Spain national baseball team

Spain national baseball team
Information
Country	Spain
Federation	Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation	WBSC Europe
Manager	Nelson Prada
WBSC ranking
Current	26 (26 March 2026)[1]
Highest	16 (December 2012)
Lowest	26 (December 2018)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1992)
Best result	8th (1992)
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	1 (first in 2013)
Best result	15th (2013)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1988)
Best result	12th (1988, 2009)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1991)
European Championship
Appearances	33 (first in 1954)
Best result	1st (2 times, most recent in 2023)

The Spain national baseball team (Spanish: Selección Española de Béisbol) is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation. It is a member nation of the WBSC Europe.

The Spanish national team won the European Baseball Championship in 1955. In 1992, it took part in the Olympic Games, held in Barcelona.

In 2013, they qualified for the first time for the World Baseball Classic. They lost all three games against Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.

Spain competed in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, coming in third to win a bronze medal. Among the players who competed for it were Engel Beltré, Rhiner Cruz, Ricardo Hernández, Fernando Martínez, Leslie Nacar, Antonio Noguera, and Blake Ochoa.^[2] With this achievement, Spain qualified again for the final qualification stage of the 2020 Summer Olympics, but it failed to qualify by finishing fourth.^[3][4]

In 2023, Spain became European champions again at the European Championship, 68 years after their first title.^[5]

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.^[6]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

World Baseball Classic Q	September 16	South Africa	4–5	Spain	Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany
	13:00 CET	LP: Jared Elario	Boxscore	WP: Vicente Campos Sv: Rhiner Cruz HR: Justin Connell (1)	Umpires: Roberto LaMadrid

World Baseball Classic Q	September 17	Spain	21–7 (F/7)	Czech Republic	Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany
	13:00 CET	WP: Rogelio Armenteros HR: Jesus Ustariz (1), Edison Valerio (1, 2)	Boxscore	LP: Marek Minarik HR: Vojtech Mensik (1), Marek Chlup (1), Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1)	Attendance: 1,725 Umpires: Darius Ghani (HP), Mark Winters (1B), Roberto LaMadrid (2B), John Byrne (3B)

World Baseball Classic Q	September 20	Spain	9–10 (F/10)	Great Britain	Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany
	19:00 CET	LP: Rhiner Cruz HR: Noelvi Marte (1)	Boxscore	WP: Tahnaj Thomas HR: Harry Ford (1), D'Shawn Knowles (1), Jaden Rudd (1)	Attendance: 1,186 Umpires: HP: Young Chou Kwon, 1B: Roberto LaMadrid, 2B: Darius Ghani, 3B: Mark Winters

World Baseball Classic Q	September 21	Czech Republic	3–1	Spain	Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany
	19:00 CET	WP: Martin Schneider Sv: Marek Minarik (1) HR: Martin Muzik (1), Marek Chlup (1)	Boxscore	LP: Ronald Medrano	Attendance: 1,229 Umpires: HP: Roberto LaMadrid, 1B: Darius Ghani, 2B: Young Chou Kwon, 3B: Jon Byrne.

Euro Championship GS	September 12	Ukraine	0–15 (F/5)	Spain	Avigliana, Italy
			Boxscore

Euro Championship GS	September 13	Spain	15–2 (F/7)	Germany	Settimo Torinese, Italy
			Boxscore

Euro Championship GS	September 14	Croatia	0–12 (F/7)	Spain	Turin, Italy
			Boxscore

Euro Championship QF	September 16	Spain	5–2	Belgium	Turin, Italy
			Boxscore

Euro Championship SF	September 17	Spain	8–9	Netherlands	Avigliana, Italy
			Boxscore

Euro Championship 3rd	September 19	Italy	2–0	Spain	Turin, Italy
			Boxscore

Friendly	November 16	Czech Republic	11–3	Spain	Tenerife, Spain
			Boxscore

Friendly	November 17	Czech Republic	3–4	Spain	Tenerife, Spain
			Boxscore

Friendly	November 18	Czech Republic	4–7	Spain	Tenerife, Spain
			Boxscore

Friendly	November 19	Czech Republic	3–16	Spain	Tenerife, Spain
			Boxscore

Euro Championship GS	September 7	Croatia	2–3	Spain	Bonn, Germany
	11:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 425

Euro Championship GS	September 8	Spain	13–5	Belgium	Bonn, Germany
	11:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 300

Euro Championship GS	September 9	Spain	6–3	France	Solingen, Germany
	16:30 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 150

Euro Championship GS	September 10	Spain	3–13	Italy	Bonn, Germany
	15:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 250

Euro Championship GS	September 11	Austria	1–19 (F/6)	Spain	Solingen, Germany
	12:30 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 150

Euro Championship QF	September 13	Spain	5–4 (F/10)	Czech Republic	Solingen, Germany
	16:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 150

Euro Championship SF	September 14	Netherlands	1–0	Spain	Bonn, Germany
	15:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 900

Euro Championship 3rd	September 15	Spain	16–11	Israel	Bonn, Germany
	15:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 1,200

Super 6 GS	September 18	Belgium	1–13 (F/7)	Spain	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
	15:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 173

Super 6 GS	September 19	Spain	12–7	Czech Republic	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
	15:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 163

Super 6 GS	September 20	Spain	9–1	Germany	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
	15:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 142

Super 6 GS	September 21	Spain	5–8	Italy	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
	11:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 151

Super 6 GS	September 22	Netherlands	12–10 (F/8)	Spain	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
	15:00 CET		Boxscore		Attendance: 850

