Palestine national baseball team

Palestine national baseball team
Information
Country Palestine
FederationPalestinian Baseball and Softball Federation
ConfederationWBSC Asia
ManagerOzzie Guillen Jr.
WBSC ranking
Current 36 Steady (26 March 2026)[1]
Highest36 (11 November 2025)
Lowest65 (28 March 2023)
Asian Games
Appearances1 (first in 2026)
Asian Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2023)
Best result5th (in 2023)

The Palestine national baseball team is the national baseball team of Palestine, representing the country in international competitions.[2]

The team is controlled by the Palestinian Baseball and Softball Federation, which is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia since 2017. Palestine won its first international tournament at the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup.

History

Palestine first organized a national baseball team around 2017, starting with a small number of players from the Gaza Strip. The team then recruited several Palestinian American players, which eventually grew to make up a larger part of the team after the Gaza war cut off access to many homegrown players starting in 2023.[3] At least two national team players have been killed in the war: outfielder and team captain Ashraf Murad, killed near Al-Shifa Hospital in March 2024, and infielder/outfielder Mustafa Tafesh, killed in August 2025.[4][5][6][7]

As part of preparation for the 2025 Asian Baseball Championship, Palestine competed in an exhibition series against Pakistan at Ozinga Field in Crestwood, Illinois.[8][9]

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.[10]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2023

West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 27 Palestine  WALKOVER  India Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 28 Palestine  21–1 (F/5)    Nepal Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup GS January 29 Palestine  10–0 (F/5)  Sri Lanka Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup SF January 31 Bangladesh  3–14 (F/5)  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
West Asia Baseball Cup Final February 1 Pakistan  11–3  Palestine Islamabad, Pakistan
Boxscore
Lincoln Cup 2023 August 5 Pakistan  3–5  Palestine Illinois, United States
Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 4 Palestine  3-1  Hong Kong Taichung, Taiwan
Boxscore
Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 5 Chinese Taipei  19–0 (F/6)  Palestine Taichung, Taiwan
Boxscore
Asian Baseball Championship - Group A December 6 Palestine  1-19 (F/5)  South Korea Taichung, Taiwan
Boxscore
Asian Baseball Championship - Placement December 8 Palestine  3-12  Pakistan New Taipei City, Taiwan
Boxscore
Asian Baseball Championship - Placement December 9 Thailand  0-4  Palestine New Taipei City, Taiwan
Boxscore

International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
2006 Did not enter No qualifiers held
2009
2013 Did not enter
2017
2023
Total 0/5 – – – – - - - -

Regional competitions

Asian Baseball Championship

Based on its performance at the Asian Baseball Cup, Palestine qualified for the top continental tournament, the Asian Baseball Championship, in 2023 and 2025. Palestine finished seventh in 2023, defeating Hong Kong and Thailand and losing three times.[11] In 2025, Palestine finished in fifth place, winning the bottom-four placement round.[12]

West Asia Baseball Cup

Palestine's first appearance at the Asian Baseball Cup was in 2023.[13] Palestine won their first championship in the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup.[14][15]

Current roster

Palestine's roster for the 2025 Asian Baseball Championship.[16]

Palestine roster – 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
  • 36 Paul Baba
  • 16 Kyle Bader
  • 11 Ahmad Ghouleh
  • 25 Yunis Haleem
  • 45 Ahmad Harajli
  • 10 Patrick Khoury
  • 9 Seteven Mufaresh
  • 14 Adam Musa
  • 19 David Powres
  • 21 Yacoub Rayan
  • 77 Omar Shublaq
  • 37 Joseph Yabbour
 Catchers
  • 12 Like Shahin Kubty
  • 6 Tariq Suboh

Infielders

  • 1 Dylan Ahmad
  • 26 Rumsey Yasin

Outfielders


 Manager
  • 31 Oney Guillen

Coaches


References

  1. ↑ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "In a historic achievement, Palestine's baseball team qualifies for the West Asia Cup championship game". Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Dubai: His teammate died in Gaza war, but this Palestinian is keeping the baseball spirit alive". Khaleej Times. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Amid Death and Destruction, Palestine's Baseball Dreams Survive". New Lines Magazine. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Palestinian Baseball Federation's technical director martyred in Gaza". Yemen Press Agency. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  6. ↑ "Israel killed my teammate". Palestine in America. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  7. ↑ Khan, Khadeejah (2025-10-13). ""The Occupation Kills Everything, Including Athletes"". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  8. ↑ "Area roundup: Team Palestine baseball has local flavor". SRP News. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Little Palestine Classic promotes international baseball". Palestine in America. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Schedule & Results". WBSC Asia. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  12. ↑ "Standings". WBSC Asia. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  13. ↑ "West Asia Cup". Baseball United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Palestine defeat Pakistan to win West Asia Baseball Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  15. ↑ "Pakistan@Palestine - BFA XVI West Asia Cup". www.wbscasia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  16. ↑ "Palestine". WBSC Asia. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
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