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Venezuela National Baseball Team
Information
Country Venezuela
Federation Federación Venezolana de Béisbol
Confederation COPABE
Manager Omar López
Captain Salvador Perez
WBSC ranking
Current 5 Steady (31 December 2025)[1]
Highest 3 (first in December 2024)
Lowest 11 (first in September 2018)
Home
Away
Olympic Games
Appearances 0, qualified for 2028 edition (first in 2028)
Best result To be determined
World Baseball Classic
Appearances 6 (first in 2006)
Best result 1st (1 time, in 2026)
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[2] or Selección de Venezuela)[3] also known as "Arepa Power" is the national baseball team of Venezuela.[4] It is currently ranked fifth in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.[1]

Venezuela has competed in every edition of the World Baseball Classic since 2006, with its best result before 2026 being a semifinal appearance in 2009. It never won its first major international title in the 1941 Amateur World Series, defeating a heavily-favored Team Cuba, and won two more world championships in the 1940s. It has also historically dominated baseball at the Bolivarian Games. In 2026, it qualified for the Summer Olympics for the first time via its performance in the World Baseball Classic.

Team Venezuela competed against Team Israel, Team Netherlands, Team Dominican Republic, and Team Nicaragua in the 2026 World Baseball Classic from March 6-11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. After advancing from the group stage, Team Venezuela was undefeated in the playoffs, facing Team Japan, Team Italy, and finally Team USA, notching their first World Baseball Classic win, 3–2.

History

Venezuela debuted in international competition at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama City, finishing sixth. The country first participated in what was then the top level of international baseball competition, the Amateur World Series (later to be known as the Baseball World Cup), in 1940.

The "Heroes of '41"

Venezuela won its first international baseball title the following year, defeating defending champions Cuba at the 1941 Amateur World Series in Havana. The championship team, with illustrious names from the country's amateur circuits like Héctor Benítez, Daniel "Chino" Canónico, and José Antonio Casanova, was hailed as "Los Heroes del '41" ("Heroes of '41"). The victory of the 1941 AWS is cited as the catalyst for baseball's exploding popularity in Venezuela,[5][6] Venezuelan President Isaías Medina Angarita declared October 22, the day of the championship game, a national holiday.

World Baseball Classic era

2009-23

Venezuela competed in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, playing its opening games in Pool C, in Toronto, Ontario. The Venezuelans secured advancement out of Pool C with a pair of resounding wins over Italy. Along the way, Venezuela also lost a 15–6 slugfest against the United States, but won twice against the same team.[7]

In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Venezuela was eliminated by Puerto Rico, who went on to eliminate Italy, the United States and two-time defending champion Japan. Their placing as the third team in Pool C after defeating newcomers Spain was sufficient to secure direct qualification to the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

The team competed against Team Israel, Team Puerto Rico, Team Dominican Republic, and Team Nicaragua in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Miami, Florida, coming in first in the pool, but losing to the U.S. in the next round.[8]

2026

Team Venezuela competed against Team Israel, Team Netherlands, Team Dominican Republic, and Team Nicaragua in pool play of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. They played from March 6-17, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, in Pool D.[9]

Houston Astros bench coach Omar López managed Team Venezuela at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[10]

After an upset victory against Team Japan in the quarterfinals[11], a victory against the insurgent Team Italy in the semifinals,[12] the Venezuela national team won their first World Baseball Classic final against Team USA, 3–2.[13]

Olympics era

As one of the Latin American baseball powerhouses, Venezuela remarkably has not competed in the Olympics tournament which began from 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, unlike more famous teams such as Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[14]

2028

The 2026 World Baseball Classic is the first tournament in any sport to have 2028 Summer Olympics qualification quota spots directly available, in this case for the top-two-performing Americas teams excluding Olympic hosts the United States, who have already qualified automatically.[15]

On 14 March 2026, after securing a vital victory against Japan in the quarterfinals, Venezuela qualified for the historically first time in the six-team baseball tournament for LA28.[16]

Current roster

Venezuela roster – 2026 World Baseball Classic
Players Coaching staff
Pitchers
  • 58 Luinder Avila
  • 83 Eduard Bazardo
  • 70 José Buttó
  • 37 Enmanuel De Jesus
  • 74 Jhonathan Díaz
  • 20 Carlos Guzman
  • 94 Yoendrys Gómez
  • 30 Andrés Machado
  • 35 Anthony Molina
  • 53 Keider Montero
  • 29 Daniel Palencia
  • 52 Eduardo Rodriguez
  • 34 Antonio Senzatela
  • 73 Christian Suarez
  • 55 Ranger Suárez
  • 64 Ricardo Sánchez
  • 61 Ángel Zerpa
 Catchers
  • 23 William Contreras
  • 13 Salvador Pérez

