Mexico national baseball team

Mexico National Baseball Team

Country	Mexico
Federation	Mexican Federation of Baseball
Confederation	Pan American Baseball Confederation
Manager	Vinny Castilla
IBAF world rank	8th
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	6th (1 time, in 2006)
World Cup
Appearances	22 (First in 1940)
Best result	2nd (4 times, most recent in 1965) 3rd (1 time, in 1941)
Pan American Games
Appearances	15 (First in 1951)
Best result	3rd (4 times, most recent in 2007)

The Mexico national baseball team is the baseball team which represents Mexico in international tournaments. They are currently the eighth ranked baseball team in the world.^[1]

Pan American Games

• 1951 Bronze Medal
• 1963 Bronze Medal
• 2003 Bronze Medal
• 2007 Bronze Medal

Central American and Caribbean Games

• 1926 Silver Medal
• 1930 Silver Medal
• 1950 Silver Medal
• 1954 Silver Medal
• 1962 Bronze Medal
• 1970 Bronze Medal
• 1993 Silver Medal
• 2006 Bronze Medal

Baseball World Cup

• 1941 Bronze Medal
• 1943 Silver Medal
• 1944 Silver Medal
• 1961 Silver Medal
• 1965 Silver Medal

Team Mexico at the WBC

See also: 2006 World Baseball Classic rosters#Mexico and 2009 World Baseball Classic rosters#Mexico

In June 2005, Major League Baseball announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic, a 16 nation international competition to be held in March 2006 for the first time. "The Classic" may have been formed in response to the IOC's removal of baseball as an Olympic event, starting with the 2012 London Games.

On February 13, 2006, the Mexican Baseball Committee announced its provisional 33 man roster, and reduced it down to just 30 players on March 2, 2006. The roster is mixed with youth and experience, but their strongest side seems to be their pitching crew. All teams participating in the tournament need to have at least three catchers and thirteen pitchers.

Schedule

Team Mexico is in Pool B of the four pool round-robin tournament. Along with fellow North American rivals Canada and the USA, the pool also has Team South Africa. Round One games will be held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. The top two teams to emerge from Pool B will advance to Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California to play the top two teams from Pool A (Japan, Korea, China and Chinese Taipei).

Exhibition

• March 2
  • Mexico vs. Mexico Tigres (Mexican League Champions)

Round One

• March 7
  • Mexico vs. USA at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ
• March 8
  • Mexico vs. South Africa at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ
• March 9
  • Mexico vs. Canada at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona

Round Two: All games at Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA

• March 12
  • India vs. Korea
• March 14
  • Mexico vs. Japan
• March 16
  • Mexico vs. USA

Semifinals and Final Round

• At PETCO Park located in San Diego, California

WBC Results

2006 WBC Results

Date	Location	Opponent	Score1
March 7, 2006	Scottsdale, Arizona	United States	0-2 L
March 8, 2006	Scottsdale, Arizona	South Africa	10-4 W
March 9, 2006	Scottsdale, Arizona	Canada	9-1 W
March 12, 2006	Anaheim, California	South Korea	1-2 L
March 14, 2006	Anaheim , California	Japan	1-6 L
March 16, 2006	Anaheim, California	United States	2-1 W

2009 WBC Results

Date	Location	Opponent	Score1
March 8, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Australia	7-17 L
March 9, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	South Africa	14-3 W
March 11, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Australia	16-1 W
March 12, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Cuba	4-16 L
March 15, 2009	San Diego , California	South Korea	2-8 L
March 17, 2009	San Diego, California	Cuba	4-7 L

¹ - Mexico score always listed first

2009 IBAF World Cup

In 2009, Europe will host the IBAF World Cup. It will mark the first time in history the Baseball World Cup will not be hosted by a certain country, but rather a whole continent. The 2009 Baseball World Cup will take place from September 9–27. Seven European countries will host and participant in the tournament of 22 teams. The event will be made up of five groups consisting of four teams each, for a total of 20 teams. Italy (Bollate, Bologna, Codogno, Florence, Macerata, Milano, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, San Marino, Torino, Trieste, Verona & Vicenza) and Netherlands (Rotterdam, Haarlem & Amsterdam) serve as hosts of the sixteen teams of the second round (September 14–20), and therefore receive first round byes. The groups are as follows:^[2]

• Group A (hosted by the Czech Republic in Prague): Czech Republic, Australia, Chinese Taipei & Mexico
• Group B (hosted by Spain in Barcelona): Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico & South Africa
• Group C (hosted by Sweden in Stockholm): Sweden, Canada, Korea & Netherlands Antilles
• Group D (hosted by Russia in Moscow): Russia, France/Great Britain, Japan & Nicaragua
• Group E (hosted by Germany in Regensburg): Germany, China, U.S.A. & Venezuela^[3]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Current Roster

Pitchers

Luis Ayala, RHP, New York Yankees

Francisco Campos, RHP, Campeche Pirates

David Cortes, RHP,

Jorge De La Rosa, LHP, Colorado Rockies

Jess Dobson, RHP, Kansas City Royals

Edgar Gonzalez, RHP,

Esteban Loaiza, RHP,

Rodrigo López, RHP, Chicago Cubs

Pablo Ortega, RHP, Angelopolis Tigers

Antonio Osuna, RHP,

Oliver Perez, LHP, Washington Nationals

Roberto Ramirez, LHP, Mexico City Red Devils

Dennys Reyes, LHP, Boston Red Sox

Ricardo Rincon, LHP,

Oscar Villarreal, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers

Catchers

Geronimo Gil,

Adan Munoz

Stuart McErlain-Naylor, Colorado Rockies

Infielders

Alfredo Amezaga, SS, Colorado Rockies

Jorge Cantu, INF,

Vinny Castilla, 3B,

Juan Castro, SS,

Luis Cruz, INF, Texas Rangers

Erubiel Durazo, 1B,

Benji Gil

Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, Boston Red Sox

Outfielders

Victor Bojorquez, Mexico City Red Devils

Karim Garcia,Hanwha Eagles

Luis A. Garcia, Monterrey Sultans

Luis C. Garcia, Veracruz Reds

Mario Valenzuela

References

1. ^ "IBAF World Rankings" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 2 June 2010. http://www.ibaf.org/attachment-show.aspx?eid=26012717-93e5-47d7-ae45-88a89536ec6f&etype=d. Retrieved 5 October 2010. 
2. ^ "IBAF announces groups for first round of 2009 Baseball World Cup". http://www.baseballeurope.com/uploads/media/IBAF_announces_groups_for_first_round_of_2009_BWC.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 
3. ^ "IBAF World Cup 2009 in Europe". http://www.baseballeurope.com/14/. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 

External links

• Liga Mexicana de Beisbol
• Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
• World Baseball Classic