| Philippines national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Federation | Philippine Amateur Baseball Association |
| Confederation | WBSC Asia |
| Manager | Vince Sagisi |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 24 (11 November 2025)[1] |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in2006) |
| Best result | 8th place |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in1998) |
| Best result | 5th place (1998,2002,2022) |
| Asian Championship | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in1954) |
| Best result |  1st (1 time, in1954) |
ThePhilippines national baseball team represents thePhilippines in international matches and tournaments. It is organized by thePhilippine Amateur Baseball Association.
They were the inaugural champions of theAsian Baseball Championships in 1954 but finished fourth in seven of the next eight editions of the biennial events.
They have recently participated in the2006 Intercontinental Cup, and the2006 Asian Games. They won the gold medal at the2005 Southeast Asian Games when they hosted the biennial meet.
Baseball had a long history in the Philippines with the sport's introduction in the islands dating back in 1898. At the inauguralAsian Baseball Championship in 1954, the Philippines managed to finish first.[2]
From the 1960s until the 1970s, baseball was a national pastime in the country. From 1955 until 1971, in all but one of the eight editions of that period, the Philippines finished either third or fourth at the Asian Baseball Championship which was dominated by Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (later competes as Chinese Taipei). The Philippines last podium finish was in 1971, where it finished third.[2]
The Philippines participated at the2003 Asian Baseball Championship which also served as an Olympic qualifier. However it finished fifth. The national team achieved better results at the2005 Southeast Asian Games, winning the gold medal for the baseball event beating Thailand 11-1 in the final.[2]
In November 2006, the Philippines participated at theIntercontinental Cup were they didn't manage to win a match in 9 games with their best stint being the 5–1 defeat against South Korea in the seventh place game. At the2006 Asian Games the Philippines did not performed significantly better than at the Intercontinental Cup in terms of standings, finishing last in a competition of six teams. The results of the national team were closer scoring nine runs in five contests.[2]
At the2007 Asian Baseball Championships preliminary round, the Philippines did not lose a single match winning 2–0 against Pakistan and 4–1 against Hong Kong before drawing with Thailand. Before resuming play at the final round of the Asian Baseball Championship, the Philippines went on to defend their title at the2007 Southeast Asian Games but suffered a close 5-4 defeat to Thailand who emerged as champions. At the Asian Baseball Championship finals the Philippines did not win a game against the "Big Three" which composes of Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei.[2]
Due to the performance of the national team at the 2007 edition of the Asian Baseball Championship, they automatically qualified for the "A" round of the tournament facing Japan, Thailand and Indonesia in their group with the Philippines winning over the latter two teams.[2]
The national team was inactive in 2010.[2] The national sport association for baseball,PABA has experienced difficulties such as mismanagement, insufficient resources and a national squad had not been assembled. There was a dispute between then PABA President Hector Navasero and other personalities with the national sport association. Marty Eizmendi was asked byPhilippine Olympic Committee presidentPeping Cojuangco to settle the issues faced by PABA. The POC urged for a national baseball team to participate at the2011 Southeast Asian Games due to baseball being a potential source of a gold medal for the Philippines based on past track records. The POC and PABA later agreed to cooperate and decided organize the very first try-outs in decades.[3] The Philippine national team that participated at the Southeast Asian Games won the gold medal beating host Indonesia by 3-1 in the finals.[2]
In 2012, they later attemptedto qualify for the2013 World Baseball Classic but failed.[2] In late 2013, Navasero died and his son who was also the secretary general called for an election where Eizmendi was appointed as President. Tom Navasero resigned from his post. Eizmendi inherited the management and resource issues affecting the national sports association which affected the national team's stints.[3]
The Philippines defeated Indonesia again at the2015 East Asia Cup championship inJakarta by 10-0 qualifying for the2015 Asian Baseball Championship but withdrew from the continental tournament citing financial issues with the East Asia Cup runners-up participating instead.[3]
At the2017 World Baseball Classic qualifiers in February 2016, the Philippines was managed by AmericanTim Hulett.[4] At the2017 Asian Baseball Championship, the national team, consisting of homegrown players who play in theUAAP, will be led by Egay delos Reyes.[5]
Their last competition in the decade was the2019 Southeast Asian Games.[6][7]
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine national team would not compete in international tournaments. The team would return to action in May 2023 when they clinched the East Asia Baseball Cup title.[6]
After a hiatus caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic, thePhilippines national baseball team returned to international competition in2023 by participating in theEast Asia Baseball Cup. The team won the championship title, defeating theThailand in the final to capture itsfirst East Asia Baseball Cup title in history.[8]
Following the victory, the team earned qualification for the2025 Asian Baseball Championship held inFuzhou,China.[9] In the tournament, the Philippines faced strong competition fromJapan,South Korea, andChinese Taipei, eventually finishingin the top eight.
Notable players during this period included pitcherJunmar Diarao, infielderLord Aragorn de Vera, and outfielderCarlos Alberto Muñoz, who were key contributors to the team’s resurgence.[10]
The team, managed byRodel Mangubat and supported by thePhilippine Amateur Baseball Association (PABA), continues to rebuild and aims to secure a higher position in theWorld Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) rankings in the coming years.
Looking ahead to2026, the Philippines is expected to participate in theEast Asia Baseball Cup qualifiers and other WBSC-sanctioned regional events as part of its long-term development plan.[11] The federation also announced plans to expand its grassroots programs and strengthen youth development through thePABA National Training Pool initiative.
