China national baseball team

Men's baseball team
China national baseball team
Information
Country People's Republic of China
FederationChinese Baseball Association
ConfederationBaseball Federation of Asia
ManagerDean Treanor
WBSC ranking
Current 24 Steady (18 December 2023)[1]
Highest18 (2 times; latest in December 2016)
Lowest30 (December 2022)
World Baseball Classic
Appearances5 (first in 2006)
Best result11th (2009)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best result8th (2008)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best result10th (2005)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best result11th (2002)
Asian Games
Appearances7 (first in 1994)
Best result4th (7 times, most recent in 2018)

The China national baseball team also known as Team China is the national representative team of the People's Republic of China.

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.[2]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2019

Asian Championship GS October 14 South Korea  4–5 (F/10)  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 200
Asian Championship GS October 15 China  0–1  Philippines Taichung Field, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 0
Asian Championship GS October 16 Pakistan  1–11 (F/7)  China Taichung Field, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 250
Asian Championship SR October 18 China  1–11 (F/7)  Japan Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 346
Asian Championship SR October 19 Chinese Taipei  10–2  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 0
Asian Championship 3rd October 20 South Korea  6–8  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 0

2023

World Baseball Classic GS March 9 China  1–8  Japan Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Wang Xiang (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Shohei Ohtani (1–0)
Attendance: 41,616
Umpires: HP - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Cuti Suarez, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Delfin Colon
World Baseball Classic GS March 10 Czech Republic  8–5  China Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JT WP: Marek Minarik (1–0)
HR: Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1)
Boxscore LP: Hai-Cheng Gong (0–1)
Umpires: HP - Chan-Jung Chang, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Fabrizio Fabrizzi
World Baseball Classic GS March 11 China  2–12 (F/7)  Australia Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JT LP: Xin Qi (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Kyle Glogoski (1–0)
HR: Robbie Glendinning (2)
Umpires: HP – Adam Hamari, 1B – Chan-Jung Chang, 2B – Pat Hoberg, 3B – Delfin Colon
World Baseball Classic GS March 13 South Korea  22–2 (F/5)  China Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT WP: Hyeong Jun So (1–0)
HR: Park Kun-woo (2), Ha-seong Kim (3)
Boxscore LP: Alan Carter (0–1)
Attendance: 14,442
Umpires: HP – Stu Scheurwater, 1B – Adam Hamari, 2B – Chan-Jung Chang, 3B – Cuti Suarez

Current roster

China roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic
Players Coaches
Pitchers
  • 38 Alan Carter
  • 23 Zheng Chaoqun
  • 32 Lin Qiang
  • 11 Gong Haicheng
  • 12 Qi Xin
  • 68 Ju Kwon
  • 13 Wang Weiyi
  • 5 Wang Yuchen
  • 42 Wang Xiang
  • 15 Yi Jian
  • 18 Sun Hailong
  • 58 Su Changlong
  • 59 Zhang Hao
  • 17 Zhao Fuyang
Catchers
  • 9 Li Ning
  • 33 Chen Chen
  • 69 Li Yifan
  • 2 Lu Yun

Infielders

  • 21 Ray Chang
  • 52 Luan Chenchen
  • 7 Yang Jin
  • 19 Chen Chen
  • 8 Kou Yongkang
  • 20 Cao Jie
  • 51 Zhu Xudong

Outfielders

  • 27 Liang Rongji
  • 22 Han Xiao
  • 29 Luo Jinjun
  • 6 Liang Pei
  • 1 Liu Yuheng
  • 10 Yusuke Masago
Manager
  • 41 Dean Trenor

Coaches


Uniforms

Home
Away

Olympic Games

George W. Bush with the Chinese and American teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics

China secured qualification to the 2008 Summer Olympics automatically as host nation, giving the country its first Olympics berth.

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
Japan 2006 Round 1 15th 0 3 6 40 No qualifiers held
Japan 2009 Round 1 11th 1 2 4 19 No qualifiers held
Japan 2013 Round 1 13th 1 2 7 19 Automatically qualified
Japan 2017 Round 1 16th 0 3 1 24 Automatically qualified
Japan 2023 Round 1 20th 0 4 10 50 Automatically qualified
Total Round 1 5/5 2 14 28 152 - - - -

China competed in the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic and finished 15th in the tournament. It also competed in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, managed by Terry Collins. In the 2009 tournament, China recorded a 4–1 win over Chinese Taipei but was eliminated after losses to Japan and South Korea.

Results

International

Baseball World Cup

  • 1936 to 1994 : did not enter
  • 1998 : 12th
  • 2001 : did not enter
  • 2003 : 11th
  • 2005 : 10th
  • 2007 : did not enter
  • 2009 : 22nd
  • 2011 : did not enter

World Baseball Classic

Olympic Games

  • 1992 to 2004 : did not qualify
  • 2008 : 8th

Intercontinental Cup

  • 1973 to 1999 : did not enter
  • 2002 : 11th
  • 2006 : did not enter
  • 2010 : did not enter

Asian

Asian Baseball Championship

Asian Games

East Asian Games

  • 2013 : 4th

References

  1. ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ "China in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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