Nicaragua National Baseball Team | |
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Information | |
Country | ![]() |
Federation | Nicaraguan Baseball Federation |
Confederation | COPABE |
Manager | Marvin Benard |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | 17 ![]() |
Highest | 12 (June 2021) |
Lowest | 17 (December 2022) |
World Baseball Classic | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
Best result | TBD |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1984) |
Best result | 4th (1 time, in 1996) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 30 (first in 1939) |
Best result | ![]() |
Pan American Games | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 1983) |
Best result | ![]() |
The Nicaragua national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Nicaragua) is the national baseball team of Nicaragua. Considered the best in Central America along with Panama, it represents Nicaragua in international tournaments. Nicaragua has a long history at the Baseball World Cup, hosting it five times and earning five second-place finishes, the last in 1990. 30 Nicaraguans have signed professional contracts in the Major League Baseball. Nicaragua qualified for the World Baseball Classic for the first time in 2023. They have participated at the Olympic Games twice in 1984 and 1996. Also, they have participated at the Pan American Games five times in 1983, 1995, 2007, 2015, and 2019. The team tried but failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the eight-team Americas Qualifying Event on May 31 through June 5, 2021. The team will next compete in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in March 11-15, 2023 in Miami, Florida, against Team Israel, Team Puerto Rico, Team Dominican Republic, and Team Venezuela.
The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[2]
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
World Baseball Classic GS | March 11 | Nicaragua ![]() |
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loanDepot Park, United States | |
12:00 ET | Boxscore |
World Baseball Classic GS | March 12 | Nicaragua ![]() |
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loanDepot Park, United States | |
12:00 ET | Boxscore |
World Baseball Classic GS | March 13 | Dominican Republic ![]() |
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loanDepot Park, United States | |
12:00 ET | Boxscore |
World Baseball Classic GS | March 14 | Nicaragua ![]() |
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loanDepot Park, United States | |
12:00 ET | Boxscore |
World Baseball Classic Q | October 1 | Brazil ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
Rod Carew Stadium, Panama |
12:00 CT | WP: Felipe Sales Sv: Enzo Sawayama (1) |
Boxscore | LP: J. C. Ramírez |
Attendance: 695 Umpires: HP: Dane Poncsak. 1B: Juan Manuel Rodriguez. 2B: Anthony Perez. 3B: Lisa Turbitt |
World Baseball Classic Q | October 2 | Pakistan ![]() |
0–12 (F/7) | ![]() |
Rod Carew Stadium, Panama |
12:00 ET | LP: Muhammad Zohaib |
Boxscore | WP: Osman Gutierrez HR: Isaac Benard (1) |
Attendance: 495 Umpires: HP: Juan Manuel Rodriguez. 1B: Anthony Perez. 2B: Austin Jones. 3B: Mark Stewart |
World Baseball Classic Q | October 4 | Argentina ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
Rod Carew Stadium, Panama |
12:00 CT | LP: Franco Perez HR: Lucas Stalman (1) |
Boxscore | WP: Berman Espinoza Sv: Roniel Raudes |
Attendance: 185 Umpires: HP: Mark Stewart. 1B: Michael Ulloa. 2B: Dane Poncsak. 3B: Juan Manuel Rodriguez |
World Baseball Classic Q | October 5 | Nicaragua ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Rod Carew Stadium, Panama |
19:00 CT | WP: Osman Gutierrez Sv: Joaquin Acuna (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Heitor Tokar |
Attendance: 769 Umpires: HP: Anthony Perez. 1B: Dane Poncsak. 2B: Mark Stewart. 3B: Lisa Turbitt |
Pan American Games Q | January 30 | Nicaragua ![]() |
12–4 | ![]() |
Estádio Nishi, Brazil |
10:00 BRT | Boxscore |
Pan American Games Q | January 31 | Dominican Republic ![]() |
10–3 | ![]() |
Estádio Nishi, Brazil |
10:00 BRT | Boxscore |
Pan American Games Q | February 1 | Nicaragua ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
Estádio Nishi, Brazil |
14:30 BRT | Boxscore |
Pan American Games Q | February 2 | Colombia ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
Academia CBBS, Brazil |
14:30 BRT | Boxscore |
Pan American Games Q | February 3 | Canada ![]() |
12–14 | ![]() |
Academia CBBS, Brazil |
10:00 BRT | Boxscore |
Pan American Games GS | July 30 | Puerto Rico ![]() |
7–3 | ![]() |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
10:05 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,059 |
Pan American Games GS | July 31 | Nicaragua ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
