Panama national baseball team

Panama national baseball team

Panama in cursive
Country	Panama
Federation	Fedebeis
Confederation	COPABE
Manager	Héctor López
IBAF World Rank	13th
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	14

The Panama national baseball team is the national team of Panama. They are currently the 13th ranked baseball team in the world.^[1]

Roster

Pitchers Manny Acosta ( Diablos Rojos del Mexico) Albenis Castillo Bienvenido Cedeño Bruce Chen (Free Agent) Manuel Corpas (Free Agent) Jorge Cortez Paolo Espino ( Washington Nationals organization) Miguel Gómez ( Bocas del Toro) Santos Hernández Ramón Ramírez

Catchers Damaso Espino ( Somerset Patriots) Carlos Muñoz Carlos Ruiz ( Philadelphia Phillies)

Infielders Javier Castillo (kit agent) Rubén Tejada ( New York Mets)

Outfielders Audes de León Freddy Herrera Rubén Rivera ( Rieleros de Aguascalientes) Manuel Rodriguez

Sources

World Baseball Classic

Panama World Baseball Classic
Tournament Results
Puerto Rico 2006	14th
Puerto Rico 2009	15th
Medal Tally
Gold	-
Silver	-
Bronze	-

World Baseball Classic record									Qualification record
Year	Host(s)	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA		Host	W	L	RS	RA
2006	Puerto Rico	Round 1	14th	0	3	7	20		No qualifiers held
2009	Puerto Rico	Round 1	15th	0	2	0	16		No qualifiers held
2013	Did not qualify								Panama	2	2	17	13
2017	Did not qualify								Panama	2	2	20	14
Total	2/4			0	5	7	36			4	4	37	27

2006

Panama was placed in Pool C of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, playing at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. In their opening game, they fell to hosts, 2-1, before losing to Cuba, 8-6, in extra innings. They concluded play with a 10-0, 7-inning loss to Netherlands, failing to get a hit off Dutch pitcher Shairon Martis.

2009

Panama once again was sent to Puerto Rico for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, this time as part of the double-elimination Pool D. They opened their campaign with a 7-0 defeat to Puerto Rico, setting up an elimination game against the Dominican Republic, which they lost 9-0. Having failed to score a single run, Panama finished in 15th place overall, just ahead of South Africa.

2013

After finishing last in their pool for the 2009 Classic, Panama was forced to qualify for the 2013 edition. They were selected as the host for Qualifier 3 and were favored to qualify.^[2] However, they were upset by Brazil, 3-2, in their opener. After defeating Nicaragua and Colombia in elimination matches, they faced off with Brazil again. Despite having multiple Major League Baseball players to Brazil's one, Panama fell again, 1-0, and missed the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2017

Panama was again forced to qualify for the 2017 edition. They were selected as the host for Qualifier 3. After defeating France in their opener they fell to Colombia. After defeating France again, they set up a rematch with Colombia but lost the elimination game after Colombia's Dilson Herrera hit a late homer.^[3]

References

1. http://www.ibaf.org/en/world-ranking.aspx?type=1
2. http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2012/11/16/3654562/brazil-stuns-panama-in-world-baseball-classic-chinese-taipei-rolls
3. http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/news/article/168318270/

External links

• Connor, Joe, Welcome to Panama. ESPN (MLB), January 17, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-16.