Venezuela national baseball team
| Venezuela National Baseball Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| Country | Venezuela | ||
| Federation | Federación Venezolana de Béisbol | ||
| Confederation | COPABE | ||
| Manager | Omar López | ||
| WBSC ranking | |||
| Current | 3 (31 December 2024) | ||
| Highest | 3 (first in December 2024) | ||
| Lowest | 11 (first in September 2018) | ||
| World Baseball Classic | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (1 time, in 2009) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1940) | ||
| Best result | 1st (3 times, most recent in 1945) | ||
| Intercontinental Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | 6 (1 time, in 2002) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1955) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1 time, in 1959) | ||
The Venezuela national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Venezuela or Selección de Venezuela) is the national team of Venezuela. It is currently ranked third in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, behind Chinese Taipei and ahead of Mexico.
Venezuela has competed in every edition of the World Baseball Classic since 2006, with its best result to date being a semifinal appearance in 2009. It won its first major international title in at the 1941 Amateur World Series, defeating a heavily-favored Cuba, and won two more world championships in the 1940s. It has also historically dominated baseball at the Bolivarian Games. However, Venezuela has never qualified for the Summer Olympics.