Argentina national baseball team
{{Infobox National baseball team
|Logo = 250px
|Name = Argentina national baseball team
|Country = {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina
|Federation = Argentine Baseball Federation
|Confederation = WBSC Americas
|Manager= Rolando Arnedo
| WBSC Rank = {{WBSC World Rankings|ARG}}
| WBSC max = 21
| WBSC max date = 2 times; latest in December 2018
| WBSC min = 28
| WBSC min date = December 2014
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|PAG first = 1951
|PAG best = 6th (1995)
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The Argentina national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Argentina) is the national baseball team of Argentina. The team represents Argentina in international competitions. They are nicknamed "The Gauchos."
The national team has won the South American Baseball Championship on 7 occasions, the last of which was held in Buenos Aires, in April 2018, after defeating Brazil 7 to 1 (their previous victories were in 1959, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016).{{cite web|url=http://www.wbsc.org/argentina-wins-south-american-baseball-championship-earns-pan-american-games-berth/|title=Argentina wins South American Baseball Championship, earns Pan American Games berth|date=22 April 2018|website=www.wbsc.org/|publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)|access-date=28 April 2018|archive-date=22 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622180622/http://www.wbsc.org/argentina-wins-south-american-baseball-championship-earns-pan-american-games-berth/|url-status=dead}} Thanks to this victory, Argentina's baseball team qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games, the first time the team has ever qualified.
In 2022, Argentina participated for the first time in the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.{{cite web|title=Histórico: Argentina jugará el World Baseball Classic|url=https://beisbolargentino.com.ar/historico-argentina-jugara-el-world-baseball-classic/|website=Beisbol Argentino|first= Diego|last=Beccacece|date=18 August 2022|access-date=4 October 2022|language=es}}
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.{{cite web |title=Argentina in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball) |url=https://rankings.wbsc.org/team/ARG/baseball/men |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=12 August 2021}}
;Legend
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=2022=
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|date = July 24
|time =
|round = Copa Sudamérica GS
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|team1wp = Guido Monis
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|team1hr =
|score = 10–0
|mercy rule = 5
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|boxurl = https://www.wbscamericas.org/es/events/2022-xviii-campeonato-sudamericano-de-mayores/schedule-and-results/box-score/100296
|team2 = {{bb|Ecuador}}
|team2wp =
|team2lp = Israel Saldarriaga
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|stadium = Villa María del Triunfo, Peru
|attendance = 50
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|date = July 26
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|round = Copa Sudamérica GS
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|team1wp = Diego Echeverría
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|score = 10–4
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|team2 = {{bb|Peru}}
|team2wp =
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|date = July 27
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|round = Copa Sudamérica GS
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|team1wp = Fernando Cancelare
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|score = 10–0
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|team2 = {{bb|Bolivia}}
|team2wp =
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|stadium = Villa María del Triunfo, Peru
|attendance = 50
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|date = July 28
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|round = Copa Sudamérica GS
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|team1wp = Franco Pérez
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|score = 9–5
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|team2 = {{bb|Brazil}}
|team2wp =
|team2lp = Pedro Oliveira
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|stadium = Villa María del Triunfo, Peru
|attendance = 100
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|date = July 29
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|round = Copa Sudamérica SF
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Argentina}}
|team1wp = Federico Robles
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|score = 3–2
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|boxurl = https://www.wbscamericas.org/es/events/2022-xviii-campeonato-sudamericano-de-mayores/schedule-and-results/box-score/100306
|team2 = {{bb|Peru}}
|team2wp =
|team2lp = Jonathan Farías
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|stadium = Villa María del Triunfo, Peru
|attendance = 350
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|date = July 30
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|round = Copa Sudamérica F
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|team1lp = Lucas Ramón
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|score = 0–2
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|team2 = {{bb|Brazil}}
|team2wp = André Rienzo
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|attendance = 120
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|date = September 30
|time = 19:00 ET
|round = World Baseball Classic Q
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Pakistan}}
|team1wp =
|team1lp = Omar Arif
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|score = 4–7
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|team2 = {{bb|Argentina}}
