# Mexico national baseball team

The Mexico national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de México) is the baseball team that represents Mexico in international tournaments. It is currently the 2nd-ranked baseball team in the world.

## 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.

### Legend

Win  Lose  Void or postponed  Fixture

### 2023
## International results
### World Baseball Classic

Mexico has competed in all five editions of the World Baseball Classic.

#### Game log

2006 World Baseball Classic :
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score$^1$ |
| March 7, 2006 | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | 0–2 L |
| March 8, 2006 | Scottsdale, Arizona | South Africa | 10–4 W |
| March 9, 2006 | Phoenix, Arizona | Canada | 9–1 W |
| March 12, 2006 | Anaheim, California | South Korea | 1–2 L |
| March 14, 2006 | Anaheim, California | Japan | 1–6 L |
| March 16, 2006 | Anaheim, California | United States | 2–1 W |
| 2009 World Baseball Classic ||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score$^1$ |
| March 8, 2009 | Mexico City, Mexico | Australia | 7–17 L |
| March 9, 2009 | Mexico City, Mexico | South Africa | 14–3 W |
| March 11, 2009 | Mexico City, Mexico | Australia | 16–1 W |
| March 12, 2009 | Mexico City, Mexico | Cuba | 4–16 L |
| March 15, 2009 | San Diego, California | South Korea | 2–8 L |
| March 17, 2009 | San Diego, California | Cuba | 4–7 L |
| 2013 World Baseball Classic ||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score$^1$ |
| March 7, 2013 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Italy | 5–6 L |
| March 8, 2013 | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | 5–2 W |
| March 9, 2013 | Phoenix, Arizona | Canada | 3–10 L |
| 2017 World Baseball Classic ||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score$^1$ |
| March 9, 2017 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Italy | 9–10 L |
| March 11, 2017 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Puerto Rico | 4–9 L |
| March 12. 2017 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Venezuela | 11–9 W |
| 2023 World Baseball Classic ||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score$^1$ |
| March 11th, 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona | Colombia | 4–5 L |
| March 12th, 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | 11–5 W |
| March 14th, 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona | Great Britain | 2-1 W |
| March 15th, 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona | Canada | 10–3 W |
| March 17th, 2023 | Miami, Florida | Puerto Rico | 5–4 W |
| March 20th, 2023 | Miami, Florida | Japan | 5–6 L |
$^1$ – Mexico score always listed first

#### Record by opponent

Mexican World Baseball Classic Record by opponent :
| Opponent | Tournaments met | W-L record | Largest victory | Largest victory | Largest defeat | Largest defeat | Current streak |
| Opponent | Tournaments met | W-L record | Score | Tournament | Score | Tournament | Current streak |
| Australia | 1 | 1–1 | 16–1 (F/6) | Mexico 2009 | 17–7 (F/8) | Mexico 2009 | W1 |
| Canada | 3 | 2–1 | 9–1 | United States 2006 | 10–3 | United States 2013 | W1 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0–1 | – | – | 5–4 | United States 2023 | L1 |
| Cuba | 1 | 0–2 | – | – | 16–4 (F/7) | Mexico 2009 | L2 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | United States 2023 | – | – | W1 |
| Italy | 2 | 0–2 | – | – | 10–9 | Mexico 2017 | L2 |
| Japan | 2 | 0–2 | – | – | 6–1 | United States 2006 | L2 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | United States 2023 | 9–4 | Mexico 2017 | W1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2–0 | 14–3 | Mexico 2009 | – | – | W2 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0–2 | – | – | 8–2 | United States 2009 | L2 |
| United States | 3 | 3–1 | 11–5 | United States 2023 | 2–0 | United States 2006 | W3 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1–0 | 11–9 | Mexico 2017 | – | – | W1 |
| Overall | 5 | 11–13 | Against Australia | Against Australia | Against Cuba | Against Cuba | L1 |
| Overall | 5 | 11–13 | 16–1 (F/6) | Mexico 2009 | 16–4 (F/7) | Mexico 2009 | L1 |
Mexican World Baseball Classic Qualifiers Record by opponent :
| Opponent | Tournaments met | W-L record | Largest victory | Largest victory | Largest defeat | Largest defeat | Current streak |
| Opponent | Tournaments met | W-L record | Score | Tournament | Score | Tournament | Current streak |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | Mexico 2017 | – | – | W1 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 2–0 | 11–0 (F/7) | Mexico 2017 | – | – | W2 |
| Overall | 1 | 3–0 | Against Nicaragua | Against Nicaragua | – | – | W3 |
| Overall | 1 | 3–0 | 11-0 (F/7) | Mexico 2017 | – | – | W3 |

#### Batting records for the national team

The data was taken from the official website of the World Baseball Classic in the section of statistics. Updated until the last edition 2023.

