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The Japan national Baseball5 team represents Japan in international Baseball5 competitions.
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Information | |
Country | ![]() |
Federation | Baseball Federation of Japan |
Confederation | WBSC Asia |
Manager | ![]() |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | 6 ![]() |
Baseball5 World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) |
Best result | ![]() |
Baseball5 Asia Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
Best result | ![]() |
In January 2019, the Baseball Federation of Japan held a baseball5 seminar in Tokyo, with the goal of promoting the sport in Japan, specially among the kids, youth and high school and university students.[2]
Japan participated in the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where the team finished second after losing to Chinese Taipei 1 match to 2.[3]
Japan qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup, held in Mexico City. The Japanese team finished second with a 6–3 record after losing the final against Cuba 2 matches to 0.[4]
Japan won the 2024, held in Seoul, South Korea, to claim their first Asian title. The team finished the tournament undefeated with a 6–0 record and defeated Chinese Taipei 2 sets to 1 in the final game, to win the gold medal.[5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
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1 | IF | Ayano Kazuta | F |
5 | IF | Shun Mikami | M |
3 | IF | Takeru Miyanohara | M |
0 | IF | Miho Oshima | F |
36 | IF | Ayako Rokkaku | F |
8 | IF | Takuya Shima | M |
38 | IF | Miwa Tanaka | F |
69 | IF | Mizuki Uchiyama | M |
No. | Pos. | Name |
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36 | Manager | Ayako Rokkaku |
23 | Coach | Kenta Wakamatsu |
Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
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Final | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 67 | 63 |
Total | 1/1 | – | 6 | 3 | 67 | 63 |
Baseball5 Asia Cup record | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
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Final | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 91 | 33 |
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Final | 1st | 6 | 0 | 94 | 10 |
Total | 2/2 | – | 12 | 2 | 185 | 43 |
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