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{{Infobox National baseball team
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|Name = Iran national baseball team
|Country = {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
|Federation = [[Iran Baseball Federation]]
|Confederation = [[Baseball Federation of Asia|BFA]]
|Manager =  vacant
|WBSC Rank = {{WBSC World Rankings|IRI}}
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The '''Iran national baseball team''' ({{langx|fa|تیم ملی بیسبال ایران}}) is the national [[baseball]] team of [[Iran]]. The team represents Iran in international competitions.
[[File:Behnam Ghasemi and Abtin from National Baseball Team -2021.jpg|thumb|Behnam Ghasemi and Abtin from National Baseball Team]]
==History==
Iran baseball committee was founded in 1992. In 1993 it became a federation and continued to function as a federation until 2010, when it became part of Sports Associations Federation. This was largely caused by the inactivity of its national team. Currently Baseball is played in 12 Provinces in Iran. Iran has one [[ballpark|stadium]] specifically designed for baseball in the city of Karaj. From 1994 until 2009, every year teams representing their provinces participated in a national championship.

In 2010, the National Championship games were replaced by a Club Championship League. Club teams were split into a North and South conference with the top two teams in each conference advancing to the playoffs. Since the inception of this league, [[Tehran]]'s Azarakhsh Club, [[Bushehr]]'s Naderi Club and [[Kerman]]'s Mes Club have been able to each win 1 championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballasia.org/BFA/include/index.php?Page=9-1-9|title=BFA Baseball Federation of Asia &#124; BFA Member : IRAN|access-date=31 July 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002344/http://www.baseballasia.org/BFA/include/index.php?Page=9-1-9|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Iran's national team has participated in 5 [[Asian Baseball Cup|Asia Cups]] (1999, 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2015) and has been able to win the silver medal and bronze medal in the Western Division in 2012 and 2015.

Iran has won 134 baseball matches and lost 68 baseball matches.<ref>Iran's 134 wins and 68 loses in baseball.</ref>

==Current staff==

==Players==

The most notable baseballer of partial Iranian origin is [[Yu Darvish]] who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother but has an Iranian father and plays in [[Major League Baseball|MLB]], although he has not yet received an invitation to the national team.

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{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Moein Hassani|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Kerman Province|Kerman]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Behnam Ghasemi|age= 21|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Isfahan Province|Isfahan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Nima Bagherinia|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Isfahan Province|Isfahan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Rajabali Barzegar|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Semnan Province|Semnan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Ali bahram masiri|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Hormozgan Province|Hormozgan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Kaveh Chah Bejari|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Abtin Nakhjavanpour|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Alborz Province|Alborz]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mohammad Goodarzi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Alborz Province|Alborz]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mehran Sajjadpour|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Alborz Province|Alborz]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Davoud Jabari|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Alborz Province|Alborz]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mojtaba Gordan|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Semnan Province|Semnan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mohammad Ali Kalantari|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Semnan Province|Semnan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Jalal Changizi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Semnan Province|Semnan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Jalil Changizi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Semnan Province|Semnan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Iman Khaligh Saket|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Gilan Province|Gilan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Hamid Mohammadi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Gilan Province|Gilan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Amir Khaligh Saket|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Gilan Province|Gilan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Kian Naddafi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Gilan Province|Gilan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Reham Borhani|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Gilan Province|Gilan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Amirmohammad pirasteh|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Gilan Province|Alborz]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Ahmadreza Derayesh|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Isfahan Province|Isfahan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Keivan Rana|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Yasin Sharifi Ziyarati|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Yasser Sedighipour|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Isfahan Province|Isfahan]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mohammad Hossein Safdari|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Qom Province|Qom]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Hessam Arefzadeh|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Reza Shabani|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Armin Gharibi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mehdi Vaezzadeh|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mehdi Masoumi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Amir Bazhvand|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Tehran]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mehrdad |age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mohsen Mohammadi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Majid Mohammadi Senej|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Qom Province|Qom]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Seyed Abdollah Mohimian Azad|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Nima Vaghari|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Razavi Khorasan Province|Khorasan Razavi]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Mohammad Reza Arabi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Razavi Khorasan Province|Khorasan Razavi]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad player|pos=|no=|name=Reza Yousefi|age=|clubnat=IRN|club=[[Razavi Khorasan Province|Khorasan Razavi]]|other=}}
{{national baseball squad end}}

