The Japan national Baseball5 team represents Japan in international Baseball5 competitions.
History 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.
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.
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.
Japan won the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, 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.
Current roster
No. Pos. Player Gender Club 17 IF Meiko Karaki F Junk 5 1 IF Ayano Kazuta F 5STARs 5 IF Shun Mikami M Junk 5 35 IF Taichi Motoike M Tokyo Verdy Bambaataa 0 IF Miho Oshima F Junk 5 36 IF F 5STARs 8 IF Takuya Shima M Junk 5 6 IF Harutomo Tsuji M S. T. J.
Staff No. Pos. Name 66 Manager Kenta Wakamatsu 38 Coach Mizuki Nakahama
Tournament record Baseball5 World Cup Year Round Position 2022 Final 2nd 6 3 67 63 2024 Final 2nd 7 2 111 49 Total 2/2 – 13 5 178 112
Baseball5 Asia Cup Year Round Position 2022 Final 2nd 6 2 91 33 2024 Final 1st 6 0 94 10 Total 2/2 – 12 2 185 43
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