China national baseball team

China national baseball team
Information
Country People's Republic of China
FederationChinese Baseball Association
ConfederationWBSC Asia
ManagerLi Wei[1]
CaptainLuo Jinjun
Team ColorsRed, Yellow, White, Charcoal Gray
       
WBSC ranking
Current 18 Decrease 1 (26 March 2026)[2]
Highest17 (2 times; latest in 31 December 2025)
Lowest30 (December 2022)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best result8th (2008)
World Baseball Classic
Appearances5 (first in 2006)
Best result11th (2009)
WBSC Premier12
Appearances0
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best result10th (2005)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best result11th (2002)
Asian Games
Appearances7 (first in 1994)
Best result4th (7 times, most recent in 2018)
Asian Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1985)
Best resultBronze 3rd (2005, 2019)

The China national baseball team (simplified Chinese: 中国国家棒球队; traditional Chinese: 中國國家棒球隊; pinyin: Zhōngguó guójiā bàngqiú duì) also known as Red Dragons is the national representative team of the People's Republic of China. Their global record at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) stands at 2-14.

China has continued to develop its national programme through the Chinese Baseball Association, including an elite player academy partnership with Tianjin University of Sport.[3] China also recorded a historic first win at the 2024 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup.[4] In 2025, China finished 0–3 in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers and missed the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[5]

Current roster

China roster – 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
  • 38 Zhang Yanlun
  • 99 Hua Dancaireng
  • 27 Lin Yuyang
  • 32 Sun Guangxuan
  • 35 Sun Yicong
  • 10 Suo Xudi
  • 42 Wang Xiang
  • 11 Wu Haizheng
  • 18 Wu-Yelland Jeremy
  • 15 Yi Jian
  • 34 Zhang Mingxin
  •  1 Lun Zhao
  • 12 Zhao Wei
  • 37 Zhou Jie
 Catchers
  •  9 Li Ning
  • 52 Wang Shuai
  • 55 Yi Zhou

Infielders

  • 25 Chen Jiaji
  • 40 Hu Tianyuan
  •  2 Lu Yun
  • 29 Luo Jinjun
  • 14 Wu Qirui
  •  7 Yang Jin

Outfielders

  •  4 Samuel Benjamin
  •  3 Du Nan
  •  6 Liang Pei
  • 43 Xing Wenbin
  • 51 Zhu Xudong


 Manager

Coaches


Technical staff

Current technical staff

Position Name
Manager China Wei Li[7]
Bench Coach China Guojun Han
Hitting Coach China Ray Chang
Pitching Coach China Jian Zhang
Bullpen Coach China Wei Wang

Results and fixtures

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.[8]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2019

Asian Championship GS 14 October South Korea  4–5 (F/10)  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 200
Asian Championship GS 15 October China  0–1  Philippines Taichung Field, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 0
Asian Championship GS 16 October Pakistan  1–11 (F/7)  China Taichung Field, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 250
Asian Championship SR 18 October China  1–11 (F/7)  Japan Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 346
Asian Championship SR 19 October Chinese Taipei  10–2  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 0
Asian Championship 3rd 20 October South Korea  6–8  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 0

