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{{Infobox National baseball team
| Name                    = Japan national baseball team
| Image                   = [[File:SAMURAI JAPAN logo.svg|180px]]
| Country                 = {{flag|Japan}}
| Federation              = [[Baseball Federation of Japan]]
| Confederation           = [[WBSC Asia]]
| Manager                 = [[Hirokazu Ibata]]
<!--WBSC World Rankings-->
| WBSC Rank       = {{WBSC World Rankings|JPN}}
| WBSC max        = 1
| WBSC max date   = 8 times; latest in December 2021
| WBSC min        = 3 
| WBSC min date   = December 2012
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| WBC apps                = 6
| WBC first               = 2006
| WBC 1st times           = 3
| WBC 1st most recent     = 2023
<!--Olympic Games-->
| Olympic apps            = 6
| Olympic first           = 1992
| Olympic 1st times       = 1
| Olympic 1st most recent = 2020
<!--WBSC Premier12-->
| Premier apps            = 3
| Premier first           = 2015
| Premier 1st times       = 1
| Premier 1st most recent = 2019
<!--World Cup-->
| WC apps                 = 15
| WC first                = 1972
| WC 2nd times            = 1
| WC 2nd most recent      = 1982
<!--Intercontinental Cup-->
| IC apps                 = 15
| IC first                = 1973
| IC 1st times            = 2
| IC 1st most recent      = 1997
<!--Asian Games-->
| AG apps                 = 7
| AG first                = 1994
| AG 1st times            = 1
| AG 1st most recent      = 1994
<!--Asian Championship-->
| AC apps                 = 25
| AC first                = 1954
| AC 1st times            = 17
| AC 1st most recent      = 2017
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The {{nihongo|'''Japan national baseball team'''|野球日本代表|Yakyū Nippon Daihyō or Yakyū Nihon Daihyō}}, also known as {{Nihongo|'''Samurai Japan'''|侍ジャパン}}, is the [[National sports team|national team]] representing Japan in international [[baseball]] competitions. It won the [[World Baseball Classic]] in [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]], [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]], and [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]] as well as [[WBSC Premier12]] in [[2019 WBSC Premier12|2019]]. The team is [[WBSC World Rankings|currently ranked 1st in the world]] by the [[World Baseball Softball Confederation]] and is a baseball powerhouse.<ref name="WBSC World Rankings"/>

The team has participated in every [[Summer Olympic Games]] since the first demonstration tournament in 1984, through when baseball was discontinued following the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Games]] and again when it returned in [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo]]. Until 2000, the team was made up exclusively of amateur players. Since the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], the team has been composed of players from [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]. The team that played in the [[2006 World Baseball Classic]] included Japanese players from [[Major League Baseball]] as well.

The team won the 2006 Classic. It played at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]] in 2008, as it had qualified through the [[Asian Baseball Championship]] in 2007. Unlike the WBC roster, the Olympic team was composed exclusively of NPB players (though it included one amateur player, who was drafted during the tournament's progress). Japan participated in the [[2017 World Baseball Classic]], finishing third. 

Team Japan won the [[2019 WBSC Premier12]] Tournament. At the Olympics in 2021, it faced [[Israel national baseball team|Israel]], [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]], [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea]], the [[United States national baseball team|United States]], and the [[Dominican Republic national baseball team|Dominican Republic]], and won gold. At the [[2023 World Baseball Classic]], Japan defeated the defending champion United States to become the champions. Their 2023 win was their third World Baseball Classic championship, the most championships for any country.

==Current roster==
{{baseball tournament roster
 | TeamName=Japan – 2024 WBSC Premier12
 | ActiveAlt = Players
 | Pitchers=
*{{NPBplayer|15|[[Taisei Ota]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|16|[[Chihiro Sumida]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|19|[[Hiroto Takahashi]]}} 
*{{NPBplayer|20|[[Shosei Togo]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|21|[[Takahisa Hayakawa]]}} 
*{{NPBplayer|35|[[Hiroto Saiki]]}} 
*{{NPBplayer|46|[[Shoma Fujihira]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|47|[[Shōta Suzuki (baseball, born 1998)|Shōta Suzuki]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|50|[[Tatsuya Shimizu]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|56|[[Sora Suzuki]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|57|[[Koki Kitayama]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|60|[[Rikuto Yokoyama]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|97|[[Haruto Inoue]]}}

| Catchers=
*{{NPBplayer|22|[[Yūto Koga]]}} 
*{{NPBplayer|31|[[Shōgo Sakakura]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|32|[[Toshiya Satoh]]}}

| Infielders=
*{{NPBplayer|&nbsp;6|[[Sōsuke Genda|Sosuke Genda]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|51|[[Kaito Kozono]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|24|[[Kotaro Kurebayashi]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|23|[[Ryoya Kurihara]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Shugo Maki]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|25|[[Kazuma Okamoto]]}} 
*{{NPBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Naoki Yoshikawa]]}}

| Outfielders=
*{{NPBplayer|&nbsp;5|[[Ryota Isobata]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|66|[[Chusei Mannami]]}} 
*{{NPBplayer|&nbsp;1|[[Shota Morishita]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[Keita Sano]]}}
*{{NPBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Ryōsuke Tatsumi]]}}

| Manager=
*{{MLBplayer|89|[[Hirokazu Ibata]]}}

| Coaches=
* {{MLBplayer|79|[[Yoshiyuki Kamei (baseball)|Yoshiyuki Kamei]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|88|[[Makoto Kaneko (baseball)|Makoto Kaneko]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|74|[[Yoshinori Murata]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|77|[[Eishin Soyogi]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|81|[[Kazuki Yoshimi]]}}


