Nicaragua national baseball team

Nicaragua national baseball team
Information
Country Nicaragua
FederationNicaraguan Baseball Federation
ConfederationWBSC Americas
ManagerSandor Guido
WBSC ranking
Current 16 (31 December 2025)[1]
Highest12 (June 2021)
Lowest17 (December 2022)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 1984)
Best result4th (1 time, in 1996)
World Baseball Classic
Appearances2 (first in 2023)
Best resultPool stage (2023)
World Cup
Appearances30 (first in 1939)
Best result 2nd (5 times, most recent in 1990)
Pan American Games
Appearances5 (first in 1983)
Best result 2nd (2 times, most recent in 1995)

The Nicaragua national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Nicaragua) is the national baseball team of Nicaragua. It represents Nicaragua in international baseball tournaments.

Nicaragua has a long history of international baseball, having made its first appearance at the second Baseball World Cup (then called the Amateur World Series) in 1939. It hosted the BWC/AWS five times and earned five second-place finishes, the last in 1990. It has participated in the Olympic Games twice, in 1984 and 1996. Nicaragua qualified for the World Baseball Classic for the first time in 2023.

In regional competitions, Nicaragua has qualified for the Pan American Games five times, in 1983, 1995, 2007, 2015, and 2019. It is a regular competitor at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and has historically dominated the Central American Games.

Team Nicaragua will compete against Team Israel, Team Dominican Republic, Team Venezuela, and Team Netherlands in the 2026 World Baseball Classic from March 6-11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.

History

World Baseball Classic era (2013–present)

2012–19

Nicaragua first participated in the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualification, held in November 2012 at the Estadio Nacional de Panamá in Panama City. They were assigned to Qualifier 3 alongside Brazil, Colombia, and Panama. The tournament used a double-elimination format and the Nicaraguan team lost against Colombia 1–8 in their opening game and 2–6 to Panama in their second, resulting in their elimination. The Nicaraguan squad was managed by Dennis Martínez, the first Nicaraguan player to reach Major League Baseball.[2]

The Nicaraguan team participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualification, competing in Qualifier 2, in March 2016 at the Estadio B'Air in Mexicali, Mexico. Led by former San Francisco Giants outfielder Marvin Benard, Nicaragua shared the pool with host Mexico, the Czech Republic, and Germany.[3][4] The qualifier followed a modified double-elimination tournament format. Nicaragua defeated Germany 5–4 in the preliminaries, but lost to Mexico 0–11 in the semifinals. The team had a chance to reach the qualifying game after defeating the Czech Republic 7–6 in the lower final; however, they lost again to Mexico 12–1, and did not secure a place in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[5]

2020–24

The team failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the eight-team Americas Qualifying Event held in Florida from 31 May through 5 June 2021.[6] Nicaragua finished the first round with a 1–2 record, suffering defeats against the United States (1–7) and the Dominican Republic (3–13 in eight innings); their sole victory was against Puerto Rico 7–6 in extra innings. The team was managed by Marvin Benard.[7]

Nicaragua qualified for the first time in their history to the 2023 World Baseball Classic. They participated in Pool B of the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification, held from 30 September to 5 October in the Estadio Nacional de Panamá. The tournament used a double-elimination format again. The Nicaraguan team lost to Brazil 1–4 in their first game, defeated Pakistan 12–0 in seven innings in their second game, defeated Argentina 6–5 in their third game, and defeated Brazil 3–1 in their fourth game to secure a spot in the final tournament.[8]

The team competed in the 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D in 2023 in Miami, Florida, under manager Sandor Guido.[9] They played against the Dominican Republic, Israel, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Nicaragua finished last in the pool, losing all four of its games.

2025–present

In February 2025, Nicaragua played in the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification in Pool A in the Taipei Dome, against national baseball teams South Africa, Spain, and host Chinese Taipei. They finished the tournament undefeated, and secured a spot in the 2026 final tournament.[10]

Team Nicaragua will compete against Team Israel, Team Dominican Republic, Team Venezuela, and Team Netherlands in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. They will play from March 6-11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, in Pool D.[11] Three-time NL Manager of the Year Dusty Baker will manage Team Nicaragua.[12]

Current roster

Nicaragua roster – 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers
  • 27 Melvin Novoa
  • 25 Ronald Rivera

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

  • 26 Julio Sánchez (Bench)
  • 56 Len Picota (Pitching)
  • 57 Aníbal Vega (First base)
  •  2 Dorian Garcia (Third base)
  •  4 Cairo Murillo (Bullpen coach)
  • 22 Rodolfo Bone (Bullpen catcher)


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.[13]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2022

