Mexico national baseball team

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] Team Mexico won the bronze medal in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament, in November 2019, and thereby qualified to compete as one of six teams in baseball in the 2020 Olympics.[2]

Mexico National Baseball Team
Information
CountryMexico
FederationMexican Federation of Baseball
ConfederationPan American Baseball Confederation
ManagerJuan Castro
World Baseball Classic
Appearances3 (First in 2006)
Best result6th (1 time, in 2006)
World Cup
Appearances22 (First in 1940)
Best result 2nd (4 times, most recent in 1965)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (First in 1951)
Best result 3rd (4 times, most recent in 2007)

Roster
Mexico roster - 2019 exhibition games against Japan
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

28 Phillip Evans
Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

World Baseball Classic

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

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

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

Pan American Games
  • 1951 Bronze Medal
  • 1963 Bronze Medal
  • 2003 Bronze Medal
  • 2007 Bronze Medal

Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 1926 Silver Medal
  • 1930 Silver Medal
  • 1950 Silver Medal
  • 1954 Silver Medal
  • 1962 Bronze Medal
  • 1970 Bronze Medal
  • 1993 Silver Medal
  • 2006 Bronze Medal

Baseball World Cup
  • 1941 Bronze Medal
  • 1943 Silver Medal
  • 1944 Silver Medal
  • 1961 Silver Medal
  • 1965 Silver Medal

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.[3] First baseman/left fielder Efren Navarro led the team with three doubles and shared the team lead with six RBIs, designated hitter Matthew 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.[4] Half the Team Mexico roster consisted of players with American birth certificates.[5]

References
  1. https://rankings.wbsc.org/
  3. "Two teams from WBSC Premier12 2019 to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Baseball". WBSC.org. December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  5. "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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