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| Date=2024-11-16
<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/games/2024premier12/player.html | title=ラグザス presents 第3回WBSCプレミア12 出場選手 | language=ja | date=October 28, 2024 | access-date=October 28, 2024 }}</ref>
}}

==Nickname==
The team has been nicknamed {{Nihongo|"Samurai Japan"|侍ジャパン}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/02/21/baseball/samurai-japan-sets-roster-for-2013-world-baseball-classic/ | title = Samurai Japan sets roster for 2013 World Baseball Classic| date = 21 February 2013}}</ref> Like other national teams in Japan, the nickname is usually prefixed with the surname of the manager. However, in the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]], the team used ''[[Samurai]]'', a symbol of Japan's history, instead of [[Tatsunori Hara|Hara]], the surname of their manager. In 2012, it was adopted officially.
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==Results and fixtures==
The following is a list of [[professional]] [[baseball]] match results currently active in the latest version of the [[WBSC World Rankings]], as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball) |url=https://rankings.wbsc.org/team/JPN/baseball/men |publisher=[[World Baseball Softball Confederation]] |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>
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===2019===
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|date = March 9
|time = 19:12 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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|team1lp = [[Takahiro Matsunaga]]
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|team2wp = [[Fabián Cota]]
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|attendance = 28,933
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|team1lp = [[Manny Barreda]]
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|team2wp = [[Juri Hara]]
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|attendance = 28,622
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|date = October 31
|time = 19:08 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Canada}}
|team1wp = [[Phillippe Aumont]]
|team1lp =
|team1sp = [[Scott Mathieson]]
|team1hr = 
|score = 6–5
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|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp =
|team2lp = [[Shun Yamaguchi]]
|team2sp =
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|stadium = [[Okinawa Cellular Stadium|Cellular Stadium]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 14,858
|umpire =
}}
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|date = November 1
|time = 19:09 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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|team1wp = [[Shota Imanaga]]
|team1lp =
|team1sp = [[Yasuaki Yamasaki]]
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|score = 3–0
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20191101_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Canada}}
|team2wp =
|team2lp = [[Daniel Procopio]]
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|stadium = [[Okinawa Cellular Stadium|Cellular Stadium]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 15,253
|umpire =
}}
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|date = November 5
|time = 18:00 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Group B|WBSC Premier 12 GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Venezuela}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Anthony Vizcaya]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = 
|score = 4–8
|mercy rule = 
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20191105_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Hiroshi Kaino]]
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
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|stadium = [[Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium|Taoyuan Baseball Stadium]], [[Taiwan]]
|attendance = 3,868
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|date = November 6
|time = 18:00 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Group B|WBSC Premier 12 GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Puerto Rico}}
|team1wp =
|team1lp = [[Giovanni Soto]]
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|team1hr = 
|score = 0–4
|mercy rule = 
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20191106_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Rei Takahashi]]
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
|team2hr = [[Seiya Suzuki]] (1)
|stadium = [[Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium|Taoyuan Baseball Stadium]], [[Taiwan]]
|attendance = 4,209
|umpire =
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|date = November 7
|time = 18:30 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Group B|WBSC Premier 12 GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Japan}}
|team1wp = [[Yūdai Ōno]]
|team1lp = 
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Seiya Suzuki]] (1)
|score = 8–1
|mercy rule = 
|extra innings = 
|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20191107_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Chinese Taipei}}
|team2wp = 
|team2lp = [[Liao Yi-Chung]]
|team2sp =
|team2hr =  
|stadium = [[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]], [[Taiwan]]
|attendance = 20,465
|umpire =
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|date = November 11
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Super Round|WBSC Premier 12 SR]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Australia}}
|team1wp =
|team1lp = [[Jon Kennedy (baseball)|Jon Kennedy]]
|team1sp =
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|score = 2–3
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|team2wp = [[Hiroshi Kaino]]
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|team2sp = [[Yasuaki Yamasaki]]
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|attendance = 17,819
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|date = November 12
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Super Round|WBSC Premier 12 SR]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|United States}}
|team1wp = [[Clayton Richard]]
|team1lp = 
|team1sp = [[Brandon Dickson]]
|team1hr = [[Jordan Adell]] (1)
|score = 4–3
|mercy rule = 
|extra innings = 
|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20191112_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = 
|team2lp = [[Rei Takahashi]]
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|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 27,827
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|date = November 13
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Super Round|WBSC Premier 12 SR]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Mexico}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Horacio Ramírez]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Jonathan Jones (baseball)|Jonathan Jones]] (1)
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|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Shota Imanaga]]
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|team2sp = [[Yasuaki Yamasaki]]
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|attendance = 31,776
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|date = November 16
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Super Round|WBSC Premier 12 SR]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|South Korea}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Lee Seung-ho (baseball, born 1999)|Lee Seung-ho]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Jaegyun Hwang]] (1)
|score = 8–10
|mercy rule = 
|extra innings = 
|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20191116_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Yūdai Ōno]]
|team2lp = 
|team2sp = [[Kazuto Taguchi]]
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|attendance = 44,224
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|date = November 17
