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Iran national baseball team
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CountryIran Iran
FederationIran Baseball Federation
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CurrentNR (18 December 2023)[1]

The Iran national baseball team (Persian: تیم ملی بیسبال ایران) is the national baseball team of Iran. The team represents Iran in international competitions.

Behnam Ghasemi and Abtin from National Baseball Team

History

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Iran baseball committee was founded in 1992. In 1993 it became a federation and continued to function as a federation until 2010, when it became part of Sports Associations Federation. This was largely caused by the inactivity of its national team. Currently Baseball is played in 12 Provinces in Iran. Iran has one stadium specifically designed for baseball in the city of Karaj. From 1994 until 2009, every year teams representing their provinces participated in a national championship.

In 2010, the National Championship games were replaced by a Club Championship League. Club teams were split into a North and South conference with the top two teams in each conference advancing to the playoffs. Since the inception of this league, Tehran's Azarakhsh Club, Bushehr's Naderi Club and Kerman's Mes Club have been able to each win 1 championship.[2]

Iran's national team has participated in 5 Asia Cups (1999, 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2015) and has been able to win the silver medal and bronze medal in the Western Division in 2012 and 2015.

Iran has won 134 baseball matches and lost 68 baseball matches.[3]

Current staff

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Players

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The most notable baseballer of partial Iranian origin is Yu Darvish who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother but has an Iranian father and plays in MLB, although he has not yet received an invitation to the national team.

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
Moein Hassani Iran Kerman
Behnam Ghasemi 21 Iran Isfahan
Nima Bagherinia Iran Isfahan
Rajabali Barzegar Iran Semnan
Ali bahram masiri Iran Hormozgan
Kaveh Chah Bejari Iran Bushehr
Abtin Nakhjavanpour Iran Alborz
Mohammad Goodarzi Iran Alborz
Mehran Sajjadpour Iran Alborz
Davoud Jabari Iran Alborz
Mojtaba Gordan Iran Semnan
Mohammad Ali Kalantari Iran Semnan
Jalal Changizi Iran Semnan
Jalil Changizi Iran Semnan
Iman Khaligh Saket Iran Gilan
Hamid Mohammadi Iran Gilan
Amir Khaligh Saket Iran Gilan
Kian Naddafi Iran Gilan
Reham Borhani Iran Gilan
Amirmohammad pirasteh Iran Alborz
Ahmadreza Derayesh Iran Isfahan
Keivan Rana Iran Bushehr
Yasin Sharifi Ziyarati Iran Bushehr
Yasser Sedighipour Iran Isfahan
Mohammad Hossein Safdari Iran Qom
Hessam Arefzadeh Iran Bushehr
Reza Shabani Iran Bushehr
Armin Gharibi Iran Bushehr
Mehdi Vaezzadeh Iran Bushehr
Mehdi Masoumi Iran Bushehr
Amir Bazhvand Iran Tehran
Mehrdad Iran Bushehr
Mohsen Mohammadi Iran Bushehr
Majid Mohammadi Senej Iran Qom
Seyed Abdollah Mohimian Azad Iran Bushehr
Nima Vaghari Iran Khorasan Razavi
Mohammad Reza Arabi Iran Khorasan Razavi
Reza Yousefi Iran Khorasan Razavi

Managerial history

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  • Iran Mehrdad Hajian, pre-2009
  • United States Gerardo Yassel Cabrera Moreno, January 2009[4]
  • Dominican Republic Julio Alberto Hernandez Coste, April 2009[5][6]
  • Iran Mehrdad Hajian, 2012-2014[7][8]
  • Japan Toma Irokawa, January 2015-July 2015[9][10][11][12]

Tournament history

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Host/Year Round/Rank
Philippines 1995, Manila Did not enter
Thailand 1997, Bangkok Did not enter
India 1999, Chandigarh Participated
Indonesia 2001, Jakarta Did not enter
Thailand 2002, Bangkok Did not enter
Thailand 2004, Bangkok Did not enter
Pakistan 2006, Rawalpindi 5th
(out of 5 teams)
Thailand 2009, Bangkok Did not enter
Pakistan 2010, Islamabad Did not enter
Pakistan 2012, Lahore Third place[13]
Pakistan 2013, Lahore Did not enter
Pakistan 2015, Islamabad Runner-up
Pakistan 2015, Islamabad Third place

Presidential Cup

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2015 Presidential Cup was an international tournament hosted by Iran, it was played from September 9–13 at Azadi Sport Complex which was won by India, other participants were Iraq[14]

Host/Year Round/Rank
Iran 2015, Tehran Runner-up

Achievements

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Asian Baseball Cup - Western Division

Iran Presidential Cup

Recent fixtures and results

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2013 Results[15]
27 July
Georgia vs Iran series – Game 1
Georgia  13–5 Iran Iran Merani Sports Complex
29 July
Georgia vs Iran series – Game 2
Georgia  15–8 Iran Iran Shatili Sports Complex
31 July
Georgia vs Iran series – Game 3
Georgia  21–5 Iran Iran Shatili Sports Complex
2015 Results
24 February
Iran vs India –
Asian Baseball Cup Western Division
Iran  15-0 India  Jinnah Sports Stadium
26 February
Pakistan vs Iran –
Asian Baseball Cup Western Division
Pakistan  12-0 Iran Iran Jinnah Sports Stadium
27 February
Iran vs Iraq –
Asian Baseball Cup Western Division
Iran  18-4 Iraq  Jinnah Sports Stadium
September 2015
Iran vs Iraq –
Presidential Cup
Iran  ?-? Iraq  Azadi Sport Complex
September 2015
Iran vs Afghanistan –
Presidential Cup
Iran  ?-? Afghanistan  Azadi Sport Complex
13 September 2015
Iran vs India –
Presidential Cup
Iran  10-11 India  Azadi Sport Complex

References

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  1. ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | BFA Member : IRAN". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ Iran's 134 wins and 68 loses in baseball.
  4. ^ http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jan/1301.html "جرالدو یاسل مربی تیم ملی بیس‌بال شد". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Former Dominican player named Iran's baseball coach - DominicanToday.com". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ ""هرناندز" سرمربی تیم ملی بیس بال ایران شد". 18 April 2009.
  7. ^ "مهرداد حاجیان، مربی تیم ملی بیس بال و پدر بیس بال ایران به الواترا پیوست". Elvatra.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "In Iran, a spark of enthusiasm for America's national pastime - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | BFA News".
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Interview with Toma Irokawa, Manager of Iranian National Baseball Team". YouTube.
  12. ^ "یک مربی ژاپنی هدایت بیس‌بال نوجوانان ایران را بر عهده می‌گیرد". 6 May 2014.
  13. ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia |Results".
  14. ^ "Indian baseball team create history in Iran, win first ever Gold medal".
  15. ^ "Baseball friendly match: Georgia vs Iran".