Greece national baseball team explained

Greece national baseball team
Country: Greece
Federation:Hellenic Baseball and Softball Federation (HBSF)
Confederation:Confederation of European Baseball
Manager:Chris Demetral
Olympic Apps:1
Olympic First:2004
Olympic Best:7th
Wc Apps:1
Wc First:2011
Wc Best:16th
Ec Apps:6 (2003: 2nd, 2005: 9th, 2010: 4th, 2012: 7th, 2014: 10th, 2016: 11th, 2021: 14th, 2023: 13th)
Ec First:2003
Ec Best:2nd

The Greece national baseball team represents Greece in international baseball play. The team are a member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation and WBSC Europe.

2004 Olympics

The first time that Greece put together a national team that got any recognition in the baseball world was during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Greece, as the host country, was faced with the dilemma that the actual baseball talent pool in the country was very small, and what players were available were amateur. However, as a result of lenient citizenship laws, various minor leaguers from the United States were able to play for the Greeks. Among the better known players were Baltimore Orioles prospect Nick Markakis, former Major Leaguer Clay Bellinger and various other players of Greek descent. The team's American coach, Dusty Rhodes[1] led them to a 7th-place finish in the tournament, with a single win against Italy.

Tournament results

Olympic Games

YearPosition
Greece 20047th
Total1/5

European Baseball Championship

YearPosition
Netherlands 2003 2nd
Czech Republic 20059th
Germany 20104th
Netherlands 20127th
Czech Republic, Germany 201410th
11th
14th
13th
Average Finish8th

Baseball World Cup

YearPosition
Panama 201116th
Average Finish16th

References

  1. Web site: University of North Florida - 2008 Baseball Coaching Staff . 3 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131815/http://www.unfospreys.com/coaches.aspx?rc=24&path=baseball . 11 February 2018 . dead .

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