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2019 WBSC Premier12#Championship final|WBSC Premier 12 F]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|South Korea}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Yang Hyeon-jong]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Ha-seong Kim]] (1), [[Hyun-soo Kim]] (1)
|score = 3–5
|mercy rule = 
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20191117_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Rei Takahashi]]
|team2lp = 
|team2sp = [[Yasuaki Yamasaki]]
|team2hr = [[Tetsuto Yamada]] (1)
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 44,960
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===2021===
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|date = July 28
|time = 12:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Group A|2020 Summer Olympics GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Dominican Republic}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Jairo Asencio]]
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|score = 3–4
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20210728_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Ryoji Kuribayashi]]
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|stadium = [[Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium|Azuma Baseball Stadium]], [[Japan]]
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|date = July 31
|time = 12:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Group A|2020 Summer Olympics GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Japan}}
|team1wp = [[Masato Morishita]]
|team1lp = 
|team1sp = [[Ryoji Kuribayashi]]
|team1hr = [[Tetsuto Yamada]] (1), [[Hayato Sakamoto]] (1)
|score = 7–4
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|team2 = {{bb|Mexico}}
|team2wp = 
|team2lp = [[Juan Pablo Oramas]]
|team2sp =
|team2hr =  [[Joey Meneses]] (1)
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|date = August 2
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Round 2|2020 Summer Olympics R2]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|United States}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Edwin Jackson (baseball)|Edwin Jackson]]
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|team1hr = [[Triston Casas]] (2)
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|mercy rule = 
|extra innings = 10
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|team2wp = [[Ryoji Kuribayashi]]
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|team2hr = [[Seiya Suzuki]] (1)
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|date = August 4
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Semifinals|2020 Summer Olympics SF]]
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|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Woo-suk Go|Go Woo-suk]]
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20210804_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Hiromi Itoh (baseball)|Hiromi Itoh]]
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|date = August 7
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Gold medal game|2020 Summer Olympics F]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|United States}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Nick Martinez (baseball)|Nick Martinez]]
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|score = 0–2
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20210807_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Masato Morishita]]
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|team2sp = [[Ryoji Kuribayashi]]
|team2hr = [[Munetaka Murakami]] (1)
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===2022===
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|date = November 9
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
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|team1 = {{bb-rt|Australia}}
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|team1lp = [[Warwick Saupold]]
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|team1hr =
|score = 1–8
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20221109_1/
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|team2wp = [[Shota Imanaga]]
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|team2sp =
|team2hr = [[Munetaka Murakami]] (1)
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|date = November 10
|time = 18:30 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Japan}}
|team1wp = [[Roki Sasaki]]
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|score = 9–0
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|boxurl = https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/topteam/score/20221110_1/
|team2 = {{bb|Australia}}
|team2wp =
|team2lp = [[Tim Atherton]]
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===2023===
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|date = March 9
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2023 World Baseball Classic#Pool B|World Baseball Classic GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|China}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Wang Xiang (baseball)|Wang Xiang]] (0–1)
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Pei Liang]] (1)
|score = 1–8
|mercy rule = 
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|boxurl = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/china-vs-japan/2023/03/09/719533/final/box
|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Shohei Ohtani]] (1–0)
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
|team2hr = [[Shugo Maki]] (1)
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 41,616
|umpire = HP – [[Stu Scheurwater]], 1B – Cuti Suarez, 2B – [[Ben May (umpire)|Ben May]], 3B – [[Delfin Colon]]
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|date = March 10
|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2023 World Baseball Classic#Pool B|World Baseball Classic GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|South Korea}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Kwang-hyun Kim]] (0–1)
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Yang Eui-ji]] (2), [[Park Kun-woo]] (1)
|score = 4–13
|mercy rule = 
|extra innings = 
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|team2wp = [[Yu Darvish]] (1–0)
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
|team2hr = [[Kensuke Kondo]] (1)
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 41,629
|umpire = HP: [[Laz Díaz]], 1B: [[Stu Scheurwater]], 2B: [[Delfin Colon]], 3B: Cuti Suárez
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|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2023 World Baseball Classic#Pool B|World Baseball Classic GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Czech Republic}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Ondřej Satoria]] (0–1) 
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|team2wp = [[Rōki Sasaki]] (1–0)
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|team2hr = [[Shugo Maki]] (2)
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 41,637
|umpire = HP: [[Ben May (umpire)|Ben May]], 1B: [[Ramon De Jesus]], 2B: Cuti Suárez, 3B: Fabrizio Fabrizzi
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|team1wp = [[Yoshinobu Yamamoto]] (1–0)
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|team1hr = [[Shohei Ohtani]] (1)
|score = 7–1
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|team2 = {{bb|Australia}}
|team2wp = 
|team2lp = Will Sherriff (0–1)
|team2sp =
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|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
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|umpire = HP – [[Pat Hoberg]], 1B – Cuti Suárez, 2B – [[Adam Hamari]], 3B – Chan-Jung Chang
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|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2023 World Baseball Classic#Quarterfinals|World Baseball Classic QF]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Italy}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = Joe LaSorsa (0–1)
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Dominic Fletcher]] (1)
|score = 3–9