2023

World Baseball Classic GS 9 March China  1–8  Japan Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Wang Xiang (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: Shohei Ohtani (1–0)
 Attendance: 41,616
Umpires: HP - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Cuti Suarez, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Delfin Colon
World Baseball Classic GS 10 March Czech Republic  8–5  China Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JT WP: Marek Minarik (1–0)
HR: Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1)		 Boxscore LP: Hai-Cheng Gong (0–1)
 Umpires: HP - Chan-Jung Chang, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Fabrizio Fabrizzi
World Baseball Classic GS 11 March China  2–12 (F/7)  Australia Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JT LP: Xin Qi (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: Kyle Glogoski (1–0)
HR: Robbie Glendinning (2)		 Umpires: HP – Adam Hamari, 1B – Chan-Jung Chang, 2B – Pat Hoberg, 3B – Delfin Colon
World Baseball Classic GS 13 March South Korea  22–2 (F/5)  China Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT WP: Hyeong Jun So (1–0)
HR: Park Kun-woo (2), Ha-seong Kim (3)		 Boxscore LP: Alan Carter (0–1)
 Attendance: 14,442
Umpires: HP – Stu Scheurwater, 1B – Adam Hamari, 2B – Chan-Jung Chang, 3B – Cuti Suarez
2022 Asian Games October 1  Laos 0–15 (F/5) China  Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
12:00 CST LP: To Tava
 Boxscore WP: Su Changlong
 Umpires: HP - Shunichi Fukuzawa (JPN); 1B - Masataka Mino (JPN); 2B - Daenam Kim (KOR); 3B - Seungchul Lee (KOR)
2022 Asian Games October 2  Philippines 0–2 China  Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
12:00 CST LP: Romeo Jasmin Jr.
 Boxscore WP: Li Ningji
 Attendance: 8,500
Umpires: HP - Chen Te-jung (TPE); 1B - Lee Seungchul (KOR); 2B - Yoshino Hironori (JPN); 3B - Cheung Raymond (HKG)
2022 Asian Games October 3 China  1–0  Japan Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
18:30 CST WP: Xiang Wang
Sv: Chaoqun Zheng
 Boxscore LP: Shunya Morita
 Umpires: HP - Chih-hao Li (TPE); 1B - Jihyun Cho (KOR); 2B - Raymond Cheung (HKG); 3B - Tim Wen (TPE)
2022 Asian Games – Super round October 5 Chinese Taipei  4–1 China  Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
18:30 CST WP: Chen Po-yu
Sv: Gu Lin Ruei-yang
 Boxscore LP: Gan Quan
 Umpires: HP - Shunichi Fukuzawa (JPN); 1B - Masataka Mino (JPN); 2B - Daenam Kim (KOR); 3B - Seungchul Lee (KOR)
2022 Asian Games – Super round October 6 South Korea  8–1 China  Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
12:00 CST WP: Won Tae-in
HR: Kim Ju-won (1), Kang Baek-ho (1)		 Boxscore LP: Wang Weiyi
 Umpires: HP - Chih-hao Li (TPE); 1B - Masataka Mino (JPN); 2B - Tim Wen (TPE); 3B - Shunichi Fukuzawa (JPN)
2022 Asian Games – Bronze medal match October 7  Japan 4–3 China  Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
12:00 CST WP: Shuichiro Kayo
 Boxscore LP: Wang Xiang
HR: Kou Yongkang (1)		 Umpires: HP - Daenam Kim (KOR); 1B - Chih-hao Li (TPE); 2B - Jihyun Cho (KOR); 3B - Tim Wen (TPE); LF - Te-jung Chen (TPE); RF - Seungchul Lee (KOR)

2025

World Baseball Classic Q March 2 China  2–12 (F/7)  Germany Kino Sports Complex, United States
11:00 MST Boxscore Attendance: 1,549
World Baseball Classic Q March 3 Colombia  8–1  China Kino Sports Complex, United States
18:00 MST Boxscore Attendance: 1,259
World Baseball Classic Q March 4 China  2–12 (F/7)  Brazil Kino Sports Complex, United States
11:00 MST Boxscore Attendance: 3,566
Asian Championship GS September 22 Pakistan  0–10 (F/8) China  Pingtan International Baseball Stadium, Pingtan, China
18:30 CST LP: Khan Musharaf
 Boxscore WP: Qi Xin
 Attendance: 1,600
Umpires: HP - Chanhui Lee (KOR); 1B - Te-jung Chen (TPE); 2B - Kazuyoshi Miyauchi (JPN); 3B - Roland Siacor (PHI)
Asian Championship GS September 23 Philippines  2–4 China  Pingtan International Baseball Stadium, Pingtan, China
12:30 CST LP: Joshua Pineda
 Boxscore WP: Mi Jiahong
 Attendance: 4,500
Umpires: HP - Kazuyoshi Miyauchi (JPN); 1B - Te-jung Chen (TPE); 2B - Chanhui Lee (KOR); 3B - Hsing-feng Lin (TPE)
Asian Championship GS September 24 China  0–13 (F/7)  Japan Pingtan International Baseball Stadium, Pingtan, China
18:30 CST LP: Wu Haizheng
 Boxscore WP: Kondo Kazuki
 Attendance: 1,000
Umpires: HP - Te-jung Chen (TPE); 1B - Chanhui Lee (KOR); 2B - Yongil Kim (KOR); 3B - Roland Siacor (PHI)
Asian Championship SR September 26 South Korea  8–6 China  Pingtan International Baseball Stadium, Pingtan, China
12:30 CST WP: Kim Jongun
 Boxscore LP: Wu Haizheng
 Attendance: 800
Umpires: HP - Hsing-feng Lin (TPE); 1B - Katsutoshi Takahashi (JPN); 2B - Te-jung Chen (TPE); 3B - Patrick Ng (HKG)
Asian Championship SR September 27 China  0–4 Chinese Taipei  Pingtan International Baseball Stadium, Pingtan, China
12:30 CST LP: Liu Guoqing
 Boxscore WP: Lu Meng-yang
 Attendance: 1,550
Umpires: HP - Yongil Kim (KOR); 1B - Chanhui Lee (KOR); 2B - Patrick Ng (HKG); 3B - Le Zhuang (CHN)
Asian Championship 3rd September 28 China  3–4 South Korea  Pingtan International Baseball Stadium, Pingtan, China
12:30 CST LP: Suo Xudi
 Boxscore WP: Yang Jaehun
 Attendance: 2,000
Umpires: HP - Te-jung Chen (TPE); 1B - Katsutoshi Takahashi (JPN); 2B - Hsing-feng Lin (TPE); 3B - Kazuyoshi Miyauchi (JPN); LF - Roland Siacor (PHI); RF - Patrick Ng (HKG)

