The Iran national baseball team (Persian: تیم ملی بیسبال ایران) is the national baseball team of Iran. The team represents Iran in international competitions.
| Iran national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Federation | Iran Baseball Federation |
| Confederation | BFA |
| Manager | vacant |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | NR (18 December 2023)[1] |
History edit
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.
Current staff edit
Players edit
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 |
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| Moein Hassani | Kerman
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| Behnam Ghasemi | 21 | Isfahan
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| Nima Bagherinia | Isfahan
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| Rajabali Barzegar | Semnan
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| Ali bahram masiri | Hormozgan
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| Kaveh Chah Bejari | Bushehr
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| Abtin Nakhjavanpour | Alborz
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| Mohammad Goodarzi | Alborz
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| Mehran Sajjadpour | Alborz
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| Davoud Jabari | Alborz
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| Mojtaba Gordan | Semnan
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| Mohammad Ali Kalantari | Semnan
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| Jalal Changizi | Semnan
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| Jalil Changizi | Semnan
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| Iman Khaligh Saket | Gilan
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| Hamid Mohammadi | Gilan
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| Amir Khaligh Saket | Gilan
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| Kian Naddafi | Gilan
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| Reham Borhani | Gilan
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| Amirmohammad pirasteh | Alborz
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| Ahmadreza Derayesh | Isfahan
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| Keivan Rana | Bushehr
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| Yasin Sharifi Ziyarati | Bushehr
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| Yasser Sedighipour | Isfahan
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| Mohammad Hossein Safdari | Qom
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| Hessam Arefzadeh | Bushehr
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| Reza Shabani | Bushehr
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| Armin Gharibi | Bushehr
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| Mehdi Vaezzadeh | Bushehr
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| Mehdi Masoumi | Bushehr
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| Amir Bazhvand | Tehran
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| Mehrdad | Bushehr
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| Mohsen Mohammadi | Bushehr
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| Majid Mohammadi Senej | Qom
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| Seyed Abdollah Mohimian Azad | Bushehr
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| Nima Vaghari | Khorasan Razavi
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| Mohammad Reza Arabi | Khorasan Razavi
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| Reza Yousefi | Khorasan Razavi
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Managerial history edit
Tournament history edit
Asian Baseball Cup edit
| Host/Year | Round/Rank |
|---|---|
 1995, Manila |
Did not enter |
 1997, Bangkok |
Did not enter |
 1999, Chandigarh |
Participated |
 2001, Jakarta |
Did not enter |
| 2002, Bangkok |
Did not enter |
| 2004, Bangkok |
Did not enter |
 2006, Rawalpindi |
5th (out of 5 teams) |
| 2009, Bangkok |
Did not enter |
| 2010, Islamabad |
Did not enter |
| 2012, Lahore |
Third place[12] |
| 2013, Lahore |
Did not enter |
| 2015, Islamabad |
Runner-up |
| 2015, Islamabad |
Third place |
Presidential Cup edit
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[13]
| Host/Year | Round/Rank |
|---|---|
| 2015, Tehran |
Runner-up |
Achievements edit
Asian Baseball Cup - Western Division
Iran Presidential Cup
- 2015 :
2nd
Recent fixtures and results edit
| 27 July Georgia vs Iran series – Game 1 |
Georgia 
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13–5 | Iran
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Merani Sports Complex |
| 29 July Georgia vs Iran series – Game 2 |
Georgia
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15–8 | Iran
|
Shatili Sports Complex |
| 31 July Georgia vs Iran series – Game 3 |
Georgia
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21–5 | Iran
|
Shatili Sports Complex |
| 24 February Iran vs India – Asian Baseball Cup Western Division |
Iran
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15-0 | India
|
Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 26 February Pakistan vs Iran – Asian Baseball Cup Western Division |
Pakistan
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12-0 | Iran
|
Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 27 February Iran vs Iraq – Asian Baseball Cup Western Division |
Iran
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18-4 | Iraq 
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Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| September 2015 Iran vs Iraq – Presidential Cup |
Iran
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?-? | Iraq
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Azadi Sport Complex |
| September 2015 Iran vs Afghanistan – Presidential Cup |
Iran
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?-? | Afghanistan 
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Azadi Sport Complex |
| 13 September 2015 Iran vs India – Presidential Cup |
Iran
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10-11 | India
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Azadi Sport Complex |
References edit
- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | BFA Member : IRAN".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Former Dominican player named Iran's baseball coach - DominicanToday.com". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ ""هرناندز" سرمربی تیم ملی بیس بال ایران شد". 18 April 2009.
- ^ "مهرداد حاجیان، مربی تیم ملی بیس بال و پدر بیس بال ایران به الواترا پیوست". Elvatra.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "In Iran, a spark of enthusiasm for America's national pastime - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | BFA News".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Interview with Toma Irokawa, Manager of Iranian National Baseball Team". YouTube.
- ^ "یک مربی ژاپنی هدایت بیسبال نوجوانان ایران را بر عهده میگیرد". 6 May 2014.
- ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia |Results".
- ^ "Indian baseball team create history in Iran, win first ever Gold medal".
- ^ "Baseball friendly match: Georgia vs Iran".