|mercy rule = 
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|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Shohei Ohtani]] (2–0)
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
|team2hr =  [[Kazuma Okamoto]] (1), [[Masataka Yoshida]] (1)
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 41,723
|umpire = HP – [[Pat Hoberg]], 1B – [[Laz Díaz]], 2B – [[Delfin Colon]], 3B – Cuti Suárez
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|time = 19:00 [[Time in the United States|ET]]
|round = [[2023 World Baseball Classic#Semifinals|World Baseball Classic SF]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Mexico}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Giovanny Gallegos]] 
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Luis Urías]] (1)
|score = 5–6
|mercy rule = 
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|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Taisei Ota]] 
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
|team2hr = [[Masataka Yoshida]] (2)
|stadium = [[LoanDepot Park]], [[United States]]
|attendance = 35,933
|umpire = HP – [[Quinn Wolcott]], 1B – Ramiro Alfaro, 2B – Jong-Chui Park, 3B – [[Lance Barksdale]], LF – Edward Pinales, RF: [[John Tumpane]]
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|time = 19:00 [[Time in the United States|ET]]
|round = [[2023 World Baseball Classic championship|World Baseball Classic F]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|United States}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Merrill Kelly]] (0–1) 
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Trea Turner]] (5), [[Kyle Schwarber]] (2)
|score = 2–3
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|team2wp = [[Shōta Imanaga]] (1–0) 
|team2lp = 
|team2sp = [[Shohei Ohtani]] (1)
|team2hr = [[Munetaka Murakami]] (1), [[Kazuma Okamoto]] (2)
|stadium = [[LoanDepot Park]], [[United States]]
|attendance = 36,098
|umpire = HP – [[Lance Barksdale]], 1B – [[John Tumpane]], 2B – Edward Pinales, 3B – Ramiro Alfaro, LF – Jong-Chui Park, RF – [[Quinn Wolcott]]
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===2024===
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|time = 19:06 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
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|team2wp = [[Hiroto Saiki]]
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|team2hr = [[Ryosuke Tatsumi]] (1) 
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|time = 19:08 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
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|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2024 WBSC Premier12#Group B|WBSC Premier 12 GS]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Australia}}
|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Lewis Thorpe (baseball)|Lewis Thorpe]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Ulrich Bojarski]] (1), [[Rixon Wingrove]] (1)
|score = 3–9
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|team2wp = [[Haruto Inoue]]
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|time = 18:00 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]]
|round = [[2024 WBSC Premier12#Group B|WBSC Premier 12 GS]]
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|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Kwak Do-Kyu]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Dongwon Park]] (1)
|score = 3–6
|mercy rule = 
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|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Chihiro Sumida]]
|team2lp = 
|team2sp = [[Taisei Ota]]
|team2hr = [[Shota Morishita]] (1)
|stadium = [[Taipei Dome]], [[Taiwan]]
|attendance = 20,028
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|time = 18:00 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]]
|round = [[2024 WBSC Premier12#Group B|WBSC Premier 12 GS]]
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|team1wp = [[Hiroto Saiki]]
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|team1hr = [[Sosuke Genda]] (1)
|score = 3–1
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|team2wp = [[Chen Po-Ching]]
|team2lp = 
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|team2hr = [[Pei-Fong Dai]] (1) 
|stadium = [[Taipei Dome]], [[Taiwan]]
|attendance = 34,882
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|time = 18:00 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]]
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|team1wp = 
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|team2wp = [[Tatsuya Shimizu]]
|team2lp = 
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|time = 18:00 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]]
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|team2wp = 
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|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
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|team1wp = 
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|team1sp = 
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|team2wp = [[Chihiro Sumida]]
|team2lp = 
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|team2hr = [[Kaito Kozono]] (2)
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 26,297
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|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2024 WBSC Premier12#Super Round|WBSC Premier 12 SR]]
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|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[José Álvarez (baseball, born 1989)|José Álvarez]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Carlos Pérez (catcher, born 1996)|Carlos Pérez]] (1), [[Ángel Reyes (baseball)|Ángel Reyes]] (1) 
|score = 6–9
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|team2wp = [[Haruto Inoue]]
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
|team2hr = [[Shugo Maki]] (1), [[Shōgo Sakakura]] (1) 
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 33,300
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|team1wp = 
|team1lp = [[Chen Po-Ching]]
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[An-Ko Lin]] (1) 
|score = 6–9
|mercy rule = 
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|team2 = {{bb|Japan}}
|team2wp = [[Koki Kitayama]]
|team2lp = 
|team2sp =
|team2hr = [[Itsuki Murabayashi]] (1) 
|stadium = [[Tokyo Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 41,674
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|time = 19:00 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
|round = [[2024 WBSC Premier12#Championship final|WBSC Premier 12 F]]
|team1 = {{bb-rt|Chinese Taipei}}
|team1wp = [[Chang Yi (baseball)|Yi Chang]]
|team1lp = 
|team1sp = 
|team1hr = [[Chien-Hsien Chen]] (1), [[Chia-Cheng Lin]] (1) 
|score = 4–0
|mercy rule = 
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|team2wp = 
|team2lp = [[Shosei Togo]]
|team2sp =
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|attendance = 41,827
|umpire = [[Angel Campos]]
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===2025===
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|time = 19:07 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
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|team2wp = [[Hiroya Miyagi]]
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|stadium = [[Kyocera Dome Osaka|Kyocera Dome]], [[Japan]]
|attendance = 28,618
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|time = 18:35 [[Japan Standard Time|JT]]
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|team1wp = [[Ryosuke Ohtsu]]
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===2026===
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==Regional competition==
===Asian Baseball Championship===
{{Main|Asian Baseball Championship}}
Japan have dominated the [[Asian Baseball Championship]] since its inception, and have competed in every year. Japan have never missed out on placing in the top 3 in any tournament, and is the only team to have achieved this feat. Japan also holds the record for most consecutive Asian Championships, having won four times in a row on two occasions.

