Philippines national baseball team

Philippines national baseball team

Country	Philippines
Federation	Philippine Amateur Baseball Association
Confederation	Baseball Federation of Asia
IBAF World Rank	23rd
Uniforms
Philippines's national baseball uniform
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2006)
Best result	8th place
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (First in 1998)
Best result	5th place
Asian Championship
Appearances	19 (First in 1954)
Best result	1st (1 time, in 1954) 3rd (2 times, most recent in 1971)

The national baseball team of the Philippines represents the country and competes in international matches and tournaments. It is organized by the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association.

They were the inaugural champions of the Asian Baseball Championships in 1954 but finished fourth in seven of the next eight editions of the biennial events.

Since their last fourth place finish in 1973, the national team has struggled in competing against top level Asian clubs such as Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Korea, among others.

They have recently participated in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, and the 2006 Asian Games. They won the gold medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games when they hosted the biennial meet.

Competition Results

Asian Championships

Philippine players walking off the field after their first ever game in the Intercontinental Cup in Taichung, Taiwan. They lost to South Korea 10-0

Asian Baseball Championship
Year	Position
1954	1st place
1955	4th place
1959	4th place
1962	4th place
1963	4th place
1965	4th place
1967	4th place
1969	3rd place
1971	3rd place
1973	4th place
1975	5th place
1983	5th place
1985	Did not participate
1987	Did not participate
1989	6th place
1991	5th place
1993	6th place
1995	5th place
1997	5th place
1999	5th place
2001	4th place
2003	5th place
2005	5th place
2007	4th place
2009	5th place
Total	1 gold, 3 bronze

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Year	Position
1994	Did not participate
1998	5th place
2002	5th place
2006	6th place
2010	Did not participate
2014	TBD
Total	3/5

SEA Games

SEA Games Records
Year	Position
2005	1st place
2007	2nd place
2009	Lack of facilities
2011	1st place
Total	2 golds, 1 silver

Roster

Player	Club
Pitchers
8 Roy Baclay	Manila Sharks
16 Ernesto Binarao	Dumaguete Uni-Bikers
42 Ruel Batuto
45 Darwin Dela Calzada	Forward Taguig Patriots
1 Charlie Labrador	Manila Sharks
30 Jon Jon Robles	Manila Sharks
2 Carlos Munoz	Alabang Tigers
Catchers
15 Wilfredo Hidalgo	Forward Taguig Patriots
2 Junnifer Pinero	Manila Sharks
6 Rommel Roja	Manila Sharks
Infielders
13 Ruben Angeles	Forward Taguig Patriots
31 Christian Canlas	Batangas Bulls
50 Edmer Del Socorro	Cebu Dolphins
24 Christopher Jimenez
23 Mateo S. Laurel	Alabang Tigers
17 Virgilio Roxas	Batangas Bulls
3 Alejandro Valasquez
Outfielders
51 Roel Empacis	Cebu Dolphins
11 Andro Cuyugan	Alabang Tigers
22 Joseph Orillana	Cebu Dolphins
18 Jonash Ponce	Cebu Dolphins
88 Fulgencio Rances Jr.	Cebu Dolphins
7 Ferdinand Recto	Batangas Bulls
21 Nino Tator	Manila Sharks

Technical Staff

Manager: Edgar delos Reyes Coaches: Ricardo Jimenez and Marcelina Baradas

Famous Filipino players

The list consists of players with Filipino lineage who have competed for a Major League Baseball club, though they did not play for the national team.

• Benny Agbayani (New York Mets (1998-2001), Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox (2002))
• Chris Aguila (Florida Marlins (2004-2006))
• Bobby Balcena (Cincinnati Reds (1956))
• Bobby Chouinard (Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies)
• Tim Lincecum (San Francisco Giants (2007-present))
• Jason Bartlett (San Diego Padres (2010-present))

External links

• Philippine Baseball Team Roster in the 2006 Asian Games
• Philippine Sports and Entertainment Portal