##### Hits [H]

| # | Player | WBC | AB | H |
| 1 | Jorge Cantú | 3: '06 '09 '13 | 63 | 20 |
| 2 | Adrián González | 4: '06 '09 '13 '17 | 57 | 13 |
| 2 | Karim García | 3: '06 '09 '13 | 36 | 13 |
| 4 | Joey Meneses | 1: '23 | 27 | 10 |
| 5 | Isaac Paredes | 1: '23 | 24 | 9 |
| 5 | Randy Arozarena | 1: '23 | 20 | 9 |

##### Home Runs [HR]

| # | Player | WBC | AB | HR |
| 1 | Jorge Cantú | 3: '06 '09 '13 | 63 | 4 |
| 2 | Adrián González | 4: '06 '09 '13 '17 | 57 | 3 |
| 2 | Karim García | 3: '06 '09 '13 | 36 | 3 |
| 4 | Joey Meneses | 1: '23 | 27 | 2 |
| 4 | Oscar Robles | 1: '09 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Esteban Quiroz | 1: '17 | 6 | 2 |

##### Runs Batted In [RBI]

| # | Player | WBC | AB | RBI |
| 1 | Jorge Cantú | 3: '06 '09 '13 | 63 | 17 |
| 2 | Adrián González | 4: '06 '09 '13 '17 | 57 | 13 |
| 3 | Randy Arozarena | 1: '23 | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Karim García | 3: '06 '09 '13 | 36 | 6 |
| 4 | Joey Meneses | 1: '23 | 27 | 6 |
| 4 | Isaac Paredes | 1: '23 | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | Luis Alfonso Cruz | 3: '06 '09 '17 | 21 | 6 |

### Premier12 Tournament
#### 2015

Team Mexico came in fourth in the 2015 WBSC Premier12 Tournament.

#### 2019

Team Mexico won the bronze medal in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament in November 2019. Two quota spots were allocated from the Tournament, of the spots for six baseball teams at the 2020 Olympic Games, with Mexico as the top finisher from the Americas earning one spot. First baseman/left fielder Efrén Navarro led the team with three doubles and shared the team lead with six RBIs, designated hitter Matt Clark led the team with a .440 OBP and an .800 slugging percentage and shared the team lead with three home runs, and second baseman Esteban Quiroz led the team with seven walks. Half the Team Mexico roster consisted of players with birth certificates form the United States.

## Competitive records
### Worldwide

World Baseball Classic
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2006 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | No qualifiers held | No qualifiers held | No qualifiers held | No qualifiers held |
| 2009 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 2 | 4 | 47 | 52 | No qualifiers held | No qualifiers held | No qualifiers held | No qualifiers held |
| 2013 | Group stage | 11th | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2017 | Group stage | 13th | 1 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2023 | Semifinals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 37 | 24 | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| Total | Semifinals | 6/6 | 11 | 13 | 144 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
Olympic Games
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | % | RS | RA |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Preliminary | 6th | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9 | 20 | 2019 WBSC Premier12 |
| Total | 1/6 | | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9 | 20 | |
WBSC Premier 12
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | % | RS | RA |
| 2015 | Semifinals | 4th | 3 | 5 | .375 | 29 | 50 |
| 2019 | Finals | 3rd | 7 | 2 | .778 | 44 | 19 |
| Total | 2/2 | — | 10 | 7 | .588 | 73 | 69 |
Baseball World Cup
* 1941 Bronze
* 1943 Silver
* 1944 Silver
* 1961 Silver
* 1965 Silver

### Continental

Pan American Games
* 1951 Bronze
* 1963 Bronze
* 2003 Bronze
* 2007 Bronze
* 2023 Bronze

### Regional

Central American and Caribbean Games
* 1926 Silver
* 1930 Silver
* 1950 Silver
* 1954 Silver
* 1962 Bronze
* 1970 Bronze
* 1993 Silver
* 2006 Bronze
* 2010 Silver
* 2023 Gold

### Youth teams

U-23 Baseball World Cup
* 2018 Gold
* 2021 Silver