Infielders

  •  2 Luis Arraez
  • 40 Willson Contreras
  • 11 Maikel Garcia
  •  0 Andrés Giménez
  •  7 Eugenio Suárez
  • 25 Gleyber Torres
  • 14 Ezequiel Tovar

Outfielders

  • 16 Wilyer Abreu
  • 21 Ronald Acuña Jr.
  •  1 Jackson Chourio
  •  4 Javier Sanoja


 Manager
  • 22 Omar López

Coaches

  • 28 Robinson Chirinos (bench)
  • 24 Miguel Cabrera (hitting)
  • 38 Carlos Mendez (hitting)
  • 15 Jorge Córdova (pitching)
  • 57 Johan Santana (pitching)
  •  8 Gerardo Parra (first base)
  • 12 Rouglas Odor (third base)
  • 85 Javier Bracamonte (bullpen catcher)
  • 59 Juan Graterol (bullpen catcher)
  • 51 Victor Martinez (assistant)
  • 99 Néstor Corredor (batting practice pitcher)

Roster

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.[17]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2019

WBSC Premier12 GS November 5 Venezuela  4–8  Japan Taoyuan Stadium, Taiwan
18:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 3,868
WBSC Premier12 GS November 6 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Venezuela Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 10,983
WBSC Premier12 GS November 7 Venezuela  7–1  Puerto Rico Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 618

2022

Bolivarian Games RR June 30 Venezuela  9–2  Dominican Republic Estadio Calamar, Colombia
14:00 COT Boxscore
Bolivarian Games RR July 1 Venezuela  4–5  Peru Estadio Calamar, Colombia
14:00 COT Boxscore Attendance: 2,450
Bolivarian Games RR July 2 Colombia  10–0 (F/6)  Venezuela Estadio Calamar, Colombia
19:00 COT Boxscore
Bolivarian Games RR July 3 Dominican Republic  14–2  Venezuela Estadio Calamar, Colombia
14:00 COT Boxscore
Bolivarian Games RR July 4 Peru  5–6  Venezuela Estadio Calamar, Colombia
14:00 COT Boxscore
Bolivarian Games RR July 5 Venezuela  7–1  Colombia Estadio Calamar, Colombia
14:00 COT Boxscore

