Colombia national baseball team
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|Country = {{flag|Colombia}}
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|Confederation = WBSC Americas
| WBSC Rank = {{WBSC World Rankings|COL}}
| WBSC max = 11
| WBSC max date = first in December 2021
| WBSC min = 19
| WBSC min date = first in December 2012
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|Manager = José Mosquera
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|WBC apps = 3
|WBC first = 2017
|WBC best = 11th (2017)
|WC apps = 18
|WC first = 1944
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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 has won two international baseball championships, both during the Amateur World Series era (1938-86); the first in 1947, and the second in 1965. In the modern era, it has qualified for the World Baseball Classic twice, in 2017 and 2023, but has yet to make it out of the pool stage.
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.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} 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.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/world-baseball-classic-2017-can-two-star-pitchers-make-colombia-a-surprise-team-174821549.html |title=World Baseball Classic 2017: Can two star pitchers make Colombia a surprise team? |last=Oz |first=Mike |date=24 February 2017|publisher=Yahoo!Sports |access-date=8 August 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-releases-schedule-venues-team-pools-ahead-of-2023-return/ |title=World Baseball Classic releases schedule, venues, team pools ahead of 2023 return |last=Axisa |first=Mike |date=7 July 2022|work=CBS Sports |access-date=8 August 2022}} On July 29, 2022, the team announced that Urueta would return to coach the national team for the WBC.{{cite web|url=https://conlasbasesllenas.com/colombia-define-a-su-manager-para-el-clasico-mundial-de-beisbol-2023 |title=Colombia define a su manager para el Clásico Mundial de Beisbol 2023 |last=Acosta |first=Sebastian |date=29 July 2022 |publisher=Con Las Bases Llenas |language=es |access-date=8 August 2022}}
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=Colombia in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball) |url=https://rankings.wbsc.org/team/COL/baseball/men |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=12 August 2021}}
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=2019=
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=2022=
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=2023=
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|team2wp = Graham Spraker (1–0)
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Current roster
{{baseball tournament roster
| TeamName = Colombia
| TournamentName = 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification
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| Pitchers =
{{MLBplayer|32|Adrian Almeida}}
{{MLBplayer|53|Danis Correa}}
{{MLBplayer|78|Luis Escobar}}
{{MLBplayer|72|Pedro Garcia}}
{{MLBplayer|47|Rio Gomez}}
{{MLBplayer|30|Yapson Gomez}}
{{MLBplayer|61|Jean Herrera}}
{{MLBplayer|31|David Lorduy}}
{{MLBplayer|74|Guillermo Moscoso}}
{{MLBplayer|62|Jose Quintana}}
{{MLBplayer|26|Jhon Romero}}
{{MLBplayer|52|Reiver Sanmartín}}
{{MLBplayer|49|Julio Teherán}}
{{MLBplayer|39|Ezequiel Zabaleta}}
| Catchers =
{{MLBplayer|77|Jaír Camargo}}
{{MLBplayer|27|Carlos Martínez}}
{{MLBplayer|4|Guillermo Quintana}}
| Infielders =
{{MLBplayer|10|Francisco Acuna}}
{{MLBplayer|8|Michael Arroyo}}
{{MLBplayer|11|Fabian Pertuz}}
{{MLBplayer|1|Jose Ramos}}
{{MLBplayer|16|Reynaldo Rodríguez}}
{{MLBplayer|29|Gio Urshela}}
| Outfielders =
{{MLBplayer|12|Brayan Buelvas}}
{{MLBplayer|3|Dilson Herrera}}
{{MLBplayer|17|Jesús Marriaga}}
{{MLBplayer|35|Óscar Mercado}}
{{MLBplayer|43|Harold Ramírez}}
| Manager =
{{MLBplayer|15|José Mosquera}}
| Coaches =
{{MLBplayer|19|Jhonatan Solano}} {{small|(bench)}}
{{MLBplayer|18|Jair Fernández}} {{small|(hitting)}}
{{MLBplayer|14|Dayan Díaz}} {{small|(pitching)}}
{{MLBplayer|5|Jaime Del Valle}} {{small|(first base)}}
{{MLBplayer|10|Ronald Ramírez}} {{small|(third base)}}
| Date=02/24/2025
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International tournaments
= World Baseball Classic =
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| style="background:#003893;" colspan="7"|World Baseball Classic
!style="background:white; width:1%;" rowspan="9"| !style="background:#003893; color:#FCD116;" colspan="5"|Qualification record |
|---|
| Year
!Round !Position !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}} !{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}} !{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}} |
| 2006
|colspan=7 rowspan=2 align=center| Did not enter |colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center| No qualifiers held |
| 2009 |
| 2013
|colspan=7 align=center| Did not qualify | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 |
| {{flagicon|United States}} 2017
| 11th | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| {{flagicon|United States}} 2023
| 18th | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 |colspan=5 align=center| Automatically qualified |
| {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} 2026
| colspan=6 align=center | To be determined | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| Total
! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| Pool Stage ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 3/6 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 2 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 5 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 21 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 33 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 7 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 2 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 56 ! style="color:#FCD116; background:#CE1126;"| 24 |
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References
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{{Colombia national baseball team managers}}
{{Baseball in Colombia}}
{{America baseball teams}}
{{National sports teams of Colombia}}
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