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
| East Asian Cup | April 29 | Malaysia  | 1–21 | Philippines | Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium,Thailand |
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| East Asian Cup | April 30 | Cambodia  | 0–15 | Philippines | Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium,Thailand |
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| East Asian Cup | May 1 | Philippines | 20–0 |  Singapore | Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium,Thailand |
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| East Asian Cup | May 2 | Thailand  | 4–12 | Philippines | Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium,Thailand |
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| East Asian Cup | May 3 | Hong Kong  | 1–8 | Philippines | Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium,Thailand |
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| East Asian Cup | May 4 | Hong Kong | 2–10 | Philippines | Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium,Thailand |
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| East Asia Cup | October 29 | Philippines | 13–1 |  Indonesia | Clark International Sports Complex Stadium 1,Philippines |
| 13:30PHT | Boxscore |
| East Asia Cup | October 30 | Singapore | 0–15 | Philippines | Clark International Sports Complex Stadium 1,Philippines |
| 13:30PHT | Boxscore |
| East Asia Cup | November 1 | Philippines | 9–5 | Thailand | Clark International Sports Complex Stadium 1,Philippines |
| 13:30PHT |
| East Asia Cup | November 2 | Hong Kong | 2–4 | Philippines | Clark International Sports Complex Stadium 1,Philippines |
| 13:30PHT |
| East Asia Cup | November 3 | Philippines | 9–2 | Hong Kong | Clark International Sports Complex Stadium 1,Philippines |
| 11:00PHT |
| 2025 Asian Baseball Championship | September 22 | Japan  | 18–1(F/F/6) | Philippines | Pingtan Baseball Stadium,Fuzhou,China |
| 09:30CST | WP: Shota Masui (1–0) | Boxscore | LP: Junmar Diarao (0-1) | Attendance: 1,500 Umpires: HP - Jie Fan, 1B - Heng Mao, 2B - Patrick Ng, 3B - Xiang Lin |
| 2025 Asian Baseball Championship | September 23 | China  | 2–4 | Philippines | Pingtan Baseball Stadium,Fuzhou,China |
| 12:30CST | WP: Jiahong Mi (1–0) | Boxscore | LP: Joshua Pineda (0-1) | Attendance: 4,500 Umpires: HP - Miyauchi Kazuyoshi, 1B - Te-Jung Chen, 2B - Chanhui Lee, 3B - Hsing-Feng Lin |
| 2025 Asian Baseball Championship | September 24 | Philippines | 11–3 |  Pakistan | Pingtan Baseball Stadium,Fuzhou,China |
| 12:30CST | WP: James Vincent Nisnisan (1-0) HR:Lord Aragorn De Vera (1) John Reymond Vargas (1) | Boxscore | LP: Aslam Muhammad Amjad (0-1) | Attendance: 58 Umpires: HP - Patrick Ng, 1B - Jie Fan, 2B - Xiang Lin, 3B - Miyauchi Kazuyoshi |
| 2025 Asian Baseball Championship | September 26 | Palestine  | 7–3 | Philippines | Pingtan Baseball Stadium,Fuzhou,China |
| 18:30CST | WP: Steven Mufareh (1–0) | Boxscore | LP: Junmar Diarao (0-2) | Attendance: 300 Umpires: HP - Haonan Yuan, 1B - Miyauchi Kazuyoshi, 2B - Chenglin Wang, 3B - Leyu Guan |
| 2025 Asian Baseball Championship | September 27 | Philippines | 6–7 | Hong Kong | Pingtan Baseball Stadium,Fuzhou,China |
| 18:30CST | WP: Joshua Pineda (1-1) HR: John Reymond Vargas (1) | Boxscore | LP: Ka Ho Sam Leung (0-1) | Attendance: 350 Umpires: HP - Jie Fan, 1B - Weiwu Wang, 2B - Miyauchi Kazuyoshi, 3B - Xiang Lin |
| Event | Editions | 1st edition | Total | Notes | |||
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| World Baseball Classic | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Cup | 1 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WBSC Premier12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olympic Games | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian Baseball Championship | 26 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Asian Baseball Cup | 2 | 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| East Asian Baseball Cup | 5 | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Asian Games | 4 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Far Eastern Games | 10 | 1913 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Southeast Asian Games | 4 | 2005 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | |||||||
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 28 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Total | - | 0/6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 22 | 56 | ||
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| Asia Baseball Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | RS | RA | |
| 1995 | - | Champions | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | - | 7th Place | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1999 | - | Champions | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | - | No Info | ||||||
| 2002 | - | No Info | ||||||
| 2004 | - | No Info | ||||||
| 2006 | - | No Info | ||||||
| 2009 | - | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2010 | - | Did not enter | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||
| 2012 | - | Champions | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2015 | - | Champions | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2017 | - | Champions | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2020 | - | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2023 | - | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 8 | |
| 2024 | - | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 10 | |
| Total | 7 Titles | Champions | ||||||
| Asia Baseball Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | RS | RA | |
| 2005 | Finals | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Round Robin | Runners up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Finals | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finals | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 Titles | Champions | 21 | 20 | 1 | 261 | 19 | |
| Asia Baseball Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | RS | RA | |
| 1913 | - | Runners up | No Info | |||||
| 1915 | - | Champions | No Info | |||||
| 1917 | - | Runners up | No Info | |||||
| 1919 | - | Champions | No Info | |||||
| 1921 | - | Champions | No Info | |||||
| 1923 | - | Champions | No Info | |||||
| 1925 | - | Champions | No Info | |||||
| 1927 | - | Runners up | No Info | |||||
| 1930 | - | Runners up | No Info | |||||
| 1934 | - | Champions | No Info | |||||
| Total | 6 Titles | Champions | ||||||
| Philippines roster –2022 Asian Games[14] | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders
Outfielders
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| Men's teams | |
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| Women's teams | |
| Mixed teams | |
