Germany national baseball team

Germany national baseball team
Information
Country Germany
FederationGerman Baseball and Softball Federation
ConfederationWBSC Europe
ManagerJendrick Speer
WBSC ranking
Current 18 (31 December 2025)[1]
Highest17 (December 2012)
Lowest22 (2 times; latest in December 2018)
European Championship
Best result2nd (1957)

The Germany national baseball team is the national baseball team for Germany. They are a contender for the European Baseball Championship, and have competed in the Baseball World Cup. Jendrick Speer is the manager, since March 2023.[2]

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.[3]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2025

World Baseball Classic Q March 2 China  2–12 (F/7)  Germany Kino Sports Complex, United States
11:00 MST LP: Yanlun Zhang (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: Markus Solbach (1–0)
HR: Donald Lutz (1) 		Attendance: 1,549
Umpires: Tanner Moore (HP), Alan Izaguirre (1B), Harley Acosta (2B), Alessandro Spera (3B)
World Baseball Classic Q March 3 Brazil  9–7  Germany Kino Sports Complex, United States
11:00 MST WP: Enzo Sawayama (1–0)
Sv: Eric Pardinho (1)
 Boxscore LP: Jaden Agassi (0–1)
 Attendance: 2,193
Umpires: Casey James (HP), Tanner Moore (1B), Wilfredo Montoya (2B), Trevor Dannegger (3B)
World Baseball Classic Q March 4 Germany  0–10 (F/7)  Colombia Kino Sports Complex, United States
18:00 MST LP: Mark Harrison (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: Adrian Almeida (1–0)
 Attendance: 2,137
Umpires: Alessandro Spera (HP), Trevor Dannegger (1B), Alan Izaguirre (2B), Casey James (3B)
World Baseball Classic Q March 6 Germany  4–6  Brazil Kino Sports Complex, United States
18:00 MST LP: Niklas Rimmel (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: Pedro Da Costa Lemos (1–0)
Sv: Murilo Gouvea (1)
 Attendance: 2,247
Umpires: Harley Acosta (HP), Tanner Moore (1B), Casey James (2B), Alessandro Spera (3B)

2022

World Baseball Classic Q September 17 Great Britain  8–1  Germany Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany
19:00 CET WP: Akeel Morris (1-0)
HR: Justin Wylie (1), Harry Ford (2) 		Boxscore LP: Brian Flynn (0-1)
 Attendance: 2,216
Umpires: Tyler Jones (HP), Jon Byrne (1B), Sam Burch (2B), Young Chou Kwon (3B)
World Baseball Classic Q September 19 South Africa  5–11  Germany Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany
12:00 CET LP: Kevin Townend (0-1)
HR: Dayle Feldtman (1) 		Boxscore WP: Nick Wittgren (1-0)
Sv: Sascha Koch (1)
HR: William Germaine (1), Demetrius Moorer (1, 2) 		Attendance: 920
Umpires: Sam Burch (HP), Tyler Jones (1B), Young Chou Kwon (2B), Kyohei Makita (3B)
World Baseball Classic Q September 20 Czech Republic  8–4  Germany Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany
13:00 CET WP: Daniel Padysak (1-0)
Sv: Michal Kovala (1)
HR: Peter Zyma (1), Martin Cervenka (1, 2) 		Boxscore LP: Michael Bienlien (0-1)
HR: William Germaine (1) 		Attendance: 1,102
Umpires: Kyohei Makita (HP), Tyler Jones (1B), Mark Winters (2B), Darius Gahni (3B)

2021

Friendly September 3 Germany  8–5  Austria Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Friendly September 5 Germany  6–3  Czech Republic Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Friendly September 6 Germany  5–4  Austria Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 12 Germany  2–8  Croatia Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 13 Spain  15–2 (F/7)  Germany Settimo Torinese, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 14 Ukraine  5–15 (F/7)  Germany Avigliana, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship RR September 15 Germany  3–2  France Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship RR September 16 Sweden  2–13 (F/7)  Germany Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship 9th September 18 Russia  1–4  Germany Turin, Italy
Boxscore

