Palestine national baseball team
| Palestine national baseball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | Palestine |
| Federation | Palestinian Baseball and Softball Federation |
| Confederation | Baseball Federation of Asia |
| Manager | Ozzie Guillen Jr. |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 36 (31 December 2025)[1] |
| Asian Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2023) |
| Best result | 7th (1 time, most recent in 2023) |
The Palestine national baseball team is the national baseball team of Palestine, representing the country in international competitions.[2]
The team is controlled by the Palestinian Baseball and Softball Federation, which is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia since 2017. Palestine won its first international tournament at the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup.
History
Palestine first organized a national baseball team around 2017, starting with a small number of players from the Gaza Strip. The team then recruited several Palestinian American players, which eventually grew to make up a larger part of the team after the Gaza war cut off access to many homegrown players starting in 2023.[3] At least two players of the national team have been killed in the war as of September 2025: outfielder and team captain Ashraf Awad Murad, killed near Al-Shifa Hospital in March 2024, and infielder/outfielder Mustafa Ahmad Tafesh, killed in August 2025.[4]
As part of preparation for the 2025 Asian Baseball Championship, Palestine competed in an exhibition series against Pakistan at Ozinga Field in Crestwood, Illinois.[5][6]
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.[7]
- Legend
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2023
| West Asia Baseball Cup GS | January 27 | Palestine | WALKOVER | India | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Boxscore |
| West Asia Baseball Cup GS | January 28 | Palestine | 21–1 (F/5) | Nepal | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Boxscore |
| West Asia Baseball Cup GS | January 29 | Palestine | 10–0 (F/5) | Sri Lanka | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Boxscore |
| West Asia Baseball Cup SF | January 31 | Bangladesh | 3–14 (F/5) | Palestine | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Boxscore |
| West Asia Baseball Cup Final | February 1 | Pakistan | 11–3 | Palestine | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Boxscore |
| Lincoln Cup 2023 | August 5 | Pakistan | 3–5 | Palestine | Illinois, United States |
| Asian Baseball Championship - Group A | December 4 | Palestine | 3-1 | Hong Kong | Taichung, Taiwan |
| Boxscore |
| Asian Baseball Championship - Group A | December 5 | Chinese Taipei | 19–0 (F/6) | Palestine | Taichung, Taiwan |
| Boxscore |
| Asian Baseball Championship - Group A | December 6 | Palestine | 1-19 (F/5) | South Korea | Taichung, Taiwan |
| Boxscore |
| Asian Baseball Championship - Placement | December 8 | Palestine | 3-12 | Pakistan | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Boxscore |
| Asian Baseball Championship - Placement | December 9 | Thailand | 0-4 | Palestine | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Boxscore |
International tournament results
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 | Did not enter | No qualifiers held | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0/5 | – | – | – | – | - | - | - | - | |||||
Regional competition
West Asia Baseball Cup
Palestine's first appearance at the Asian Baseball Cup was in 2023.[8] Palestine won their first championship in the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup.[9][10]
Current squad
Palestine's roster for the 2023 West Asia Cup.[11]
| Palestine roster – 2024 West Asia Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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References
- ^ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "In a historic achievement, Palestine's baseball team qualifies for the West Asia Cup championship game". Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Dubai: His teammate died in Gaza war, but this Palestinian is keeping the baseball spirit alive". Khaleej Times. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Amid Death and Destruction, Palestine's Baseball Dreams Survive". New Lines Magazine. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Area roundup: Team Palestine baseball has local flavor". SRP News. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Little Palestine Classic promotes international baseball". Palestine in America. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "West Asia Cup". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Palestine defeat Pakistan to win West Asia Baseball Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ "Pakistan@Palestine - BFA XVI West Asia Cup". www.wbscasia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ "Palestine". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ https://twitter.com/PalFedBaseball/status/1773438133943623702