==Managerial history==
*{{flagicon|Iran}} Mehrdad Hajian, pre-2009
*{{flagicon|USA}} Gerardo Yassel Cabrera Moreno, January 2009<ref>http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jan/1301.html {{cite web|url=http://donya-e-eqtesad.com/news/493978 |title=جرالدو یاسل مربی تیم ملی بیس‌بال شد |access-date=2016-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818115447/http://donya-e-eqtesad.com/news/493978 |archive-date=18 August 2016 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Julio Alberto Hernandez Coste, April 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2009/4/19/31725/Former-Dominican-player-named-Irans-baseball-coach |title=Former Dominican player named Iran's baseball coach - DominicanToday.com |access-date=2016-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917214310/http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2009/4/19/31725/Former-Dominican-player-named-Irans-baseball-coach |archive-date=17 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mehrnews.com/news/862236/%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF|title = "هرناندز" سرمربی تیم ملی بیس بال ایران شد|date = 18 April 2009}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Iran}} Mehrdad Hajian, 2012-2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elvatra.com/post/1519-%d9%85%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%ac%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a8%db%8c-%d8%aa%db%8c%d9%85-%d9%85%d9%84%db%8c-%d8%a8%db%8c%d8%b3-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84-%d9%88-%d9%be%d8%af%d8%b1-%d8%a8%db%8c%d8%b3-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a7-%d9%be%db%8c%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%aa |title=مهرداد حاجیان، مربی تیم ملی بیس بال و پدر بیس بال ایران به الواترا پیوست |publisher=Elvatra.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/baseball-in-iran-is-more-like-the-bad-news-bears-than-the-major-leagues/2014/07/16/767f8752-3ea8-4b96-9198-e44136771a25_story.html| title = In Iran, a spark of enthusiasm for America's national pastime - The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Japan}} Toma Irokawa, January 2015-July 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballasia.org/BFA/include/index.php?Page=2&news01=21114617554a263e51c98c|title = BFA Baseball Federation of Asia &#124; BFA News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://baseballdeworld.com/2015/01/07/iran-toma-irokawa-manage-national-team/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 July 2016 |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917184001/http://baseballdeworld.com/2015/01/07/iran-toma-irokawa-manage-national-team/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1bTZnaisI|title = Interview with Toma Irokawa, Manager of Iranian National Baseball Team|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mehrnews.com/news/2285996/%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C-%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AF|title = یک مربی ژاپنی هدایت بیس‌بال نوجوانان ایران را بر عهده می‌گیرد|date = 6 May 2014}}</ref>

==Tournament history==

===[[Asian Baseball Cup]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Host/Year
!Round/Rank
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[1995 Asia Baseball Cup|1995]], [[Manila]]||Did not enter
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1997 Asia Baseball Cup|1997]], [[Bangkok]]||Did not enter
|- style=
|{{flagicon|India}} [[1999 Asia Baseball Cup|1999]], [[Chandigarh]]||Participated
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[2001 Asia Baseball Cup|2001]], [[Jakarta]]||Did not enter
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[2002 Asia Baseball Cup|2002]], [[Bangkok]]||Did not enter
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[2004 Asia Baseball Cup|2004]], [[Bangkok]]||Did not enter
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2006 Asia Baseball Cup|2006]], [[Rawalpindi]]||5th<br/>(out of 5 teams)
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[2009 Asia Baseball Cup|2009]], [[Bangkok]]||Did not enter
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2010 Asia Baseball Cup|2010]], [[Islamabad]]||Did not enter
|- style="background:#c96;"
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2012 Asia Baseball Cup#Western Division|2012]], [[Lahore]]||'''Third place'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballasia.org/BFA/include/index.php?Page=1-1|title = BFA Baseball Federation of Asia &#124;Results}}</ref>
|- style=
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2013 Asia Baseball Cup#Western Division|2013]], [[Lahore]]||Did not enter
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2015 Asian Baseball Cup#Western Division|2015]], [[Islamabad]]||'''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#c96;"
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2017 Asian Baseball Cup#West Cup|2015]], [[Islamabad]]||'''Third place'''
|}