===Asian Games===
{{main|Baseball at the Asian Games}}
In all four [[Asian Games]] to include baseball, Japan have placed in the top 3 in every tournament, though they have only won the tournament once in the first event held in [[Hiroshima]] in [[Baseball at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]].

==International competition==
[[Image:WBC Japan Japan.jpg|thumb|right|[[2009 World Baseball Classic]] finals. [[Kenji Johjima]] and [[Yu Darvish]]]]
[[Image:WBC Championship Trophy.JPG|thumb|right|[[World Baseball Classic]] Championship Trophy]]

===World Baseball Classic===
{{main|World Baseball Classic}}
{{see also| 2006 World Baseball Classic rosters#Japan|2009 World Baseball Classic rosters#Japan|2013 World Baseball Classic rosters#.C2.A0Japan}}

====2006====
Japan won the inaugural [[2006 World Baseball Classic]], defeating Cuba in [[2006 World Baseball Classic championship|the Final]].

=====2006 WBC roster=====
{{Japan roster 2006 World Baseball Classic}}

====2009====
Japan also won the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]], hosting the Pool A games in the [[Tokyo Dome]].  Japan started the tournament opener with a 4–0 win over [[China national baseball team|China]].  Japan then secured advancement into the second round with a 14–2 win in seven innings over [[Japan–South Korea baseball rivalry|arch-rival]] [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea]].  The game was shortened due to the WBC's mercy rule.  Japan then played South Korea again to determine seeding for the second round.  In the rematch, the Koreans shut out Japan 1–0, making Japan advance as the Pool A runner-up. In Pool 1 of the WBC quarter-finals, Japan defeated Cuba 6–0, but lost to Korea again 4–1. In the elimination match that followed, Japan secured a spot in the semi-finals with a 5–0 win over Cuba. Japan defeated South Korea in [[2009 World Baseball Classic – Championship|the Finals]] 5–3 partly because of an [[Ichiro Suzuki]] base hit in the 10th inning.

=====2009 WBC roster=====
{{Japan roster 2009 World Baseball Classic}}

====2013: The end of the championship streak====
Japan, the two-time world defending champions, entered the [[2013 World Baseball Classic]], hosting Pool A games in the [[Fukuoka Dome]], facing off against [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuba]], [[China national baseball team|China]], and newcomers [[Brazil national baseball team|Brazil]]. Despite their first loss against the Cuban team, they secured their position for the second round in [[2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 1]] to face off the [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]] and [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|Chinese Taipei]]. The Japanese team narrowly won against Chinese Taipei 4–3, before proceeding to face off against the Dutch team, winning against them twice before proceeding to the semi-final round, along with the Netherlands, as they faced off against [[Puerto Rico national baseball team|Puerto Rico]]. Despite Japan's efforts, they eventually lost 3–1 against the Puerto Rican team right after [[Alex Ríos]] scored two additional runs from a home run. Japan finished third in the 2013 WBC, as their two-time championship streak ended. The Japanese team bowed out to both the crowd and the Puerto Rican team as a gesture of respect.

=====2013 WBC roster=====
{{Japan roster 2013 World Baseball Classic}}

====2017====
In the [[2017 World Baseball Classic]], Japan hosted [[2017 World Baseball Classic Pool B|Pool B]] games in the [[Tokyo Dome]]. They finished first round play with a 3–0 record and advanced to the second round.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/world-baseball-classic-friday-recaps-1.4019094 "World Baseball Classic: Cuba, Japan advance to 2nd round" – CBC Sports – Baseball – MLB<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  After batting .364, outfielder [[Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh]] was named the Pool B MVP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yoshitomo-tsutsugoh-is-mvp-of-wbc-17-pool-b-c218721218|title = Tsutsugoh named MVP of WBC '17 Pool B| website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> In the second round, Japan hosted [[2017 World Baseball Classic Pool E|Pool E]] games in the Tokyo Dome and again finished pool play with a 3–0 record, advancing to the [[2017 World Baseball Classic – Championship|championship round]]. However, Japan lost to the [[United States national baseball team|United States]] 2–1 in the semifinal. They finished the tournament in third place. Pitcher [[Kodai Senga]] was named to the All-World Baseball Classic Team.

=====2017 WBC roster=====
{{Japan roster 2017 World Baseball Classic}}

==== 2023 ====
In the [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023 WBC]], Japan again hosted [[2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B|Pool B]] games in the [[Tokyo Dome]], going undefeated in four games with a 38–0 run differential. [[Shohei Ohtani]] was named the [[most valuable player]] of the pool.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Brian |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Dominant Ohtani named Classic Pool B MVP |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-named-2023-classic-pool-b-mvp |accessdate=March 15, 2023 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]}}</ref> In the quarterfinals, Japan hosted [[Italy national baseball team|Italy]] and won 9–3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB Gameday: Italy 3, Japan 9 Final Score (03/16/2023) |url=https://www.mlb.com/gameday/italy-vs-japan/2023/03/16/719502/final/box |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> According to the Nikkan Sports, 48 percent of all households in Japan watched the game, making it the most watched Samurai Japan game ever, beating the previous record set during the pool game against [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea]] six days earlier.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 17, 2023 |title=【WBC】日本－イタリア戦、大会史上最高視聴率48・0% 瞬間最高は源田適時打54・5% |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202303170000229.html |access-date=March 19, 2023 |publisher=nikkansports.com |language=ja}}</ref>