Position	Name
Nelson Prada	Manager
Néstor Pérez	Bench coach
Juan Rincón	Pitching coach
Candelario Díaz	First base coach
Félix Manuel Cano	Third base coach
Manuel Olivera	Bullpen coach
Ian Peres	Bullpen catcher

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	Round 1	15th	0	3	9	20		3	1	32	14
2017	did not qualify							0	2	5	14
2023								2	2	36	24
2026								2	2	25	14
Total	Round 1	1/6	0	3	9	20		7	7	98	66

Summer Olympics record								Qualification
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
1992	Preliminary	8th	1	6	15	85		Host country
1996	did not qualify							4th, 1995 European Baseball Championship
2000	did not qualify							5th, 1999 European Baseball Championship
2004	did not qualify							2003 European Baseball Championship
2008	did not qualify							2007 European Baseball Championship 7th, Final Qualifying Tournament
2020	did not qualify							2019 European Baseball Championship 4th, Final Qualifying Tournament
Total	1/5		1	6	15	85

European Baseball Championship Year Position Pld W L 1954 2nd 2 1 1 1955 1st 4[N 1] 3 0 1956 4th 4 1 3 1957 4th 4 1 3 1958 5th 3 1 2 1960 3rd 3 1 2 1962 3rd 5 3 2 1964 3rd 4 2 2 1965 4th 4 1 3 1967 4th 4 1 3 1969 3rd 3 2 1 1971 6th 5 2 3 1973 3rd 11 5 6 1975 4th 7 3 4 1977 4th 6 1 5 1979 did not qualify 1981 1983 4th 8 3 5 1985 5th 8 2 6 1987 3rd 10 5 5 1989 3rd 9 5 4 1991 3rd 9 5 4 1993 5th 8 6 2 1995 4th 10 5 5 1997 3rd 9 5 4 1999 5th 8 5 3 2001 6th 8 3 5 2003 3rd 8 6 2 2005 3rd 9 7 2 2007 3rd 8 6 2 2010 9th 5 2 3 2012 3rd 8 4 4 2014 3rd 8 6 2 2016 2nd 9 7 2 2019 3rd 8 6 2 2021 4th 6 4 2 2023 1st 6 6 0 2025 4th 7 4 3 Total 36/38 238 130 107

At Baseball World Cup Year Position Pld W L 1988 12th 11 0 11 1998 14th 7 2 5 2005 14th 8 2 6 2007 13th 7 2 5 2009 12th 10 3 7 Total 5/39 43 9 34 At Intercontinental Cup Year Position Pld W L 1991 1997 Total 2/17 European Championships - Junior Gold Medal (1 time) 2022. Silver Medal (4 times) 1990, 1991, 1996 and 2001. Bronze Medal (11 times) 1974, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2005. European Championships - Cadet Silver Medal (3 times) 1981, 1992 and 2004. Bronze Medal (3 times) 1979, 2000 and 2002.

Position	Name
Manager	Nelson Prada
Bench Coach	Néstor Pérez
First Base Coach	Candelario Díaz
Third Base Coach	Félix Manuel Cano
Pitching Coach	Juan Rincón
Bullpen Coach	Manuel Olivera
Bullpen Catcher	Ian Peres

The Spain national baseball team has been led by a diverse succession of managers since its first participation in the European Baseball Championship in 1954. In the early years, the team was guided exclusively by Spanish-born managers, with Isaac Llamazares among the first to lead the national side. As the program grew, Spain began attracting foreign managers, reflecting the team's increasing international ambitions.

Notable foreign managers include Cuban legend Sungo Carrera in 1975, Netherlands Antilles native Hamilton Richardson in 1983, and Italian Giuseppe Guilizzoni from 1988 to 1989. American manager Jake Molina served two separate stints and remains one of the longest-serving foreign managers in program history. Italian Mauro Mazzotti oversaw the team's most significant achievement of the modern era, guiding Spain to its first ever World Baseball Classic appearance in 2013.

Venezuelan veteran Luis Sojo, a former MLB infielder, brought considerable professional pedigree to the role in 2019. His successor, fellow Venezuelan Nelson Prada, led Spain to its first European Championship title since 1955 in 2023, establishing the team as one of the premier baseball nations in Europe.

• Isaac Llamazares (1954)
• José Martínez (1955–1956)
• Braulio García (1957)
• Alejo Carbonell (1958-1959)
• Samuel Corillo (1960)
• Antonio García (1962–1963)
• Manuel Aurelio Rodríguez (1964–1965)
• Andrés Pueyo (1967)
• Ramón Valdés (1969)
• Gregorio Solís (1971)
• Erik Lundqvist (1972)
• Augusto Fernández Flores (1973)
• Diego Sánchez Ruiz (1974)
• Sungo Carrera (1975)
• Francisco Molina Vega (1977–1978)
• Armando Roque (1979)
• Rafael Herrero Campos (1980–1981)
• Hamilton Richardson (1983)
• Giuseppe Guilizzoni (1988–1989)
• Jake Molina (1991–1993)
• Juan Perez (1995)
• Ramiro Toruño (1997–1998)
• Carlos Mendoza Reyes (1999–2000)
• Pieter van den Berg (2001)
• Kenji Yamamoto (2002)
• Ramiro Toruño (2003)
• Brian MacLeod (2004)
• Jake Molina (2005–2008)
• Mauro Mazzotti (2009–2014)
• Carlos Delgado Rosario (2015)
• Manny Crespo (2016) (2017 World Baseball Classic qualification)
• Paco Figueroa (2016) (2016 European Baseball Championship)
• Markus Reinhardt (2017)
• Candelario Díaz (2018)
• Luis Sojo (2019-2020)
• Nelson Prada (2021–present)^[7]

• Baseball in Spain