2023

World Baseball Classic GS March 11 Dominican Republic  1–5  Venezuela loanDepot Park, United States
19:00 ET LP: Sandy Alcántara (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: José Ruiz (1–0)
HR: Anthony Santander (1)		 Attendance: 35,890
Umpires: HP – Andy Fletcher, 1B – Tim Meyer, 2B – Ron Kulpa, 3B – Maikol Tibabijo
World Baseball Classic GS March 12 Venezuela  9–6  Puerto Rico loanDepot Park, United States
19:00 ET WP: Pablo López (1–0)
Sv: Silvino Bracho (1)
HR: Anthony Santander (2), Salvador Pérez (1)		 Boxscore LP: José Berríos (0–1)
HR: Eddie Rosario (1)		 Attendance: 35,615
Umpires: HP – Chris Guccione, 1B – Chris Graham, 2B – Alejandro Pecero, 3B – Mike Estabrook
World Baseball Classic GS March 14 Nicaragua  1–4  Venezuela loanDepot Park, United States
12:00 ET LP: Rodney Theophile (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: José Ruiz (1–0)
Sv: José Alvarado (1)
 Attendance: 21,873
Umpires: HP – Ángel Hernández, 1B – Chris Guccione, 2B – Alejandro Pecero, 3B – Tim Meyer
World Baseball Classic GS March 15 Venezuela  5–1  Israel loanDepot Park, United States
12:00 ET WP: Jesús Luzardo (1–0)
HR: Eduardo Escobar (1), Eugenio Suárez (1)		 Boxscore LP: Robert Stock (0–1)
 Attendance: 18,277
Umpires: HP – Andy Fletcher, 1B – Ángel Hernández, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Alejandro Pecero
World Baseball Classic QF March 18 United States  9–7  Venezuela loanDepot Park, United States
19:00 ET WP: David Bednar (1–0)
Sv: Ryan Pressly (2)
HR: Kyle Tucker (1), Trea Turner (2)		 Boxscore LP: José Quijada (0–1)
HR: Luis Arráez (1), Luis Arráez (2)		 Attendance: 35,792
Umpires: HP – Dan Bellino, 1B – Will Little, 2B – Atsushi Fukaya, 3B – Kun Young Park
Central American and Caribbean Games GS June 24 Puerto Rico  3–4  Venezuela Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
13:00 CST Boxscore
Central American and Caribbean Games GS June 25 Venezuela  5–2  Dominican Republic Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
9:30 CST Boxscore
Central American and Caribbean Games GS June 27 Curaçao  4–3  Venezuela Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
14:30 CST Boxscore
Central American and Caribbean Games GS June 28 Venezuela  4–1  Nicaragua Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
14:10 CST Boxscore
Central American and Caribbean Games GS June 30 El Salvador  3–4 (F/8)  Venezuela Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
11:00 CST Boxscore
Central American and Caribbean Games GS June 30 Mexico  11–1 (F/5)  Venezuela Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
17:00 CST Boxscore
Central American and Caribbean Games GS July 1 Venezuela  4–11  Cuba Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
10:00 CST Boxscore
Central American and Caribbean Games 3rd July 1 Dominican Republic  7–8  Venezuela Parque nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa [es], El Salvador
13:30 CST LP: Hansel Paulino
 Boxscore WP: Eduardo Paredes
Pan American Games GS October 19 Venezuela  1–3  Brazil Parque Bicentenario, Chile
15:00 CLT Boxscore
Pan American Games GS October 22 Cuba  5–6  Venezuela Parque Bicentenario, Chile
15:00 CLT Boxscore
Pan American Games GS October 24 Colombia  6–2  Venezuela Parque Bicentenario, Chile
15:00 CLT Boxscore
Pan American Games 7th October 25 Chile  0–7  Venezuela Parque Bicentenario, Chile
9:30 CLT Boxscore

2024

WBSC Premier12 GS November 9 Venezuela  8–4  Mexico Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
20:00 CST Boxscore Attendance: 9,758
WBSC Premier12 GS November 10 Venezuela  2–4  Panama Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
13:00 CST Boxscore Attendance: 414
WBSC Premier12 GS November 11 United States  3–5  Venezuela Coloso del Pacífico, Mexico
19:00 CST Boxscore Attendance: 7,018
WBSC Premier12 GS November 13 Puerto Rico  2–5  Venezuela Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
13:00 CST Boxscore Attendance: 533
WBSC Premier12 GS November 14 Netherlands  0–11 (F/7)  Venezuela Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
13:00 CST Boxscore Attendance: 239
WBSC Premier12 SR November 21 Chinese Taipei  0–2  Venezuela Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JST Boxscore Attendance: 6,790
WBSC Premier12 SR November 22 Venezuela  6–9  Japan Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JST Boxscore Attendance: 33,300
WBSC Premier12 SR November 23 United States  6–5  Venezuela Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JST Boxscore Attendance: 8,868
WBSC Premier12 3rd November 24 United States  6–1  Venezuela Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JST Boxscore Attendance: 8,386

