Colombia national baseball team
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 national baseball team | |||
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| Information | |||
| Country |  Colombia | ||
| Confederation | WBSC Americas | ||
| Manager | Luis Urueta | ||
| WBSC ranking | |||
| Current | 15  1 (5 October 2023)[1] | ||
| Highest | 11 (first in December 2021) | ||
| Lowest | 19 (first in December 2012) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| World Baseball Classic | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | 11th (2017) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1944) | ||
| Best result |  1st (2: 1947, 1965) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1951) | ||
| Best result | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 3rd (1971) | ||
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.[2] 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.[3] On July 29, 2022, the team announced that Urueta would return to coach the national team for the WBC.[4]
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.[5]
- Legend
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2019
| Pan American Games Q | January 30 | Panama  |
4–10 | Colombia |
Academia CBBS, Brazil |
| 15:00 BRT | Boxscore |
| Pan American Games Q | February 1 | Colombia |
8–6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Academia CBBS, Brazil |
| 11:00 BRT | Boxscore |
| Pan American Games Q | February 2 | Colombia |
5–4 |  Nicaragua |
Academia CBBS, Brazil |
| 15:00 BRT | Boxscore |
| Pan American Games Q | February 3 | Dominican Republic  |
17–4 | Colombia |
Academia CBBS, Brazil |
| 15:00 BRT | Boxscore |
| Pan American Games GS | July 29 | Cuba  |
1–6 | Colombia |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
| 10:00 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 2,456 |
| Pan American Games GS | July 30 | Colombia |
4–2 |  Argentina |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
| 15:00 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,560 |
| Pan American Games GS | August 1 | Colombia |
3–10 | Canada |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
| 10:00 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 0 |
| Pan American Games SR | August 2 | Nicaragua |
1–11 (F/7) | Colombia |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
| 19:00 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,513 |
| Pan American Games SR | August 3 | Puerto Rico  |
2–1 | Colombia |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
| 19:00 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 2,313 |
| Pan American Games 3rd | August 4 | Colombia |
0–6 | Nicaragua |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
| 11:00 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 0 |
2022
| Bolivarian Games RR | June 30 | Peru  |
0–8 | Colombia |
Estadio Calamar, Colombia |
| 17:00 COT | Boxscore |
| Bolivarian Games RR | July 1 | Dominican Republic |
11–4 | Colombia |
Estadio Calamar, Colombia |
| 17:00 COT | Boxscore |
| Bolivarian Games RR | July 2 | Colombia |
10–0 (F/6) |  Venezuela |
Estadio Calamar, Colombia |
| 17:00 COT | Boxscore |
| Bolivarian Games RR | July 3 | Colombia |
8–0 | Peru |
Estadio Calamar, Colombia |
| 17:00 COT | Boxscore |
| Bolivarian Games RR | July 4 | Colombia |
2–6 | Dominican Republic |
Estadio Calamar, Colombia |
| 17:00 COT | Boxscore |
| Bolivarian Games RR | July 5 | Venezuela |
7–1 | Colombia |
Estadio Calamar, Colombia |
| 12:00 COT | Boxscore |
2023
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 11 | Colombia |
5–4 (F/10) |  Mexico |
Chase Field, United States |
| 12:00 MT | WP: Guillermo Zuñiga (1–0) HR: Reynaldo Rodríguez (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Jesús Cruz (0–1) HR: Randy Arozarena (1) |
Attendance: 28,497 Umpires: HP: Cory Blaser. 1B: Edwin Louisa. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Jairo Mendoza |
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 13 | Colombia |
5–7 |  Great Britain |
Chase Field, United States |
| 12:00 MT | LP: Yapson Gomez (0–1) HR: Dilson Herrera (1) |
Boxscore | WP: Graham Spraker (1–0) Sv: Ian Gibaut (1) HR: Harry Ford (2) |
Attendance: 10,416 Umpires: HP – Jhonatan Biarreta, 1B – Cory Blaser, 2B – Felix Tejada, 3B – Doug Eddings |
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 14 | Canada |
5–0 | Colombia |
Chase Field, United States |
| 12:00 MT | WP: Noah Skirrow (1–0) HR: Otto Lopez (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Adrian Almeida (0–1) |
Attendance: 10,571 Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Alan Porter. 2B: Jairo Mendoza. 3B: Edwin Louisa |
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 15 | United States  |
3–2 | Colombia |
Chase Field, United States |
| 19:00 MT | WP: Kendall Graveman (1–0) Sv: Ryan Pressly (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Ruben Galindo (0–1) |
Attendance: 29,856 Umpires: HP – Alan Porter, 1B – Bill Miller, 2B – Jairo Mendoza, 3B – Roberto Peralta |
Current roster
| Colombia roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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International tournaments
World Baseball Classic
| Colombia World Baseball Classic | |
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| Tournament Results | |
| United States 2017 | 11th |
| United States 2023 | 18th |
| Medal Tally | |
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| World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | |||||||||||
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| 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 qualify | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
| 2017 |
Round 1 | 11th | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2023 |
Round 1 | 18th | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | Automatically qualified | |||||
| Total | 2/5 | — | 2 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 23 | ||
U-23 Baseball World Cup
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References
- "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- Oz, Mike (24 February 2017). "World Baseball Classic 2017: Can two star pitchers make Colombia a surprise team?". Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- Axisa, Mike (7 July 2022). "World Baseball Classic releases schedule, venues, team pools ahead of 2023 return". CBS Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- Acosta, Sebastian (29 July 2022). "Colombia define a su manager para el Clásico Mundial de Beisbol 2023" (in Spanish). Con Las Bases Llenas. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "Colombia in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.