The Spain national baseball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation. It is a member nation of the Confédération Européenne de Baseball, or Confederation of European Baseball.
History
The Spanish national team won the European Baseball Championship in 1955. In 1992, it took part in the Olympic Games, held in Barcelona.
In 2013, they qualified for the first time for the World Baseball Classic. They lost all three games against Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.
Spain competed in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, coming in third to win a bronze medal. Among the players who competed for it were Engel Beltré, Rhiner Cruz, Ricardo Hernández, Fernando Martínez, Leslie Nacar, Antonio Noguera, and Blake Ochoa.[2] With this achievement, Spain qualified again for the final qualification stage of the 2020 Summer Olympics, but it failed to qualify by finishing fourth.[3][4]
In 2023, Spain became European champions again at the European Championship, 68 years after their first title.[5]
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.[6]
- Legend
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2022
| World Baseball Classic Q | September 16 | South Africa 
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4–5 |  Spain
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Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 13:00 CET | LP: Jared Elario |
Boxscore | WP: Vicente Campos Sv: Rhiner Cruz HR: Justin Connell (1) |
Umpires: Roberto LaMadrid |
| World Baseball Classic Q | September 17 | Spain
|
21–7 (F/7) |  Czech Republic
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Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 13:00 CET | WP: Rogelio Armenteros HR: Jesus Ustariz (1), Edison Valerio (1, 2) |
Boxscore | LP: Marek Minarik HR: Vojtech Mensik (1), Marek Chlup (1), Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1) |
Attendance: 1,725 Umpires: Darius Ghani (HP), Mark Winters (1B), Roberto LaMadrid (2B), John Byrne (3B) |
| World Baseball Classic Q | September 20 | Spain
|
9–10 (F/10) |  Great Britain
|
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 19:00 CET | LP: Rhiner Cruz HR: Noelvi Marte (1) |
Boxscore | WP: Tahnaj Thomas HR: Harry Ford (1), D'Shawn Knowles (1), Jaden Rudd (1) |
Attendance: 1,186 Umpires: HP: Young Chou Kwon, 1B: Roberto LaMadrid, 2B: Darius Ghani, 3B: Mark Winters |
| World Baseball Classic Q | September 21 | Czech Republic
|
3–1 | Spain
|
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 19:00 CET | WP: Martin Schneider Sv: Marek Minarik (1) HR: Martin Muzik (1), Marek Chlup (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Ronald Medrano |
Attendance: 1,229 Umpires: HP: Roberto LaMadrid, 1B: Darius Ghani, 2B: Young Chou Kwon, 3B: Jon Byrne. |
2021
| Euro Championship GS | September 12 | Ukraine 
|
0–15 (F/5) | Spain
|
Avigliana, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | September 13 | Spain
|
15–2 (F/7) |  Germany
|
Settimo Torinese, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | September 14 | Croatia 
|
0–12 (F/7) | Spain
|
Turin, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship QF | September 16 | Spain
|
5–2 |  Belgium
|
Turin, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship SF | September 17 | Spain
|
8–9 |  Netherlands
|
Avigliana, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship 3rd | September 19 | Italy 
|
2–0 | Spain
|
Turin, Italy |
| Boxscore |
2020
| Friendly | November 16 | Czech Republic
|
11–3 | Spain
|
Tenerife, Spain |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | November 17 | Czech Republic
|
3–4 | Spain
|
Tenerife, Spain |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | November 18 | Czech Republic
|
4–7 | Spain
|
Tenerife, Spain |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | November 19 | Czech Republic
|
3–16 | Spain
|
Tenerife, Spain |
| Boxscore |
2019
| Euro Championship GS | September 7 | Croatia
|
2–3 | Spain
|
Bonn, Germany |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 425 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 8 | Spain
|
13–5 | Belgium
|
Bonn, Germany |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 300 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 9 | Spain
|
6–3 |  France
|
Solingen, Germany |
| 16:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 150 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 10 | Spain
|
3–13 | Italy
|
Bonn, Germany |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 250 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 11 | Austria 
|
1–19 (F/6) | Spain
|
Solingen, Germany |
| 12:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 150 |
| Euro Championship QF | September 13 | Spain
|
5–4 (F/10) | Czech Republic
|
Solingen, Germany |
| 16:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 150 |
| Euro Championship SF | September 14 | Netherlands
|
1–0 | Spain
|
Bonn, Germany |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 900 |
| Euro Championship 3rd | September 15 | Spain
|
16–11 |  Israel
|
Bonn, Germany |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,200 |
2018
| Super 6 GS | September 18 | Belgium
|
1–13 (F/7) | Spain
|
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 173 |
| Super 6 GS | September 19 | Spain
|
12–7 | Czech Republic
|
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 163 |
| Super 6 GS | September 20 | Spain
|
9–1 | Germany
|
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 142 |
| Super 6 GS | September 21 | Spain
|
5–8 | Italy
|
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 151 |
| Super 6 GS | September 22 | Netherlands
|
12–10 (F/8) | Spain
|
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 850 |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
 Nelson Prada |
Manager |
| Néstor Pérez |
Bench coach |
| Juan Rincón |
Pitching coach |
| Candelario Díaz |
First base coach |
| Félix Manuel Cano |
Third base coach |
| Manuel Olivera |
Bullpen coach |
 Ian Peres |
Bullpen catcher |
Tournament records
World Baseball Classic
| World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | W | L | RS | RA | ||
| 2006 | did not enter | No qualifiers held | ||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||
 2013
|
Round 1 | 15th | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | ||
| 2017 | did not qualify | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | 2 | 2 | 36 | 24 | |||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
| Total | Round 1 | 1/6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 85 | 57 | ||
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | ||
| 1992 | Preliminary | 8th | 1 | 6 | 15 | 85 | Host country | |
| 1996 | did not qualify | 4th, 1995 European Baseball Championship | ||||||
| 2000 | did not qualify | 5th, 1999 European Baseball Championship | ||||||
| 2004 | did not qualify |  2003 European Baseball Championship
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| 2008 | did not qualify | 2007 European Baseball Championship 7th, Final Qualifying Tournament | ||||||
| 2020 | did not qualify | 2019 European Baseball Championship 4th, Final Qualifying Tournament | ||||||
| Total | 1/5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 85 | |||
European Baseball Championship
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At Baseball World Cup
At Intercontinental Cup
European Championships - Junior
European Championships - Cadet
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2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifier roster
| Spain roster - 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualification | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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See also
Notes
- ^ One game drawn
References
- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Statistiken der Baseball-EM 2019 — Baseball EC 2019".
- ^ Retired, shmired | Jewish Baseball News
- ^ MLB Monday (August 26-September 1, 2019) | Jewish Baseball News
- ^ Spain is Baseball European Champion 2023 | WSBC Europe
- ^ "Spain in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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