Palestine national baseball team

National baseball team of Palestine

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|  46  (31 December 2024)[1]

The Palestine national baseball team is the national baseball team of Palestine. The team represents Palestine 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.

## Results and fixtures

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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.[3]

Legend

Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

### 2023

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West Asia Baseball Cup GS | January 27  | Palestine  | WALKOVER |  India | Islamabad, Pakistan

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West Asia Baseball Cup GS | January 28  | Palestine  | 21–1 (F/5) |    Nepal | Islamabad, Pakistan

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West Asia Baseball Cup GS | January 29  | Palestine  | 10–0 (F/5) |  Sri Lanka | Islamabad, Pakistan

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West Asia Baseball Cup SF | January 31  | Bangladesh  | 3–14 (F/5) |  Palestine | Islamabad, Pakistan

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West Asia Baseball Cup Final | February 1  | Pakistan  | 11–3  |  Palestine | Islamabad, Pakistan

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Lincoln Cup 2023 | August 5  | Pakistan  | 3–5  |  Palestine | Illinois, United States

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Asian Baseball Championship - Group A | December 4  | Palestine  | 3-1  |  Hong Kong | Taichung, Taiwan

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Asian Baseball Championship - Group A | December 5  | Chinese Taipei  | 19–0 (F/6) |  Palestine | Taichung, Taiwan

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Asian Baseball Championship - Group A | December 6  | Palestine  | 1-19 (F/5) |  South Korea | Taichung, Taiwan

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Asian Baseball Championship - Placement | December 8  | Palestine  | 3-12  |  Pakistan | New Taipei City, Taiwan

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Asian Baseball Championship - Placement | December 9  | Thailand  | 0-4  |  Palestine | New Taipei City, Taiwan

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## International tournament results

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### World Baseball Classic

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World Baseball Classic record |  | Qualification record

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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

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#### West Asia Baseball Cup

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Main article: Asian Baseball Cup

Palestine's first appearance at the Asian Baseball Cup was in 2023.[4] Palestine won their first championship in the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup.[5][6]

## Current squad

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Palestine's roster for the 2023 West Asia Cup.[7]

Palestine roster – 2024 West Asia Cup

Players | Coaches
Pitchers

* 23 Zaki Haj
* 24 Ibrahim Shalabi
* 25 Yunis Haleem

|  | Catchers

* 5 Stephen Sosebee
* 6 Tariq Suboh

Infielders

* 3 Elias Atiyeh
* 4 Mahmoud Tafesh
* 17 Nader Ihmoud
* 18 Mohammed Aladdam
* 20 Muayad Tafesh
* 22 Ashraf Murad (deceased)[8]
* 25 Ameer Abdallah
* 26 Rumsey Yasin
* 27 Dylan Renard
* 44 Mohammed Abedrabbo
* 48 Allaadean Daoud

Outfielders

* 2 Malik Abdallah
* 11 Ahmad Ghouleh
* 14 Adam Musa
* 42 Tarik El-Abour

|  | Manager

* Abder Rahman El-Ghouleh

Coaches

* Aymin Abdallah
* Kayed Yasin

## References

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1. ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
2. ^ "In a historic achievement, Palestine's baseball team qualifies for the West Asia Cup championship game". Retrieved 2023-03-13.
3. ^ "Pakistan in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
4. ^ "West Asia Cup". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
5. ^ "Palestine defeat Pakistan to win West Asia Baseball Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
6. ^ "Pakistan@Palestine - BFA XVI West Asia Cup". www.wbscasia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
7. ^ "Palestine". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
8. ^ https://twitter.com/PalFedBaseball/status/1773438133943623702

## External links

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* Palestine Baseball
* Palestinian Federation of Baseball & Softball on WBSC
* Palestinian Federation of Baseball & Softball on WBSC Asia
* Palestine national baseball team on Facebook

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