2019

Euro Championship GS September 7 Sweden  1–9  Germany Solingen, Germany
21:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,900
Euro Championship GS September 8 Germany  1–0  Great Britain Bonn, Germany
19:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,350
Euro Championship GS September 9 Germany  2–4 (F/10)  Israel Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 500
Euro Championship GS September 10 Netherlands  8–1  Germany Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,100
Euro Championship GS September 11 Germany  6–10  Czech Republic Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 700
Euro Championship QF September 13 Italy  7–5  Germany Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,000
Euro Championship CG September 14 France  4–14 (F/7)  Germany Bonn, Germany
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 800
Euro Championship 5th September 15 Czech Republic  4–3  Germany Bonn, Germany
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,900

2018

Friendly July 4 Germany  3–12  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Friendly July 5 Germany  5–15  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Friendly July 6 Germany  2–4  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 13 Germany  0–6  Netherlands Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 14 Germany  5–4  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 16 Japan  6–1  Germany Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 18 Germany  3–11  Chinese Taipei Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 19 Italy  3–1  Germany Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week R1R July 20 Germany  1–7  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Super 6 GS September 18 Germany  1–11 (F/7)  Italy Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 89
Super 6 GS September 19 Netherlands  13–1 (F/7)  Germany Hoofddorp, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 650
Super 6 GS September 20 Spain  9–1  Germany Hoofddorp, Netherlands
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 142
Super 6 GS September 21 Germany  6–7  Belgium Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 73
Super 6 GS September 22 Czech Republic  4–5  Germany Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 221

Current roster

Germany roster – 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
Players Coaches
Pitchers
  • 25 Jaden Agassi
  • 12 Joe Cedano-De Leon
  • 50 Jake Gilbert
  • 37 Marcel Giraud
  • 17 Simon Gross
  • 28 Mark Harrison
  •  9 Sascha Koch
  • 23 Jordan Martinson
  • 24 Christian Pedrol
  • 41 Niklas Rimmel
  • 34 Sven Schüller
  • 19 Markus Solbach
  • 26 Tommy Sommer
  • 29 Duke von Schamann
  • 62 Nick Wittgren
 Catchers
  •  5 Vincent Ahrens
  • 15 Yannic Walther

Infielders

  • 35 Simon Baumer
  •  3 Simon Baumgardt
  • 33 Finn Bergmann
  • 30 Eric Brenk
  • 18 Tristan Russell
  •  6 Alexander Schmidt

Outfielders

  • 10 Lucas Dunn
  • 13 Lou Helmig
  •  7 Shawn Larry
  • 61 Donald Lutz
  • 27 Luca Rammelmann


 Manager
  • 14 Jendrick Speer

Coaches

  • 31 Maurice Wilhelm (bench)
  • 39 Alex Baham (hitting)
  •  1 Octavio Medina (infield)
  • 32 Clemens Cichocki (pitching)
  • 11 Mike Bolsenbroek (bullpen coach)
  •  8 Maurice Bendrien (bullpen catcher)


2016 team

Roster for 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.[4]

Manager: Garth Iorg
Coaches: Willie Upshaw, Dennis Cook, Martin Helmig, Troy Williams.

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P Sven Schüller Los Angeles Dodgers
P Markus Solbach Arizona Diamondbacks
P Jan-Niclas Stöcklin Mainz Athletics
P Daniel Thieben Paderborn Untouchables
P Maurice Wilhelm Bonn Capitals
P Daniel Thieben Paderborn Untouchables
P Luke Sommer Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P Lukas Steinlein München-Haar Disciples
P Will Ohman MLB Retiree
P Enorbel Marquez Retired
P Sascha Koch Bonn Capitals
P Lucas Dickman Mainz Athletics
P Martin Diego Velad Heidenheim Heideköpfe
C Christopher Howard Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
C Bruce Maxwell Oakland Athletics
C Simon Gühring Heidenheim Heideköpfe
IF Eric Brenk Bonn Capitals
IF Ludwig Glaser Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Daniel Hinz Paderborn Untouchables
IF Lukas Jahn Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Nadir Ljatifi Cincinnati Reds
IF Donald Lutz Cincinnati Reds
IF Christoph Ziegler München-Haar Disciples
IF Kevin Trisl München-Haar Disciples
OF Max Boldt Mainz Athletics
OF Dominique Taylor Kansas City Royals
OF Kevin Kotowski Mainz Athletics
OF Sascha Lutz Heidenheim Heideköpfe
OF Kent Matthes Lancaster Barnstormers

Previous team

Roster for 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.

