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Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Asian Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 8 (in 2023) |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan(2023) |
| Most titles | Japan (20 titles) |
The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).[1] [2] It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.[3] In even-numbered years, the Asian Baseball Cup is held, to determine two qualifiers — one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division — to join teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
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