Brazil national baseball team
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The Brazil national baseball team is the national baseball
team of Brazil
. The team represents Brazil in international competitions. The team is currently ranked 36th in the world, behind the Belgium national baseball team and ahead of Nigeria. http://www.ibaf.org/attachment-show.aspx?eid=26012717-93e5-47d7-ae45-88a89536ec6f&etype=d
Intercontinental Cup
: 5th: 9th
Pan American Games
. The team represents the nation of Brazil in senior-level men's international competition and is a member of the COPABE or Pan American Baseball Confederation
. Though not a major competitor in the world scene, Brazil has steadily been improving and managed to provide a scare for both the Cuba national baseball team
and the United States national baseball team
in the first decade of the 21st Century. The Brazilian team is composed in large part of Japanese-Brazilian players with Portuguese first names and Japanese last names, resulting in some unique combinations. Jo Matumoto
, a Brazilian team pitcher, got a chance at Organized Baseball in 2007 where he flourished in the Toronto Blue Jays
AA system. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tor
(IBAF) and is one of two active tournaments, the other being the World Baseball Classic
, considered by the IBAF to be a major world championship.
Group a: Group b:
Cuba Japan
Nicaragua USA
Chinese Taipei Panama
South Korea Brazil
Canada Netherlands
Italy Mexico
Russia China
France
The order the teams are listed in above shows the teams success in the first round of the tournament. The four teams from each group who finished the first round with the best records went on to play in the placing rounds, which began with the quarterfinals. Brazil played their quarterfinal against the eventual tournament Champions, the Cuba national baseball team
and nearly pulled off a huge upset. Pitcher Kleber Tomita nursed a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning, but Cuba's offense proved too powerful for the underdogs to hang on. After a deep triple and a two run game winning home run, the Brazilian team are crushed and stunned at their 4-3 loss. In their next game the team suffered a lopsided defeat to the United States 14-3, a game in which they were forced to use 5 different pitchers. . This defeat sent Brazil into the Seventh place game where they faced and beat the South Korea national baseball team by the score of 8-3, taking advantage of pitcher Cláudio Yamadao throws eight scoreless innings and Brazil officially finishing out their first ever appearance in the Baseball world cup with a win.http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2003_Baseball_World_Cup
. Behind a strong pitching performance and sturdy defensive play, the Brazilian team one-hit South Africa and improved to 1-1. The success did not last however, as the team faced a powerful team Cuba in their next game. The final score was 11-1 in Cuba's favor and Brazil was left sitting 1-1. The woes continued to pile up for Brazil as they lost the following three games 7-0 to the Netherlands, 4-0 to South Korea and 8-5 over Panama. In the latter game of the skid Brazil actually found itself in the lead with just four innings to play. However the bats for the Panama national baseball team
came alive and they rallied for the victory. Brazil finally was able to find its stroke against an unsuspecting Sweden team and took and 11-4 victory while scoring all of their runs in each of the first three innings. The victory gave Brazil a record of 2-4 in the games and a hope to finish with a win and boost their winning percentage
. Alas, Brazil would taste no more victory as they dropped their final game 12-4 to Canada, a game in which they led 3-0 early on.http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2005_Baseball_World_Cup Their 15th place finish in 2005 was the last time the team competed in the Baseball World Cup.
Intercontinental Cup=
The Intercontinental Cup
is a tournament between the members of the IBAF. Originally held in 1973 in Italy
, the Cup was held every other year following until 1999. Since, there has been a competition in 2002 & 2006. As is the trend in many international baseball competitions, Cuba has dominated the Intercontinental Cup, winning 10 golds and three silvers in 16 tournaments. The 2006 tournament was held in Taichung, Taiwan November 9–19.http://www.vilacom.net/baseball/intercontinental.php
was left holding the bronze.
hoisted the bronze. Brazil was left with a seventh place finish and hasn't competed in the tournament since.
Pan American Games=
The Pan American Games
are a sort of warm up for the Olympic Games
in the sense that they are held every four years and occur one year prior to the Summer Olympic Games
each cycle. The Pan American Games hold competitions in multiple sports and have been held since 1951. http://www.la84foundation.org/8saa/PanAm/pan_am_history.htm
by Tiago Magalhaes. Brazil had put themselves in the drivers seat with a huge game 1 win, but took a step back with a 14-2 spanking handed to them by the Dominican Republic national baseball team
. This loss put the teams record at 1-1 and meant that the next and final game of pool play was make it or break it for Brazil. In the matchup between Brazil and a powerful United States team, Things were extremely close for the majority of the game. Brazil took an early one run lead in the first inning but saw it quickly taken away in the second as the U.S. pulled even. The game would stay deadlocked until the fifth when the U.S. would gain a one run advantage, and later in the seventh would tack on what proved to be a decisive five runs. Despite late efforts by Brazil, who came up with two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth, the American team shut the door for the win and finished pool play undefeated on the 7-5 victory. This loss dropped Brazil to 1-2, a record which proved not good enough to make advance to the medal rounds. The United States would end up making it all the way to the championship where they were beaten by Cuba 3-1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2007_Pan-American_Games
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The team represents Brazil in international competitions. The team is currently ranked 36th in the world, behind the Belgium national baseball team and ahead of Nigeria. http://www.ibaf.org/attachment-show.aspx?eid=26012717-93e5-47d7-ae45-88a89536ec6f&etype=d
Placings
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: 7th - 20052005 Baseball World CupThe XXXVI Baseball World Cup took place in the Netherlands cities of Rotterdam, Haarlem, Almere, Amsterdam and Eindhoven September 2–17, 2005. Countries were split into two groups of nine, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals....
