Back منتخب إيطاليا لكرة القاعدة Arabic منتخب ايطاليا للبيسبول ARZ Selección de béisbol de Italia Spanish Équipe d'Italie de baseball French Nazionale maschile di baseball dell'Italia Italian 野球イタリア代表 Japanese 이탈리아 야구 국가대표팀 Korean Pasukan besbol kebangsaan Itali Malay Italiaans honkbalteam Dutch Seleção Italiana de Beisebol Portuguese
| Italy national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Federation | Italian Baseball Softball Federation |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Manager | Mike Piazza |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 14  1 (27 November 2024)[1] |
| Highest | 9 (December 2012) |
| Lowest | 17 (5 times; latest in December 2021) |
| Uniforms | |
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| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 7th (1 time, in 2013) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | 6th (2 times, most recent in 2000) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1970) |
| Best result | 4th (2 times, most recent in 1998) |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1973) |
| Best result |  3rd (1 time, in 2010) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 34 (first in 1954) |
| Best result |  1st (10 times, most recent in 2012) |
The Italy national baseball team represents Italy in international baseball competitions. The Italian national team was ranked 16th in the world as of 2022.[1] Like the country's association football team and other national teams, the national baseball team is known as the Azzurri ("the Blues"), and wears traditional Savoy blue on its uniforms.[2][3]
The team is currently managed by Mike Piazza, an Italian American former Major League Baseball player and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
- ^ a b "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Alessandro Maestri (8 March 2013). "Azzurri: baseball, not soccer". AlessandroMaestri.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Azzurri chosen for Club Italia LA28 Olympic Baseball Camp in Arizona and Florida" (1 October 2024). FIBS.it. Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Michael (13 November 2019). "Mike Piazza to Manage Team Italy in 2021 WBC". metsmerizedonline.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.