Thailand national baseball team

Country  Thailand
Federation Baseball Thailand
Confederation Baseball Asia
Manager Masao Tokunaga
Asian Games
Appearances 5 (First in 1994)
Best result 5th (4 times, most recent in 2014)
Asian Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 1997)
Best result 5th (in 2007)

The Thailand national baseball team is the national baseball team of Thailand. They have competed in numerous international competitions, including the Southeast Asian Games, the Asian Games, and the Baseball World Cup. The team is organized by the Amateur Baseball Association of Thailand.

In 2007 the Thailand national baseball team won the Southeast Asian Games and they finished in third in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. The Thailand national team competed in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers in the fall of 2012. Johnny Damon, active until 2012, was the only player in major league baseball with a connection to Thailand. His mother is Thai.

As of Sept 2016, Thailand's men's team is ranked 26 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. In women's baseball, Thailand is unranked. [1]

International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Host(s) Round Position W L RS RA Host W L RS RA
2006 Did not enter No qualifiers held
2009 Did not enter No qualifiers held
2013 Did not qualify Taiwan 0 2 4 20
2017 Did not enter Did not enter
Total 0/4 – – – – 0 2 4 20

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wbsc.org/rankings


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