: 14th
Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
The Intercontinental Cup is a baseball tournament between the members of the International Baseball Federation . It was first held in 1973 in Italy, and was held every other year following until 1999....
: 5th: 9th
Pan American Games
Baseball at the Pan American Games
The baseball tournament at the Pan American Games has long been considered to be one of the premier international baseball events in the world, even higher than the Olympic Games. This is because the level of competition is higher than in the Olympics, where only two teams from the Americas...
- 2007Baseball at the 2007 Pan American GamesBaseball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at Cidade do Rock which received temporary facilities for baseball competitions, with a stadium and training fields...
: 7th
Team history
The Brazil National Baseball team is controlled by the Confederação Brasileira de Beisebol e SoftbolConfederação Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol
The Confederação Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol is the confederation that supports the Brazil national baseball team.-External links:*****...
. The team represents the nation of Brazil in senior-level men's international competition and is a member of the COPABE or Pan American Baseball Confederation
Pan American Baseball Confederation
The Pan American Baseball Confederation , is the governing body of baseball within the Americas.-Members:-Rankings:...
. Though not a major competitor in the world scene, Brazil has steadily been improving and managed to provide a scare for both the Cuba national baseball team
Cuba national baseball team
The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. The team is made up of amateur players from the Cuban national baseball system, as there are no professional sports leagues in Cuba...
and the United States national baseball team
United States national baseball team
The United States National Baseball team represents the United States in international baseball competition. The United States has won the previous two Baseball World Cups, having lost this title to the Netherlands in 2011, and is currently second in the IBAF World Rankings, behind Cuba.The team...
in the first decade of the 21st Century. The Brazilian team is composed in large part of Japanese-Brazilian players with Portuguese first names and Japanese last names, resulting in some unique combinations. Jo Matumoto
Jo Matumoto
Jo Matumoto is a Brazilian professional baseball player. He is a left-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent....
, a Brazilian team pitcher, got a chance at Organized Baseball in 2007 where he flourished in the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
AA system. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tor
Baseball World Cup
The Baseball World Cup is an international tournament. National baseball teams from around the world compete with one another to crown a champion. It is run by the International Baseball FederationInternational Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
(IBAF) and is one of two active tournaments, the other being the World Baseball Classic
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and created by Major League Baseball , the Major League Baseball Players Association , and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world...
, considered by the IBAF to be a major world championship.
2003
In 2003, Brazil placed 7th in the Baseball World Cup. The field of teams consisted of 15 teams split into to groups. Group a included Cuba, Nicaragua, Chinese Taipaei, South Korea, Canada, Italy and Russia while group b consisted of Japan, team USA, Panama, Brazil, the Netherlands, Mexico, China and France.Group a: Group b:
Cuba Japan
Nicaragua USA
Chinese Taipei Panama
South Korea Brazil
Canada Netherlands
Italy Mexico
Russia China
France
The order the teams are listed in above shows the teams success in the first round of the tournament. The four teams from each group who finished the first round with the best records went on to play in the placing rounds, which began with the quarterfinals. Brazil played their quarterfinal against the eventual tournament Champions, the Cuba national baseball team
Cuba national baseball team
The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. The team is made up of amateur players from the Cuban national baseball system, as there are no professional sports leagues in Cuba...
and nearly pulled off a huge upset. Pitcher Kleber Tomita nursed a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning, but Cuba's offense proved too powerful for the underdogs to hang on. After a deep triple and a two run game winning home run, the Brazilian team are crushed and stunned at their 4-3 loss. In their next game the team suffered a lopsided defeat to the United States 14-3, a game in which they were forced to use 5 different pitchers. . This defeat sent Brazil into the Seventh place game where they faced and beat the South Korea national baseball team by the score of 8-3, taking advantage of pitcher Cláudio Yamadao throws eight scoreless innings and Brazil officially finishing out their first ever appearance in the Baseball world cup with a win.http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2003_Baseball_World_Cup
2005
In 2005 Brazil competed in their second Baseball World Cup, where they were managed by Mitsuyoshi Sato. Coming off a Seventh place finish in 2003, the team was hungry for more success. The first game of pool play had Brazil taking on China. A hard fought game by both teams ended in the 15th inning when China scored twice to beat Brazil 6-5. Brazil had a 3 run lead going into the seventh inning of the contest. Next up for Brazil were the South Africa national baseball teamSouth Africa national baseball team
The South African national baseball team is a baseball team which represents the Republic of South Africa in international baseball competitions such as the World Baseball Classic and formerly the Summer Olympics.-All-Africa Games:...
