Cuba national Baseball5 team
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The Cuba national Baseball5 team represents Cuba in international Baseball5 competitions. They are the current World and Pan American Champions.
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| Information | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Federation | Baseball Federation of Cuba |
| Confederation | WBSC Americas |
| Manager | Pablo Terry |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 1  (7 August 2026)[1] |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
| Best result |  1st (2 times, most recent in 2024) |
| Baseball5 Pan American Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) |
| Best result |  1st (1 time, in 2024) |
History
Baseball5 was inspired by similar games that have been played on the streets in Latin America and elsewhere for decades, such as "cuatro esquinas" (four corners) in Cuba.[2]
Cuba, alongside Venezuela, were invited by the World Baseball Softball Confederation to represent WBSC Americas in the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup, held in Mexico City. The Cuban team finished the tournament undefeated and won the final against Japan 2 matches to 0.[3][4] Briandy Molina was honored with the Outstanding Male Player Award and included in the All Star Team of the tournament.[5]
Cuba won the 2024 Baseball5 Pan American Championship held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The Cuban squad finished undefeated with a 6–0 record and defeated Mexico in the final 2 sets to 0, qualifying to the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup.[6][7] Briandy Molina and Chaquira Azpiazu were awarded as the Most Valuable Players of the tournament, while manager Pablo Terry won the Best Coach Award.[8]
Current roster
- As of 7 October 2024[9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | IF | Orlando Amador | M |
| 2 | IF | Lietis Arcia | F |
| 10 | IF | Chaquira Azpiazu | F |
| 66 | IF | Cristian Basabe | M |
| 3 | IF | Yoel Blanco | M |
| 4 | IF | Haila González | F |
| 1 | IF | Briandy Molina | M |
| 8 | IF | Yiliena Otamendez | F |
Staff
| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Manager | Pablo Terry |
| 12 | Coach | Liorvis Savón |
Tournament record
Baseball5 World Cup
| Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022 |
Final | 1st | 9 | 0 | 164 | 16 |
 2024 |
Final | 1st | 9 | 0 | 141 | 24 |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 18 | 0 | 305 | 40 |
Baseball5 Pan American Championship
| Baseball5 Pan American Championship record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2024 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 0 | 144 | 29 |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 7 | 0 | 144 | 29 |