2026

Asian Games GS September 21 China  v  Japan Toyohashi Stadium, Japan
18:30 JST
Asian Games GS September 22 Philippines  v  China Toyohashi Stadium, Japan
12:00 JST
Asian Games GS September 23 China  v  Palestine Toyohashi Stadium, Japan
18:30 JST
WBSC Premier12 Q November 26 Czech Republic  v  China Panda Heritage Stadium, China
18:30 CST
WBSC Premier12 Q November 27 China  v  Great Britain Panda Heritage Stadium, China
18:30 CST
WBSC Premier12 Q November 28 China  v  Nicaragua Panda Heritage Stadium, China
18:30 CST

Uniforms

Home
Away

Olympic Games

George W. Bush with the Chinese and American teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics

China secured qualification to the 2008 Summer Olympics automatically as host nation, giving the country its first Olympics berth.

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
Japan 2006 Round 1 15th 0 3 6 40 No qualifiers held
Japan 2009 Round 1 11th 1 2 4 19
Japan 2013 Round 1 13th 1 2 7 19 Automatically qualified
Japan 2017 Round 1 16th 0 3 1 24
Japan 2023 Round 1 20th 0 4 10 50
2026 did not qualify 0 3 5 32
Total Round 1 5/6 2 14 28 152 0 3 5 32

China competed in the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic and finished 15th in the tournament. It also competed in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, managed by Terry Collins. In the 2009 tournament, China recorded a 4–1 win over Chinese Taipei but was eliminated after losses to Japan and South Korea.

China World Baseball Classic Qualifiers record
Opponent Tournaments

met

 W-L

record

 Largest victory Largest defeat Current

streak

Score Tournament Score Tournament
 Brazil 1 0-1 - 12–2 (F/7) United States 2026 L1
 Colombia 1 0-1 - 8–1 United States 2026 L1
 Germany 1 0-1 - 12–2 (F/7) United States 2026 L1
Overall 1 0–3 – Against  BRA L3
– 12–2 (F/7) United States 2026

Results

International

Baseball World Cup

  • 1936 to 1994 : did not enter
  • 1998 : 12th
  • 2001 : did not enter
  • 2003 : 11th
  • 2005 : 10th
  • 2007 : did not enter
  • 2009 : 22nd
  • 2011 : did not enter

World Baseball Classic

Olympic Games

  • 1992 to 2004 : did not qualify
  • 2008 : 8th

Intercontinental Cup

  • 1973 to 1999 : did not enter
  • 2002 : 11th
  • 2006 : did not enter
  • 2010 : did not enter

Asian

Asian Baseball Championship

Asian Games

East Asian Games

  • 2013 : 4th

References

  1. ↑ Tallarini, Matt (1 March 2025). "China Confirms Official Roster For 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers". World Baseball Network. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "China Baseball partners with Tianjin University to establish elite player academy and strengthen national team programme". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "China goes extra for historic first WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup win". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Brazil grabs final berth in 2026 World Baseball Classic". MLB.com. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Tallarini, Matt (1 March 2025). "China Confirms Official Roster For 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers". World Baseball Network. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "China Confirms Official Roster for 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers". worldbaseball.com.
  8. ↑ "China in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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