Men's baseball made its first appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1990. Baseball became a full medal sport at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, and has been a sport in the games since then. International baseball in Asia is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).
The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan). South Korea is the most successful team by winning 6 gold medals.
Summary #Year Host Final Third place match Teams Winner Score Runner-up 3rd placeScore 4th place11994Hiroshima6–59–4621998Bangkok13–1(F/7)10–6632002Busan4–37–4542006Doha652010Guangzhou9–36–2862014Incheon6–310–0(F/7)872018Jakarta–Palembang3–010–0(F/8)1082022Hangzhou2–04–3992026Aichi–Nagoya3–15–18
Medal table
Participating nations
Team 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Years 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 10 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 10 7th 7th 6th 6th 7th 5 7th 1 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 10 10th 8th 2 6th 7th 7th 3 5th 5th 5th 3 8th 1 5th 5th 6th 5th 5th 5 9th 1 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st1st 1st 1st 10 9th 1 5th 6th 5th 5th 5th 8th 7th 6th 8 Teams (14) 4 6 6 5 6 8 8 10 9 8 _
List of medalists
References
External links Medallists from previous Asian Games - Baseball