10:05 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 577 |
Pan American Games GS | August 1 | Peru ![]() |
0–10 (F/7) | ![]() |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
19:05 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,994 |
Pan American Games SR | August 2 | Nicaragua ![]() |
1–11 (F/7) | ![]() |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
19:05 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,513 |
Pan American Games SR | August 3 | Nicaragua ![]() |
0–10 (F/7) | ![]() |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
15:05 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,979 |
Pan American Games 3rd | August 4 | Colombia ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
Campo de Béisbol, Peru |
11:05 PET | Boxscore | Attendance: 0 |
Central American & Caribbean Games | July 20 | Nicaragua ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Estadio Rentería, Colombia |
20:00 COT | Boxscore | Attendance: 10,000 |
Central American & Caribbean Games | July 22 | Nicaragua ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
Estadio Rentería, Colombia |
10:00 COT | Boxscore | Attendance: 800 |
Central American & Caribbean Games | July 23 | Venezuela ![]() |
4–5 (F/10) | ![]() |
Estadio Rentería, Colombia |
10:00 COT | Boxscore | Attendance: 300 |
Central American & Caribbean Games | July 25 | Dominican Republic ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Estadio Rentería, Colombia |
15:00 COT | Boxscore | Attendance: 690 |
Central American & Caribbean Games | July 26 | Panama ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
Estadio Rentería, Colombia |
10:00 COT | Boxscore | Attendance: 400 |
Central American & Caribbean Games | July 27 | Nicaragua ![]() |
3–11 | ![]() |
Estadio Rentería, Colombia |
10:00 COT | Boxscore | Attendance: 200 |
Central American & Caribbean Games | July 28 | Nicaragua ![]() |
10–9 (F/10) | ![]() |
Estadio Rentería, Colombia |
10:00 COT | Boxscore | Attendance: 0 |
Nicaragua roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifier | ||||
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Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||
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Year | Host(s) | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Host | W | L | RS | RA | |
2006 | Did not enter | No qualifiers held | |||||||||||
2009 | Did not enter | No qualifiers held | |||||||||||
2013 | Did not qualify | Panama | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
2017 | Did not qualify | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 13 | 33 | |||||||
2023 | Qualified | Panama | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |||||||
Total | 1/5 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 38 | 57 |
Summer Olympics record | Qualification | ||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | ||
1984 | United States | Preliminary | 5th (tied) [a] | 1 | 2 | 11 | 29 | ![]() | |
1996 | United States | Finals | 4th | 4 | 5 | 48 | 48 | ||
Total [b] | 1/5 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 48 |
The team tried but failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the Americas Qualifying Event on May 31 through June 5, 2021.[3]
Amateur World Series and Baseball World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Year | Host | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Year | Host | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | |||||
1939 | Cuba | ![]() |
2 of 3 | 3 | 3 | 1961 | Costa Rica | 7 of 10 | 1984 | Cuba | 7 of 13 | |||||||||||||||||
1940 | Cuba | ![]() |
2 of 7 | 9 | 3 | 1965 | Colombia | 6 of 9 | 1988 | Italy | 7 of 12 | |||||||||||||||||
1941 | Cuba | 7 of 9 | 2 | 6 | 1969 | Dominican Republic | 5 of 11 | 1990 | Canada | ![]() |
2 of 12 | |||||||||||||||||
1944 | Venezuela | 7 of 8 | 1970 | Colombia | 8 of 12 | 1994 | Nicaragua | 4 of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1945 | Venezuela | 4 of 6 | 1971 | Cuba | ![]() |
3 of 10 | 1998 | Italy | Finals | ![]() |
3 of 16 | |||||||||||||||||
1947 | Colombia | ![]() |
3 of 9 | 1972 | Nicaragua | ![]() |
3 of 16 | 2001 | Taiwan | Round 1 | 9 of 16 | |||||||||||||||||
1948 | Nicaragua | 7 of 8 | 1973 | Nicaragua | ![]() |
2 of 11 | 2003 | Cuba | Finals | 6 of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
1950 | Nicaragua | 5 of 12 | 1974 | United States | ![]() |
2 of 9 | 2005 | Netherlands | Finals | 6 of 16 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1951 | Mexico | Round 1 | 5 of 11 | 6 | 4 | 1976 | Colombia | 4 of 11 | 2009 | Italy | Round 2 | 6 of 16 | ||||||||||||||||
1952 | Cuba | 5 of 13 | 1978 | Italy | 5 of 11 | 2011 | Panama | Round 1 | 14 of 16 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
1953 | Venezuela | ![]() |
3 of 11 | Total | 30/39 | 5 ![]() ![]() |
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