| Venezuela National Baseball Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Information | |||
| Country |  Venezuela | ||
| Federation | Federación Venezolana de Béisbol | ||
| Confederation | COPABE | ||
| Manager | Omar López | ||
| WBSC ranking | |||
| Current | 6  (18 December 2023)[1] | ||
| Highest | 6 (first in December 2022) | ||
| Lowest | 11 (first in September 2018) | ||
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| World Baseball Classic | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result |  3rd (1 time, in 2009) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1940) | ||
| Best result |  1st (3 times, most recent in 1945) | ||
| Intercontinental Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | 6 (1 time, in 2002) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1955) | ||
| Best result |  1st (1 time, in 1959) | ||
The Venezuela national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Venezuela[2] or Selección de Venezuela)[3] is the national team of Venezuela.[4] It is currently ranked sixth in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, behind Chinese Taipei and ahead of the Netherlands.[1]
Venezuela has competed in every edition of the World Baseball Classic since 2006, with its best result to date being a semifinal appearance in 2009. It won its first major international title in at the 1941 Amateur World Series, defeating a heavily-favored Cuba, and won two more world championships in the 1940s. It has also historically dominated baseball at the Bolivarian Games. However, Venezuela has never qualified for the Summer Olympics.
- ^ a b "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Balbuena, Franger Reynaldo (9 September 2020). Tratado de Béisbol. Page Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-64334-453-9.
- ^ "Clásico Mundial de Beisbol: ¿A quién se podría enfrentar Venezuela en cuartos de final?". MERIDIANO.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Zubillaga, Jorge (15 March 2023). "▷ Selección venezolana de béisbol culmina invicta la fase de grupos al vencer 5-1 a Israel #15Mar". El Impulso (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.