|team2wp = Lucas Ramon
|team2lp =
|team2sp = Franco Perez (1)
|team2hr =
|stadium = Rod Carew Stadium, Panama
|attendance = 466
|umpire = HP: Lisa Turbitt. 1B: Frantisek Pribyl. 2B: Dane Poncsak. 3B: Michael Ulloa
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|date = October 1
|time = 19:00 CT
|round = World Baseball Classic Q
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|team1lp = Guido Monis
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|score = 0–11
|mercy rule = 7
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|team2wp = Humberto Mejía
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|team2hr = Jose Ramos (1)
|stadium = Rod Carew Stadium, Panama
|attendance = 5,314
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|round = World Baseball Classic Q
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|team1lp = Elliot Johnstone
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|team1hr = Chayton Krauss (1)
|score = 1–4
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|team2 = {{bb|Argentina}}
|team2wp = Federico Robles
|team2lp =
|team2sp = Jose Mendoza (1)
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|stadium = Rod Carew Stadium, Panama
|attendance = 193
|umpire = HP: Frantisek Pribyl. 1B: Michael Ulloa. 2B: Mark Stewart. 3B: Austin Jones
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|date = October 4
|time = 12:00 CT
|round = World Baseball Classic Q
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|team1lp = Franco Perez
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|team1hr = Lucas Stalman (1)
|score = 5–6
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|boxurl = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/argentina-vs-nicaragua/2022/10/04/718876
|team2 = {{bb|Nicaragua}}
|team2wp = Berman Espinoza
|team2lp =
|team2sp = Roniel Raudes
|team2hr =
|stadium = Rod Carew Stadium, Panama
|attendance = 185
|umpire = HP: Mark Stewart. 1B: Michael Ulloa. 2B: Dane Poncsak. 3B: Juan Manuel Rodriguez
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=2019=
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|time = 15:05 PET
|round = Pan American Games GS
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|time = 15:05 PET
|round = Pan American Games GS
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|date = July 31
|time = 15:05 PET
|round = Pan American Games GS
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|time = 10:05 PET
|round = Pan American Games 7th
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|score = 1–20
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=2018=
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Tournament results
=World Baseball Classic=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| style="background:#75AADB;" colspan="7"|World Baseball Classic
!style="background:white; width:1%;" rowspan="9"| !style="background:#75AADB; color:white;" colspan="5"|Qualification record |
|---|
| Year
!Round !Position !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}} |
| 2006
|colspan=6 rowspan=4 | did not enter |colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center| No qualifiers held |
| 2009 |
| 2013
| colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center| did not enter |
| 2017 |
| 2023
|colspan=6 align=center| did not qualify | 2 | 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 2026
| colspan=6 align=center | did not enter | colspan=4 align=center| did not enter |
| style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|Total
! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|- ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|0/6 ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|- ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|- ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|- ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|- ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|2 ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|2 ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|16 ! style="color:white; background:#00426B;"|22 |
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| Tournament | Appearances | Best Result |
|---|---|---|
| South America Baseball Championship | 18 (first in 1957) | 1st (7 times) |
| Pan American Games | 1 (first in 2019) | 7th |
Roster
{{baseball tournament roster
| TeamName = Argentina
| TournamentName= 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
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| FC1=white
| FC2=white
| ActiveAlt = Players
| CoachesAlt = Coaches
| Pitchers =
{{MLBplayer|18|Thomas Cuenca}}
{{MLBplayer|49|Diego Echeverría}}
{{MLBplayer|28|Juan Elorza}}
{{MLBplayer|22|Carlos Gimenez}}
{{MLBplayer|29|Eric Ma}}
{{MLBplayer|77|Jose Mendoza}}
{{MLBplayer|16|Guido Monis}}
{{MLBplayer|11|Franco Pérez}}
{{MLBplayer|21|Lucas Ramón}}
{{MLBplayer|25|Kevin Riello}}
{{MLBplayer|55|Federico Robles}}
| Catchers =
{{MLBplayer| 1|José Gerez}}
{{MLBplayer| 2|Lucas Nakandakare}}
| Infielders =
{{MLBplayer|42|Jacinto Cipriota}}
{{MLBplayer|14|Pedro Figueras}}
{{MLBplayer|27|Andres Kim}}
{{MLBplayer| 5|Lucas Stalman}}
{{MLBplayer|20|Exequiel Talevi}}
{{MLBplayer|66|Agustín Tissera}}
| Outfielders =
{{MLBplayer|35|Sebastián García}}
{{MLBplayer| 7|Julian Pedrouzo}}
{{MLBplayer|23|Matías Robles}}
{{MLBplayer|43|Eduardo Zurbriggen}}
| Manager =
{{MLBplayer|24|Rolando Arnedo}}
| Coaches =
{{MLBplayer|15|Gabriel Sansó}} {{small|(Bench)}}
{{MLBplayer|13|Marcelo Alfonsin}} {{small|(Pitching)}}
{{MLBplayer| 9|Nicolás Solari}} {{small|(First Base)}}
{{MLBplayer|10|Eduardo Capdevila}} {{small|(Third Base)}}
{{MLBplayer|50|Federico Bisbal}} {{small|(Analytics)}}
| Date= September 30, 2022
}}
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
{{National sports teams of Argentina}}
{{America baseball teams}}
Category:National baseball teams in South America
Category:Baseball in Argentina
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