Puerto Rico national baseball team

Infobox National baseball team

Name = Puerto Rico national baseball team
Country = flag|Puerto Rico
Federation = Federación de Béisbol Aficionado de Puerto Rico
Confederation = COPABE
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WBC first = 2006
WBC best = 5
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PAG best = The Puerto Rican National Baseball Team (or Puerto Rican National Baseball Selection) is a team that is selected by the Puerto Rican Baseball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico. The team is usually ensembled with thirty players from the Professional Baseball League of Puerto Rico and the Major League Baseball.

The team has participated in many international competitions, such as the Caribbean World Series, the Central American and Caribbean Games, the Pan American Games, the World Baseball Classic and others.

History

2008-present

Puerto Rico began this Olympic cycle participating in the 2008 Americas Baseball Cup. The team debuted on September 26, 2008, defeating Mexico 2:1, this game was won by Josué Matos. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/acciondeportiva/puerto_rico_vence_a_mexico_en_premundial_de_beisbol/233732| title=Puerto Rico vence a México en premundial de béisbol| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-09-27| accessdate=2008-09-29] Puerto Rico concluded the tournament's first round undefeated, with victories over Brazil (6:3), Aruba (7:0) and Guatemala (8:0). [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/acciondeportiva/invicto_puerto_rico_en_premundial_de_beisbol/234649| title=Invicto Puerto Rico en premundial de béisbol| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-10-01| accessdate=2008-10-01] In the first two games, Andy González scored four doubles and Carlos Rivera hit his second home run of the round. In the game against Aruba, Orlando Román threw a perfect game over seven innings. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/accion_deportiva/boricuas_avanzan_con_un_no-hitter/234217| title=Boricuas avanzan con un “no-hitter”| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-09-30| accessdate=2008-10-01] In the second round, Puerto Rico defeated Panama (9:4) to qualify for the 2009 Baseball World Cup. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/accion_deportiva/puerto_rico_asegura_una_plaza_a_la_copa_mundial/236005| title=Puerto Rico asegura una plaza a la Copa Mundial| publisher="Primera Hora"|language=Spanish| date=2008-10-04| accessdate=2008-10-05] On the second date, the team lost their only game of the tournament to Venezuela (5:4). In the next game, the team defeated Netherlands Antilles by ten runs (14:4). [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/acciondeportiva/a_las_puertas_del_triunfo_puerto_rico_en_el_premundial/236116| title=A las puertas del triunfo Puerto Rico en el premundial| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-10-05| 2008-10-05] Puerto Rico won the 2008 Americas Baseball Cup on October 5, 2008, defeating Nicaragua in the final.

Olympic record

*1984 - 3rd place (demonstration sport)

Baseball World Cup record

* GOLD: 1 (1951)

* SILVER: 4 (1947 1948 1973 1976)

* BRONZE: 4 (1952 1965 1970 1973)

Pan American Games record

* SILVER: 2 (1959 1991)

* BRONZE: 4 (1967 1979 1987 1995)

Intercontinental Cup record

* SILVER: 1 (1973)

* BRONZE: 1 (1989)

Caribbean Series record

*14 times Champions: 1951, 1953-55, 1972, 1974-75, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1992-93, 1995, 2000

World Baseball Classic record

*2006 - "Round 2"

ome notable players who have participated

* Roberto Alomar
* Bobby Bonilla
* Orlando Cepeda
* Roberto Clemente
* Juan González
* Roberto Hernández
* Edgar Martínez
* Bengie Molina
* Jose Molina
* Rubén Sierra
* Luis DeLeón
* José Cruz
* Carlos Beltran

ee also

* Olympic baseball
* World Cup of Baseball
* Caribbean Series
* List of players from Puerto Rico in MLB

References

External links

* [http://latinobaseball.com/cws-history.php Latino Baseball]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/mlb_winterleagues_2006.jsp Major League Baseball]
* [http://www.juanperez.com/baseball/series.htm Series del Caribe, Las (Spanish)]
* [http://www.baseball.ch/2003/t/wc/wc.htm International Baseball Federation Baseball World Cup home page]
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports] (digitized copies online)
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
* [http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com World Baseball Classic]