After traveling to the Miami, Japan faced [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]] in the semifinal. Thanks to a home run robbery and double from [[Randy Arozarena]], Mexico led 5–3 after the top of the eighth inning. Japan scored once in the bottom of the eighth, then two decisive runs in the bottom of the ninth on a double by [[Munetaka Murakami]]<nowiki/>for a 6–5 win.<ref>{{cite web |author=Anderson |first=R.J. |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Japan vs. Mexico score: Shohei Ohtani sparks late rally to set up World Baseball Classic championship vs. USA |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/japan-vs-mexico-score-shohei-ohtani-sparks-late-rally-to-set-up-world-baseball-classic-championship-vs-usa/live/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |publisher=CBSSports.com}}</ref> In [[2023 World Baseball Classic championship|the championship]], Japan beat the [[United States national baseball team|United States]], with Ohtani striking out his then-MLB teammate [[Mike Trout]] to end the game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shohei vs. Trout for the Classic title? A strikeout heard 'round the world |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-strikes-out-mike-trout-world-baseball-classic |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> Ohtani was named the tournament MVP and the DH and a pitcher on the all-WBC team. Outfielder [[Masataka Yoshida]] was also selected to the all-WBC team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clair |first=Michael |date=March 22, 2023 |title=Ohtani's MVP performance leads '23 All-Classic Team |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-world-baseball-classic-mvp-all-tournament-team |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>

===== 2023 WBC roster =====
{{Japan roster 2023 World Baseball Classic}}
===Olympic Games===
{{main|Baseball at the Summer Olympics}}

====[[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]====
=====2008 Summer Olympics roster=====
{{Japan baseball roster 2008 Summer Olympics}}

====[[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2021]]====
Baseball was featured at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], in [[Tokyo]], for the first time since the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/ja/sports/baseball-softball/|script-title=ja:野球・ソフトボール 競技紹介|language=ja-JP|work=Olympics.com|access-date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> Six national teams are competing in the tournament:  [[Israel national baseball team|Israel]],  Japan (host), [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]], [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea]], the [[United States national baseball team|United States]], and the [[Dominican Republic national baseball team|Dominican Republic]]. It will be held from July 28 to August 7, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/ja/results/baseball-softball/olympic-schedule-and-results.htm|script-title=ja:オリンピックスケジュール&結果 – 野球・ソフトボール|language=ja-JP|work=Olympics.com|access-date=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

=====2020 Summer Olympics roster=====
{{Japan baseball roster 2020 Summer Olympics}}

===Baseball World Cup===
{{main|Baseball World Cup}}

===Intercontinental Cup===
{{main|Intercontinental Cup (baseball)}}

===Premier12 Tournament===
====[[2015 WBSC Premier12|2015]]====
Japan came in third in the [[2015 WBSC Premier12]] tournament.

====[[2019 WBSC Premier12|2019]]====
Japan won the 12-team [[2019 WBSC Premier12]] tournament, which was held from November 2 to 17, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/two-nations-from-wbsc-premier12-2019-to-qualify-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-baseball-event|title=Two teams from WBSC Premier12 2019 to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Baseball|work=WBSC.org|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913014021/https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/two-nations-from-wbsc-premier12-2019-to-qualify-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-baseball-event|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== [[2024 WBSC Premier12|2024]] ====
Japan hosted the [[2024 WBSC Premier12]] tournament, with some group stage games held at the [[Vantelin Dome Nagoya]] and the Super Round and medal games held in the [[Tokyo Dome]]. After going undefeated in all five Group B games and all three Super Round games, Japan lost in the championship game to [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|Chinese Taipei]], finishing second in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Standings |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-premier12/standings |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=[[World Baseball Softball Confederation]] |language=}}</ref> Three players made the All-World team, catcher [[Shōgo Sakakura]], second baseman [[Kaito Kozono]], and outfielder [[Shōta Morishita]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2024 |title=Chieh-Hsien Chen is the WBSC Premier12 2024 MVP |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-premier12/news/chieh-hsien-chen-is-the-wbsc-premier12-2024-mvp |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=[[World Baseball Softball Confederation]] |language=}}</ref>

