China national baseball team

China national baseball team
China national baseball team
Information
Country	People's Republic of China
Federation	Chinese Baseball Association
Confederation	Baseball Federation of Asia
Manager	Dean Treanor
WBSC ranking
Current	24 (18 December 2023)
Highest	18 (2 times; latest in December 2016)
Lowest	30 (December 2022)
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	5 (first in 2006)
Best result	11th (2009)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2008)
Best result	8th (2008)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1998)
Best result	10th (2005)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	11th (2002)
Asian Games
Appearances	7 (first in 1994)
Best result	4th (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.

Current roster

China roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

41 Dean Trenor

Coaches

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	14 October	South Korea	4–5 (F/10)	China	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	12:00 NST		Boxscore		Attendance: 200

Asian Championship GS	15 October	China	0–1	Philippines	Taichung Field, Taiwan
	18:30 NST		Boxscore		Attendance: 0

Asian Championship GS	16 October	Pakistan	1–11 (F/7)	China	Taichung Field, Taiwan
	12:00 NST		Boxscore		Attendance: 250

Asian Championship SR	18 October	China	1–11 (F/7)	Japan	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	12:00 NST		Boxscore		Attendance: 346

Asian Championship SR	19 October	Chinese Taipei	10–2	China	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	18:30 NST		Boxscore		Attendance: 0

Asian Championship 3rd	20 October	South Korea	6–8	China	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	12:00 NST		Boxscore		Attendance: 0

2023

World Baseball Classic GS	9 March	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	10 March	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	11 March	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	13 March	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

Uniforms

Home

Away

Olympic Games

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
2006	Round 1	15th	0	3	6	40	No qualifiers held
2009	Round 1	11th	1	2	4	19	No qualifiers held
2013	Round 1	13th	1	2	7	19	Automatically qualified
2017	Round 1	16th	0	3	1	24	Automatically qualified
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.^{[citation needed]}