. Behind a strong pitching performance and sturdy defensive play, the Brazilian team one-hit South Africa and improved to 1-1. The success did not last however, as the team faced a powerful team Cuba in their next game. The final score was 11-1 in Cuba's favor and Brazil was left sitting 1-1. The woes continued to pile up for Brazil as they lost the following three games 7-0 to the Netherlands, 4-0 to South Korea and 8-5 over Panama. In the latter game of the skid Brazil actually found itself in the lead with just four innings to play. However the bats for the Panama national baseball team
Panama national baseball team
The Panama national baseball team is the national team of Panama. They are currently the 16th ranked baseball team in the world.- Roster :PitchersManuel Acosta,Albenis Castillo,Bienvenido Cedeno,Bruce Chen,Manuel Corpas,Jorge Cortez,...
came alive and they rallied for the victory. Brazil finally was able to find its stroke against an unsuspecting Sweden team and took and 11-4 victory while scoring all of their runs in each of the first three innings. The victory gave Brazil a record of 2-4 in the games and a hope to finish with a win and boost their winning percentage
Winning percentage
In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...
. Alas, Brazil would taste no more victory as they dropped their final game 12-4 to Canada, a game in which they led 3-0 early on.http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2005_Baseball_World_Cup Their 15th place finish in 2005 was the last time the team competed in the Baseball World Cup.
Intercontinental Cup=
The Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
The Intercontinental Cup is a baseball tournament between the members of the International Baseball Federation . It was first held in 1973 in Italy, and was held every other year following until 1999....
is a tournament between the members of the IBAF. Originally held in 1973 in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the Cup was held every other year following until 1999. Since, there has been a competition in 2002 & 2006. As is the trend in many international baseball competitions, Cuba has dominated the Intercontinental Cup, winning 10 golds and three silvers in 16 tournaments. The 2006 tournament was held in Taichung, Taiwan November 9–19.http://www.vilacom.net/baseball/intercontinental.php
1995
In 1995 Brazil competed in the Intercontinental Cup for the first time. The team took 5th place that year, as the dynasty that is Cuban baseball rolled to their seventh consecutive title. Japan would take second place while the Nicaragua national baseball teamNicaragua national baseball team
The Nicaragua national baseball team is the national baseball team of Nicaragua. Considered the best in Central America along with Panama It represents Nicaragua in international tournaments.- Placings :Olympic Games* 1992 : did not qualify...
was left holding the bronze.
2002
2002 was Brazil's second shot at Intercontinental Cup glory. However, Cuba ended their drought of Golds with yet another first place finish, one of their ten in Cup history. South Korea took the silver while the Dominican Republic national baseball teamDominican Republic national baseball team
The Dominican Republic national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic.-World Baseball Classic Roster:- Dominican Republic:Manager: 17 Felipe Alou...
hoisted the bronze. Brazil was left with a seventh place finish and hasn't competed in the tournament since.
Pan American Games=
The Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
are a sort of warm up for the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
in the sense that they are held every four years and occur one year prior to the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
each cycle. The Pan American Games hold competitions in multiple sports and have been held since 1951. http://www.la84foundation.org/8saa/PanAm/pan_am_history.htm
2007
In 2007 Brazil competed in its very first Pan American Games for baseball. The team opened up pool play with an impressive 1-0 win over Nicaragua. Pitchers Claudio Yamada and Kleber Ojima combined for the four hit shutout while the lone run was scored on a home runHome run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
by Tiago Magalhaes. Brazil had put themselves in the drivers seat with a huge game 1 win, but took a step back with a 14-2 spanking handed to them by the Dominican Republic national baseball team
Dominican Republic national baseball team
The Dominican Republic national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic.-World Baseball Classic Roster:- Dominican Republic:Manager: 17 Felipe Alou...
. This loss put the teams record at 1-1 and meant that the next and final game of pool play was make it or break it for Brazil. In the matchup between Brazil and a powerful United States team, Things were extremely close for the majority of the game. Brazil took an early one run lead in the first inning but saw it quickly taken away in the second as the U.S. pulled even. The game would stay deadlocked until the fifth when the U.S. would gain a one run advantage, and later in the seventh would tack on what proved to be a decisive five runs. Despite late efforts by Brazil, who came up with two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth, the American team shut the door for the win and finished pool play undefeated on the 7-5 victory. This loss dropped Brazil to 1-2, a record which proved not good enough to make advance to the medal rounds. The United States would end up making it all the way to the championship where they were beaten by Cuba 3-1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2007_Pan-American_Games
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