===Presidential Cup===

2015 Presidential Cup was an international tournament hosted by Iran, it was played from September 9–13 at [[Azadi Sport Complex]] which was won by 
[[India national baseball team|India]], other participants were [[Iraq national baseball team|Iraq]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/indian-baseball-team-create-history-iran-win-first-ever-gold|title=Indian baseball team create history in Iran, win first ever Gold medal}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Host/Year
!Round/Rank
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|Iran}} 2015, [[Tehran]]||'''Runner-up'''
|}

==Achievements==

'''[[Asian Baseball Cup]] - Western Division'''
* {{baseball year|2012}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
* {{baseball year|2015}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
* {{baseball year|2017}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd

'''Iran Presidential Cup'''
* {{baseball year|2015}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd

==Recent fixtures and results==
{{hidden begin
| title = 2013 Results<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msy.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=152&info_id=9257|title=Baseball friendly match: Georgia vs Iran}}</ref>
| titlestyle = background:#F2F2CE;color:#146B2F;
| bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6;
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = 27 July
| round = Georgia vs Iran series – Game 1
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|GEO}}'''
| score = 13–5
| team2 = {{flagicon|IRI}} Iran
| stadium =  [[Merani Sports Complex]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = 29 July
| round = Georgia vs Iran series – Game 2
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|GEO}}'''
| score = 15–8
| team2 = {{flagicon|IRI}} Iran
| stadium =  [[Sport-kompleksi Shatili|Shatili Sports Complex]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = 31 July
| round = Georgia vs Iran series – Game 3
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|GEO}}'''
| score = 21–5
| team2 = {{flagicon|IRI}} Iran
| stadium =  [[Sport-kompleksi Shatili|Shatili Sports Complex]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{hidden end}}
{{hidden begin
| title = 2015 Results
| titlestyle = background:#F2F2CE;color:#146B2F;
| bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6;
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = 24 February
| round = Iran vs India – <br/>Asian Baseball Cup Western Division
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|IRI}}'''
| score = 15-0
| team2 = {{bb-rt|IND}}
| stadium =  [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = 26 February
| round = Pakistan vs Iran – <br/>Asian Baseball Cup Western Division
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|PAK}}'''
| score = 12-0
| team2 = {{flagicon|IRI}} Iran
| stadium =  [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = 27 February
| round = Iran vs Iraq – <br/>Asian Baseball Cup Western Division
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|IRI}}'''
| score = 18-4
| team2 = {{bb-rt|IRQ}}
| stadium =  [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = September 2015
| round = Iran vs Iraq – <br/>Presidential Cup
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|IRI}}'''
| score = ?-?
| team2 = {{bb-rt|IRQ}}
| stadium =  [[Azadi Sport Complex]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = September 2015
| round = Iran vs Afghanistan – <br/>Presidential Cup
| team1 = '''{{bb-rt|IRI}}'''
| score = ?-?
| team2 = {{bb-rt|AFG|2013}}
| stadium =  [[Azadi Sport Complex]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}
{{baseballbox
| date = 13 September 2015
| round = Iran vs India – <br/>Presidential Cup
| team1 = {{bb-rt|IRI}}
| score = 10-11
| team2 = '''{{bb-rt|IND}}'''
| stadium =  [[Azadi Sport Complex]]
| attendance = 
| boxurl = 
}}

{{hidden end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{IranNationalTeams}}
{{Asia baseball teams}}

[[Category:National baseball teams in Asia]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Iran|baseball]]
[[Category:Baseball in Iran|National team]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Iran]]
[[Category:National sports teams established in 1995]]