2026

World Baseball Classic GS March 6 Netherlands  2–6  Venezuela loanDepot Park, United States
12:00 EST LP: Antwone Kelly
 Boxscore WP: Ranger Suárez
HR: Javier Sanoja		 Attendance: 19,542
Umpires: Shane Livensparger
World Baseball Classic GS March 7 Israel  3–11  Venezuela loanDepot Park, United States
19:00 EST LP: Ben Simon
HR: Harrison Bader, RJ Schreck		 Boxscore WP: Enmanuel De Jesus
HR: Luis Arráez (2), Eugenio Suárez		 Attendance: 22,573
Umpires: Gabe Morales
World Baseball Classic GS March 9 Venezuela  4–0  Nicaragua loanDepot Park, United States
19:00 EDT WP: Yoendrys Gómez
HR: Ronald Acuña Jr.		 Boxscore LP: Danilo Bermudez
 Attendance: 27,844
Umpires: Paul Clemons
World Baseball Classic GS March 11 Dominican Republic  7–5  Venezuela loanDepot Park, United States
20:00 EDT WP: Sandy Alcántara
Sv: Elvis Alvarado
HR: Juan Soto, Ketel Marte, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatís Jr.		 Boxscore LP: Eduardo Rodríguez
 Attendance: 36,230
Umpires: Gabe Morales
World Baseball Classic QF March 14 Venezuela  8–5  Japan loanDepot Park, United States
20:00 EDT WP: Enmanuel De Jesus
Sv: Daniel Palencia
HR: Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel García, Wilyer Abreu		 Boxscore LP: Hiromi Itoh
HR: Shohei Ohtani, Shōta Morishita		 Attendance: 34,548
Umpires: Chris Segal
World Baseball Classic SF March 16 Venezuela  4–2  Italy loanDepot Park, United States
20:00 EDT WP: Ángel Zerpa
Sv: Daniel Palencia
HR: Eugenio Suárez		 Boxscore LP: Michael Lorenzen
 Attendance: 35,382
Umpires: Jeremie Rehak
World Baseball Classic F March 17 Venezuela  3–2  United States loanDepot Park, United States
20:00 EDT WP: Andrés Machado
Sv: Daniel Palencia
HR: Wilyer Abreu		 Boxscore LP: Garrett Whitlock
HR: Bryce Harper		 Attendance: 36,190
Umpires: Dan Bellino

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

In June 2005, Major League Baseball announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic, a sixteen nation international competition to be held in March 2006 for the first time. The team Venezuela sent to the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic included Venezuelan players from Major League Baseball. A player is eligible to participate on a WBC national team if:

  • The player is a citizen of the nation the team represents.
  • The player is qualified for citizenship or to hold a passport under the laws of a nation represented by a team, but has not been granted citizenship or been issued a passport, then the player may be made eligible by WBCI upon petition by the player or team.
  • The player is a permanent legal resident of the nation or territory the team represents.
  • The player was born in the nation or territory the team represents.
  • The player has one parent who is, or if deceased was, a citizen of the nation the team represents.
  • The player has one parent who was born in the nation or territory the team represents.[18]
World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
Puerto Rico United States 2006 Quarterfinals 7th 3 3 22 20 No qualifiers held
Canada United States 2009 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd 6 2 45 36 No qualifiers held
Puerto Rico 2013 Group stage 10th 1 2 17 21 Automatically qualified
Mexico United States 2017 Quarterfinals 8th 2 5 28 55 Automatically qualified
United States 2023 Quarterfinals 5th 4 1 30 18 Automatically qualified
United States 2026 Champions 1st 6 1 41 21 Automatically qualified
Total Semifinals 6/6 24 14 183 171 — — — —

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L % RS RA Method
Spain 1992 Did not qualify Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
Japan 2020
United States 2028 Qualified 2026 World Baseball Classic
Total Preliminary 1/7 0 0 .000 0 0

WBSC Premier12

WBSC Premier12 record
Year Round Position Pld W L RS RA Squad Ranking
Japan 2015 Group stage 10th 5 2 3 26 36 Squad 10th
Japan 2019 Opening Round 7th 3 1 2 11 12 Squad 9th
Mexico 2024 Fourth Place 4th 9 5 4 45 34 Squad 6th
2027 To be determined
Total 0 Titles 3/3 17 8 9 82 82 —

Baseball World Cup (1938–2011)

Amateur World Series & Baseball World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W L % RS RA Org.
United Kingdom 1938 Did not participated IBF
Cuba 1939
Cuba 1940 Single-table tournament 4th 12 5 7 .417
Cuba 1941 Single-table tournament 1st 9 8 1 .889
Cuba 1942 Single-table tournament 3rd 12 7 5 .583
Cuba 1943 Did not participated
Venezuela 1944 Single-table tournament 1st 12 9 3 .750 FIBA
Venezuela 1945 Single-table tournament 1st 10 10 0 1.000
Colombia 1947 Single-table tournament 5th 8 5 3 .625
Nicaragua 1948 Did not participated
Nicaragua 1950 Single-table tournament 3rd 11 9 2 .818
Mexico 1951 Single-table tournament 2nd 13 11 2 .846
Cuba 1952 Single-table tournament 6th 10 5 5 .500
Venezuela 1953 Single-table tournament 2nd 10 9 1 .900
Costa Rica 1961 Single-table tournament 3rd 6 6 3 .667
Colombia 1965 Did not participated
Dominican Republic 1969 Single-table tournament 4th 10 7 3 .700
Colombia 1970 Single-table tournament 5th 11 7 4 .636
Cuba 1971 Did not participated
Nicaragua 1972
Cuba 1973 Single-table tournament 3rd 14 10 4 .714
Nicaragua 1973 Did not participated FEMBA
United States 1974
Colombia 1976 AINBA
Italy 1978
Japan 1980 Single-table tournament 7th 11 4 7 .364
South Korea 1982 Did not participated IBAF
Cuba 1984
Netherlands 1986 Single-table tournament 7th 11 5 6 .455 63 73
Italy 1988 Did not qualify
Canada 1990 Group stage 12th 8 1 7 .125 33 63
Nicaragua 1994 Did not qualify
Italy 1998
Taiwan 2001
Cuba 2003
Netherlands 2005
Taiwan 2007 Group stage 12th 7 2 5 .286 33 37
Italy 2009 7th place game 7th 15 9 6 .600 70 58
Panama 2011 7th place game 7th 12 6 6 .500 52 91
Total 3 Titles 24/38 249 177 80 .689 — —

