
WBSC min19
WBSC min datefirst in December 2012
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ManagerJosé Mosquera
WBC apps3
WBC first2017
WBC best11th ([2017](2017-world-baseball-classic))
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WC best[[File:Gold medal world centered.svg16px]] 1st (**2**: [1947](1947-amateur-world-series), [1965](1965-amateur-world-series))
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PAG best[[File:Gold medal america.svg16px]] 1st (2023)

|h_pattern_cap The Colombia national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Colombia) is the national baseball team of Colombia. The team represents Colombia in international competitions.

Colombia has won two international baseball championships, both during the Amateur World Series era (1938-86); the first in 1947, and the second in 1965. In the modern era, it has qualified for the World Baseball Classic three times; in 2017 and 2023 it did not make it out of the pool stage.

Team Colombia will compete in the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March 2026.

History

The Colombian national team first participated in the Amateur World Series ― which would become the Baseball World Cup ― in 1944, finishing sixth. It would go on to win the 1947 edition, which it hosted in Barranquilla. Colombia again hosted, and won, in 1965, though the Colombian government notably denied the defending-champion Cuban team entry into the country, due to tensions with Fidel Castro's government.

In 2017, Colombia defeated Spain and Panama to secure their first ever appearance in the World Baseball Classic. The 2017 team was managed by Luis Urueta. Its pitching staff was anchored by Major Leaguers José Quintana and Julio Teheran, and included then-prospects Jorge Alfaro and Gio Urshela. However, the group was placed in the Pool C — meaning its "very tough" competitors would be the United States, the Dominican Republic, and Canada. Colombia ultimately finished third in the division and did not move on to the second round, though it did manage to defeat Canada 4–1 at Marlins Park in Miami.

The team tried but failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the eight-team Americas Qualifying Event on May 31 through June 5, 2021.

As a participant in the 2017 WBC, Colombia automatically qualified for the expanded 2023 World Baseball Classic. It was placed in a group with the United States, Canada, Mexico, and a fifth team to be determined by qualification. On July 29, 2022, the team announced that Urueta would return to coach the national team for the WBC.

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. ;Legend

2019

2022

2023

Current roster

(bench) (hitting) (pitching) (first base) (third base)

International tournaments

World Baseball Classic

[](world-baseball-classic)Qualification recordYearRoundPositionWLRSRAWLRSRA**Total****Pool Stage****3/6****2****5****21****33****7****2****56****24**
[2006](2006-world-baseball-classic)*Did not enter**No qualifiers held*
[2009](2009-world-baseball-classic)
[2013](2013-world-baseball-classic)*Did not qualify*121617
United States [2017](2017-world-baseball-classic)[Pool Stage](2017-world-baseball-classic-pool-c)11th1291430176
United States [2023](2023-world-baseball-classic)[Pool Stage](2023-world-baseball-classic-pool-c)18th131219*Automatically qualified*
Puerto Rico [2026](2026-world-baseball-classic)*To be determined*30231

[[Baseball World Cup]]

[[Baseball at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]

[[Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|Intercontinental Cup]]

[[U-23 Baseball World Cup]]

References

References

  1. Oz, Mike. (24 February 2017). "World Baseball Classic 2017: Can two star pitchers make Colombia a surprise team?". Yahoo!Sports.
  2. Axisa, Mike. (7 July 2022). "World Baseball Classic releases schedule, venues, team pools ahead of 2023 return". CBS Sports.
  3. Acosta, Sebastian. (29 July 2022). "Colombia define a su manager para el Clásico Mundial de Beisbol 2023". Con Las Bases Llenas.
  4. "Colombia in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". [[World Baseball Softball Confederation]].
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