Panama national baseball team
| Country |
 Panama |
|---|---|
| Federation | Fedebeis |
| Confederation | COPABE |
| Manager | Héctor López |
| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2006) |
| Best result | 14 |
The Panama national baseball team is the national team of Panama. They are currently the 13th ranked baseball team in the world.[1]
Roster
Pitchers
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Catchers
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Infielders
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World Baseball Classic
| Panama World Baseball Classic | |
|---|---|
| Tournament Results | |
| Puerto Rico 2006 | 14th |
| Puerto Rico 2009 | 15th |
| Medal Tally | |
 | - |
 | - |
 | - |
| World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Host(s) | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Host | W | L | RS | RA | |
| 2006 | Puerto Rico | Round 1 | 14th | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | No qualifiers held | |||||
| 2009 | Puerto Rico | Round 1 | 15th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | No qualifiers held | |||||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Panama | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | |||||||
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Panama | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | |||||||
| Total | 2/4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 27 | ||||
2006
Panama was placed in Pool C of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, playing at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. In their opening game, they fell to hosts, 2-1, before losing to Cuba, 8-6, in extra innings. They concluded play with a 10-0, 7-inning loss to Netherlands, failing to get a hit off Dutch pitcher Isaac brooks.
2009
Panama once again was sent to Puerto Rico for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, this time as part of the double-elimination Pool D. They opened their campaign with a 7-0 defeat to Puerto Rico, setting up an elimination game against the Dominican Republic, which they lost 9-0. Having failed to score a single run, Panama finished in 15th place overall, just ahead of South Africa.
2013
After finishing last in their pool for the 2009 Classic, Panama was forced to qualify for the 2013 edition. They were selected as the host for Qualifier 3 and were favored to qualify.[2] However, they were upset by Brazil, 3-2, in their opener. After defeating Nicaragua and Colombia in elimination matches, they faced off with Brazil again. Despite having multiple Major League Baseball players to Brazil's one, Panama fell again, 1-0, and missed the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
2017
Panama was again forced to qualify for the 2017 edition. They were selected as the host for Qualifier 3. After defeating France in their opener they fell to Colombia. After defeating France again, they set up a rematch with Colombia but lost the elimination game after Colombia's Dilson Herrera hit a late homer.[3]
References
External links
- Connor, Joe, Welcome to Panama. ESPN (MLB), January 17, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-16.