Manager: Erich Kittlaus
Coaches: Terry Abbott, Justin Pope, Gene Roof, Troy Williams.

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 20 Mike Bolsenbroek (1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
P 9 Alex Burgos (1990-12-01)December 1, 1990 Lakeland Flying Tigers
P 5 Martin Dewald (1986-03-05)March 5, 1986 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P 15 Harry Glynne (1990-06-03)June 3, 1990 Solingen Alligators
P 6 Eugen Heilmann (1981-06-12)June 12, 1981 Paderborn Untouchables
P 29 Andre Hughes (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 Solingen Alligators
P 32 Adam Kudryk (1987-12-31)December 31, 1987
P 46 Justin Kuehn (1987-12-31)December 31, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
P 23 Enorbel Marquez (1974-12-11)December 11, 1974 Telemarket Rimini
P 13 Will Ohman (1977-08-13)August 13, 1977 Free agent
P 21 Markus Solbach (1991-08-26)August 26, 1991 Windy City ThunderBolts
P 30 Luke Sommer (1985-06-22)June 22, 1985 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P 17 Daniel Thieben (1993-09-18)September 18, 1993 Pulaski Mariners
C 19 Kai Gronauer (1986-11-28)November 28, 1986 Las Vegas 51s
IF 11 Maximilian Boldt (1988-09-01)September 1, 1988 Mainz Athletics
IF 33 Michael Franke (1981-09-22)September 22, 1981 HSV Stealers
IF 31 Toby Gardenhire (1982-09-11)September 11, 1982 Free agent
IF 28 Ludwig Glaser (1987-12-19)December 19, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
IF 39 Donald Lutz (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 Cincinnati Reds
IF 14 Jendrick Speer (1980-09-26)September 26, 1980 Paderborn Untouchables
IF 7 Matthew Vance (1986-06-28)June 28, 1986 Buchbinder Legionäre
IF 3 Matt Weaver (1990-01-27)January 27, 1990 Danville Braves
OF 22 Aaron Altherr (1991-01-14)January 14, 1991 Philadelphia Phillies
OF 24 Max Kepler (1993-08-27)August 27, 1993 Minnesota Twins
OF 26 Mike Larson (1983-08-27)August 27, 1983 Mainz Athletics
OF 12 Eric Suttle (1984-07-17)July 17, 1984 Lexington Legends
DH 16 Simon Gühring (1983-07-14)July 14, 1983 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
DH 18 Jake Shaffer (1987-08-16)August 16, 1987 Retired list

International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
2006 did not enter No qualifiers held
2009
2013 did not qualify 2 2 40 29
2017 0 2 7 20
2023 1 2 16 21
2026 1 3 23 27
Total - 0/6 - - - - 4 9 86 97

Baseball World Cup

  • 1972 : 16th
  • 1973 : 11th
  • 2007 : 14th
  • 2009 : 17th
  • 2011 : 15th

European Baseball Championship

Team Germany competed in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and came in 6th. Among the players who competed for it were Donald Lutz and Markus Solbach.[5]

  • 1954 : 4th
  • 1955 : 3rd
  • 1956 : 5th
  • 1957 : 2nd
  • 1958 : 3rd
  • 1960 : did not qualify
  • 1962 : 5th
  • 1964 : did not qualify
  • 1965 : 3rd
  • 1967 : 3rd
  
  • 1969 : 4th
  • 1971 : 3rd
  • 1973 : did not qualify
  • 1975 : 3rd
  • 1977 : did not qualify
  • 1979 : did not qualify
  • 1981 : did not qualify
  • 1983 : did not qualify
  • 1985 : did not qualify
  • 1987 : 7th
  
  • 1989 : 8th
  • 1991 : did not qualify
  • 1993 : 7th
  • 1995 : 6th
  • 1997 : 10th
  • 1999 : 10th
  • 2001 : 7th
  • 2003 : 12th
  • 2005 : 4th
  • 2007 : 4th
  

References

  1. ^ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Jendrick Speer to manage German Baseball National Team". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Germany in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Deutschlands Kader für World Baseball Classic Qualifier veröffentlicht - - DBV".
  5. ^ "Statistiken der Baseball-EM 2019 — Baseball EC 2019". Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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