==Competitive record==
===World Baseball Classic===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!style="background:#132451;" colspan="8"|[[World Baseball Classic|{{color|#FFFFFF|World Baseball Classic}}]] {{color|#FFFFFF|record}}
!style="background:white; width:1%;" rowspan="9"|
!style="background:#132451; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="5"|[[World Baseball Classic qualification|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification}}]] {{color|#FFFFFF|record}}
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Result
! scope="col"|Position
! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games Played}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|RS|Runs scored}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|RA|Runs allowed}}
! scope="col"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! scope="col"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! scope="col"|{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}}
! scope="col"|{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}}
|- style="background:Gold;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Japan}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]]
| '''[[2006 World Baseball Classic championship|Champions]]'''
| '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''5'''
| '''3'''
| '''60'''
| '''21'''
|colspan=4 align=center| ''No qualifiers held''
|- style="background:Gold;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Japan}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]]
| '''[[2009 World Baseball Classic championship|Champions]]'''
| '''1st'''
| '''9'''
| '''7'''
| '''2'''
| '''50'''
| '''16'''
|colspan=4 align=center| ''No qualifiers held''
|- style="background:#c96;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Japan}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]]
| '''[[2013 World Baseball Classic championship|Third Place]]'''
| '''3rd'''
| '''7'''
| '''5'''
| '''2'''
| '''44'''
| '''27'''
|colspan=5 align=center| ''Automatically qualified''
|- style="background:#c96;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Japan}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017]]
| '''[[2017 World Baseball Classic championship|Third Place]]'''
| '''3rd'''
| '''7'''
| '''6'''
| '''1'''
| '''47'''
| '''24'''
|colspan=4 align=center| ''Automatically qualified''
|- style="background:Gold;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Japan}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]]
| '''[[2023 World Baseball Classic championship|Champions]]'''
| '''1st'''
| '''7'''
| '''7'''
| '''0'''
| '''56'''
| '''18'''
|colspan=5 align=center| ''Automatically qualified''
|-
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2026 World Baseball Classic|2026]]
| colspan=7 align=center | ''To be determined''
| colspan=4 align=center | ''Automatically qualified''
|-
!Total
!3 Titles
!6/6
!38
!30
!8
!257
!106
!—
!—
!—
!—
|}

====Record by opponent====

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
! colspan="8" style="background-color:#132451" |{{color|#FFFFFF|Japan World Baseball Classic record by opponent}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |Opponent
! rowspan="2" |Tournaments
met
! rowspan="2" |W-L
record
! colspan="2" |Largest victory
! colspan="2" |Largest defeat
! rowspan="2" |Current
streak
|-
!Score
!Tournament
!Score
!Tournament
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|AUS}}
|2
|2–0
|7–1
|Japan [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|BRA}}
|1
|1–0
|5–3
|Japan [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|CHN}}
|5
|5–0
|18–2 <small>([[Mercy rule|F/]]</small><small>[[Mercy rule|8]])</small>
|Japan [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|TPE}}
|2
|2–0
|14–3 <small>([[Mercy rule|F/]]</small><small>[[Mercy rule|7]])</small>
|Japan [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|CUB}}
|4
|5–1
|6–0
|United States [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]]
|6–3
|Japan [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]]
|W2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|CZE}}
|1
|1–0
|10–2
|Japan [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|ISR}}
|1
|1–0
|8–3
|Japan [[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|ITA}}
|1
|1–0
|9–3
|Japan [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|MEX}}
|2
|2–0
|6–1
|United States [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|NED}}
|2
|3–0
|16–4 <small>([[Mercy rule|F/]]</small><small>[[Mercy rule|7]])</small>
|Japan [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]]
| colspan="2" |–
|W3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|PUR}}
|1
|0–1
| colspan="2" |–
|3–1
|United States [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]]
|L1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|KOR|1997}}
|3
|5–4
|14–2 <small>([[Mercy rule|F/]]</small><small>[[Mercy rule|7]])</small>
|Japan [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]]
|4–1
|United States [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]]
|W3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{bb|USA}}
|4
|2–2
|9–4
|United States [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]]
|4–3
|United States [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]]
|W1
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Overall
! rowspan="2" |5
! rowspan="2" |30–8
! colspan="2" |Against {{bb|CHN}}
! colspan="2" |Against {{bb|CUB}}
! rowspan="2" |W7
|-
!18–2 <small>([[Mercy rule|F/]]</small><small>[[Mercy rule|8]])</small>
!Japan [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]]
!6–3
!Japan [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]]
|}

===Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!style="background:#132451;" colspan="7"|[[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|{{color|#FFFFFF|Summer Olympics}}]] {{color|#FFFFFF|record}}
!style="background:white; width:1%;" rowspan="12"|
!style="background:#132451; color:#FFFFFF;"| Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}}
!{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}}
!Method
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]
|colspan=2| ''Exhibition only''
| ''0''
| ''1''
| ''2''
| ''6''
|''No qualifiers held''
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]
| ''Finals''
| ''1st'' {{efn|name=nma|No medals awarded; tournament was a demonstration sport only}}
| ''4''
| ''1''
| ''33''
| ''11''
|''Invited''
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]
| ''Finals''
| ''2nd'' {{efn|name=nma}}
| ''4''
| ''1''
| ''27''
| ''17''
|[[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px|alt=|link=]] [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics]]
|- style="background:#c96;"
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]
| '''Bronze medal'''
| '''[[File:Bronze medal olympic.svg|15px|alt=|link=]] 3rd'''
| '''6'''
| '''3'''
| '''70'''
| '''22'''
|[[File:Gold medal asia.svg|15px]] [[1991 Asian Baseball Championship]]
|- style="background:Silver;"
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]
| '''Silver medal'''
| '''[[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|15px|alt=|link=]] 2nd'''
| '''5'''
| '''4'''
| '''77'''
| '''59'''
|[[File:Silver medal asia.svg|15px]] [[1995 Asian Baseball Championship]]
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
| Fourth Place
| 4th
| 4
| 5
| 42
| 29
|[[File:Silver medal asia.svg|15px]] [[1999 Asian Baseball Championship]]
|- style="background:#c96;"
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]
| '''Bronze medal'''
| '''[[File:Bronze medal olympic.svg|15px|alt=|link=]] 3rd'''
| '''7'''
| '''2'''
| '''60'''
| '''23'''
|[[File:Gold medal asia.svg|15px]] [[2003 Asian Baseball Championship]]
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]
| Fourth Place
| 4th
| 4
| 5
| 36
| 28
|[[File:Gold medal asia.svg|15px]] [[2007 Asian Baseball Championship]]
|- style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]
| '''Gold medal'''
| '''[[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px|alt=|link=]] 1st'''
| '''5'''
| '''0'''
| '''25'''
| '''15'''
|''Qualified as hosts''
|-
!Total {{efn|Totals only include years 1992 to 2008 and 2020, during which baseball was an official medal sport.}}
!1 Title
!6/6
!31
!19
!310
!176
!
|}
{{notelist}}