Pan American Games

  • 1955 : Bronze 3rd
  • 1959 : Gold 1st
  • 1975 : Bronze 3rd

Bolivarian Games

Main article: Baseball at the Bolivarian Games
  • 1938 : Gold 1st
  • 1947 : Silver 2nd
  • 1951 : Gold 1st
  • 1961 : Gold 1st
  • 1965 : Gold 1st
  • 1970 : Gold 1st
  
  • 1973 : Silver 2nd
  • 1981 : Gold 1st
  • 1985 : Gold 1st
  • 1989 : Gold 1st
  • 2001 : Silver 2nd
  • 2009 : Silver 2nd
  • 2013 : Silver 2nd
  
  • 2017 : Bronze 3rd
  • 2022 : Bronze 3rd
  • 2025 : Bronze 3rd

U-23 Baseball World Cup

  • Gold: 2021
  • Bronze: 2018

Players

  • 2006 World Baseball Classic
  • 2009 World Baseball Classic
  • 2013 World Baseball Classic

Managers

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.
Manager Nat. Years active Competitions Ref.
Manuel Capote Venezuela 1940 1940 Amateur World Series — 5th place [19]
Manuel Malpica Venezuela 1941–1942 1941 Amateur World Series — Champions
1942 Amateur World Series — 3rd place		 [20]
José Antonio Casanova Venezuela 1944–1959 1944 Amateur World Series — Champions
1945 Amateur World Series — Champions
1953 Amateur World Series — Runners-up
1954 Central American and Caribbean Games — Champions
1959 Pan American Games — Champions		 [21]
Luis Baroni Venezuela 1951 1951 Amateur World Series — Runners-up
Daniel Canónico Venezuela 1952 1952 Amateur World Series — 6th place [22]
José Manuel Tovar Venezuela 1961 1961 Amateur World Series — 3rd place [23]
Osvaldo Castellanos Cuba 1973 1973 FEMBA Amateur World Series — 3rd place [24]
Remigio Hermoso Venezuela 1983 1983 Pan American Games — 4th place [25]
José Piovan Venezuela 1986 1986 Amateur World Series — 3rd place [26]
Domingo Carrasquel Venezuela 1990 1990 Baseball World Cup — 12th place [27]
Otilio Chourio Venezuela 2001 2001 Bolivarian Games [28]
Luis Sojo Venezuela 2006–2015 2006 World Baseball Classic – 7th place
2009 World Baseball Classic – 3rd place
2011 Baseball World Cup – 7th place
2013 World Baseball Classic – 10th place
2015 WBSC Premier12 – 10th place
Henry Campos Venezuela 2007 2007 Pan American Games
2010 South American Games		 [29][30]
Omar Vizquel Venezuela 2017 2017 World Baseball Classic – 8th place
Edwin Hurtado Venezuela 2017–2018 2017 Bolivarian Games
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games		 [31][32]
Carlos Subero Venezuela 2019 2019 WBSC Premier12 [33]
José Alguacil Venezuela 2021 2020 Summer Olympic qualifiers [34]
Omar López Venezuela 2023–2026 2023 World Baseball Classic — Quarterfinals
2024 WBSC Premier12 — 4th place
2026 World Baseball Classic — Champions
Oswaldo Navarro Venezuela 2025 2025 Bolivarian Games — 3rd place [35]

Uniform

Home
2013 WBC Home Kit
Away
2013 WBC Away Kit

See also

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