===WBSC Premier 12===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#132451;" |[[WBSC Premier12|{{color|#FFFFFF|WBSC Premier12}}]] {{color|#FFFFFF|record}}
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games Played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|%|Winning percentage}}
!{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}}
!{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}}
![[WBSC World Rankings|Ranking]]
|- style="background:#c96;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{flagicon|TWN}} [[2015 WBSC Premier12|2015]]
| '''[[2015 WBSC Premier12#Playoff stage|Third Place]]'''
| {{bronze3}} '''3rd'''
| '''8'''
| '''7'''
| '''1'''
| '''{{winpct|7|1}}'''
| '''54'''
| '''22'''
| '''1st'''
|- style="background:Gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[2019 WBSC Premier12|2019]]
| '''[[2015 WBSC Premier12#Finals|Champions]]'''
| {{gold1}} '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''7'''
| '''1'''
| '''{{winpct|7|1}}'''
| '''52'''
| '''24'''
| '''1st'''
|- style="background: Silver;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{flagicon|TWN}} [[2024 WBSC Premier12|2024]]
| '''[[2024 WBSC Premier12#Finals|Runners-up]]'''
| {{Silver2}} '''2nd'''
| '''9'''
| '''8'''
| '''1'''
| '''{{winpct|8|1}}'''
| '''63'''
| '''33'''
| '''1st'''
|-
| [[2027 WBSC Premier12|2027]]
| colspan="9" | ''To be determined''
|-
!Total
!1 Title
!3/3
!25
!22
!3
!{{winpct|22|3}}
!169
!79
!
|}

===Baseball World Cup===
{{Main|Baseball World Cup}}
{|border="0" cellpadding="2"
|- valign="top"
|
*{{baseball year|1972}} : 4th
*{{baseball year|1976}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*{{baseball year|1978}} : 4th
*{{baseball year|1980}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
|width="25"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
*{{baseball year|1982}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1984}} : 4th
*{{baseball year|1986}} : 5th
*{{baseball year|1988}} : 4th
*{{baseball year|1990}} : 5th
*{{baseball year|1994}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
|width="25"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
*{{baseball year|1998}} : 5th
*{{baseball year|2001}} : 4th
*{{baseball year|2003}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*{{baseball year|2005}} : 5th
*{{baseball year|2007}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*[[2009 Baseball World Cup|2009]] : 10th
*[[2011 Baseball World Cup|2011]] : 12th
|}

===Intercontinental Cup===
{{Main|Intercontinental Cup (baseball)}}
{|border="0" cellpadding="2"
|- valign="top"
|
*{{baseball year|1973}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1975}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1977}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*{{baseball year|1979}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1981}} : 6th
*{{baseball year|1985}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
|width="25"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
*{{baseball year|1987}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*{{baseball year|1989}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1991}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1993}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*{{baseball year|1995}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
|width="25"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
*{{baseball year|1997}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1999}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*{{baseball year|2002}} : 5th
*{{baseball year|2006}} : 4th
*[[2010 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|2010]] : 5th
|}

===Asian Baseball Championship===
{{Main|Asian Baseball Championship}}
{|border="0" cellpadding="2"
|- valign="top"
|
*{{baseball year|1954}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1955}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1959}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1962}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1963}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1965}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1967}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1969}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1971}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
|width="25"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
*{{baseball year|1973}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1975}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1983}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1985}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1987}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1989}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1991}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1993}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|1995}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
*{{baseball year|1997}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|1999}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|2001}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
*{{baseball year|2003}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|2005}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|2007}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|2009}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|2012}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|2015}} : [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] 3rd
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
*{{baseball year|2017}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
*{{baseball year|2019}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
*{{baseball year|2023}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
|}

=== Far Eastern Championships ===
{{Main|Baseball at the Far Eastern Championship Games}}

{| border="0" cellpadding="2"
|- valign="top"
|
* {{baseball year|1913}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
* {{baseball year|1915}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
* {{baseball year|1917}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
* {{baseball year|1919}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
* {{baseball year|1921}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
|width="25"|&nbsp;
| valign="top"|
* {{baseball year|1923}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
* {{baseball year|1925}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
* {{baseball year|1927}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
* {{baseball year|1930}} : [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] 1st
* {{Baseball year|1934}} : [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] 2nd
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==See also==
* [[Sports in Japan]]
* [[Baseball in Japan]]
* [[Japan national under-18 baseball team]]
* [[Japan women's national baseball team]]
* [[Japan–South Korea baseball rivalry]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.japan-baseball.jp/en/team/topteam/ Official website] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.japan-baseball.jp/ 野球日本代表 侍ジャパンオフィシャルサイト] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Instagram|samuraijapan_official|侍ジャパン公式}}
* {{Facebook|samuraijapan.official|侍ジャパン}}
* {{Twitter|samuraijapan_pr|野球日本代表 侍ジャパン}}

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