World Baseball Classic Q 1 October Brazil  4–1  Nicaragua Panama City, Panama
12:00 CT WP: Felipe Sales
Sv: Enzo Sawayama (1)
Boxscore LP: J. C. Ramírez
Attendance: 695
Umpires: HP: Dane Poncsak. 1B: Juan Manuel Rodriguez. 2B: Anthony Perez. 3B: Lisa Turbitt
World Baseball Classic Q 2 October Pakistan  0–12 (F/7)  Nicaragua Panama City, Panama
12:00 ET LP: Muhammad Zohaib
Boxscore WP: Osman Gutierrez
HR: Isaac Benard (1)
Attendance: 495
Umpires: HP: Juan Manuel Rodriguez. 1B: Anthony Perez. 2B: Austin Jones. 3B: Mark Stewart
World Baseball Classic Q 4 October Argentina  5–6  Nicaragua Panama City, Panama
12:00 CT LP: Franco Perez
HR: Lucas Stalman (1)
Boxscore WP: Berman Espinoza
Sv: Roniel Raudes
Attendance: 185
Umpires: HP: Mark Stewart. 1B: Michael Ulloa. 2B: Dane Poncsak. 3B: Juan Manuel Rodriguez
World Baseball Classic Q 5 October Nicaragua  3–1  Brazil Panama City, Panama
19:00 CT WP: Osman Gutierrez
Sv: Joaquin Acuna (1)
Boxscore LP: Heitor Tokar
Attendance: 769
Umpires: HP: Anthony Perez. 1B: Dane Poncsak. 2B: Mark Stewart. 3B: Lisa Turbitt

2023

CAC Games Q 6 February Honduras  0–7  Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua
18:30 CT Boxscore Attendance: 560
CAC Games Q 7 February Nicaragua  13–0 (F/7)  Costa Rica Managua, Nicaragua
18:30 CT Boxscore
CAC Games Q 9 February El Salvador  0–8  Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua
18:30 CT Boxscore
CAC Games Q 10 February Nicaragua  21–0 (F/7)  Guatemala Managua, Nicaragua
18:30 CT Boxscore
CAC Games Q 12 February Honduras  1–13  Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua
18:30 CT Boxscore Attendance: 5,000
World Baseball Classic GS 11 March Nicaragua  1–9  Puerto Rico Miami, United States
12:00 ET LP: J. C. Ramírez (0–1)
HR: Elian Miranda (1)
Boxscore WP: Nicholas Padilla (1–0)
Attendance: 35,399
Umpires: HP – Mike Estabrook, 1B – Alejandro Pecero, 2B – Ángel Hernández, 3B – Chris Graham
World Baseball Classic GS 12 March Nicaragua  1–3  Israel Miami, United States
12:00 ET LP: Jonathan Loáisiga (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Richard Bleier (1–0)
Sv: Robert Stock (1)
Attendance: 19,955
Umpires: HP – Maikol Tibabijo, 1B – Ron Kulpa, 2B – Tim Meyer, 3B – Andy Fletcher
World Baseball Classic GS 13 March Dominican Republic  6–1  Nicaragua Miami, United States
12:00 ET WP: Cristian Javier (1–0)
HR: Juan Soto (1), Manny Machado (1)
Boxscore LP: J. C. Ramírez (0–1)
Attendance: 31,696
Umpires: HP – Chris Graham, 1B – Mike Estabrook, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Ángel Hernández
World Baseball Classic GS 14 March Nicaragua  1–4  Venezuela Miami, United States
12:00 ET LP: Rodney Theophile (0–1)
Boxscore WP: José Ruiz (1–0)
Sv: José Alvarado (1)
Attendance: 21,873
Umpires: HP – Ángel Hernández, 1B – Chris Guccione, 2B – Alejandro Pecero, 3B – Tim Meyer
CAC Games GS 24 June Dominican Republic  6–5 (F/8)  Nicaragua San Sivar, El Salvador
16:30 SV Boxscore Attendance: 420
CAC Games GS 25 June Nicaragua  3–1  Puerto Rico San Sivar, El Salvador
16:30 SV Boxscore Attendance: 450
CAC Games GS 26 June Nicaragua  Canceled  El Salvador San Sivar, El Salvador
20:00 SV Boxscore
CAC Games GS 27 June Nicaragua  0–7  Mexico San Sivar, El Salvador
17:30 SV Boxscore Attendance: 710
CAC Games GS 28 June Venezuela  4–1  Nicaragua San Sivar, El Salvador
14:10 SV Boxscore Attendance: 250
CAC Games GS 29 June Curaçao  5–6 (F/8)  Nicaragua San Sivar, El Salvador
18:00 SV Boxscore Attendance: 700
CAC Games GS 30 June Nicaragua  2–8  Cuba San Sivar, El Salvador
12:00 SV Boxscore Attendance: 250

2025

World Baseball Classic Q 21 February South Africa  1–2 (F/10)  Nicaragua Taipei, Taiwan
12:00 UTC+8 LP: Dean Jacobs
Boxscore WP: Bryan Torres
Attendance: 14,925
World Baseball Classic Q 22 February Spain  1–2 (F/10)  Nicaragua Taipei, Taiwan
12:00 UTC+8 LP: Rhiner Cruz
HR: Carlos Colmenarez
Boxscore WP: Yeris González
HR: Brandon Leyton
Attendance: 15,015
World Baseball Classic Q 23 February Nicaragua  6–0  Chinese Taipei Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8 WP: Dilmer Mejía
Boxscore LP: Hsu Shiang-sheng
Attendance: 35,565
Central Am Games RR 24 October Nicaragua  11–0  Honduras Guate, Guatemala
14:00 UTC−6 Boxscore
Central Am Games RR 26 October El Salvador  0–10  Nicaragua Guate, Guatemala
18:00 UTC−6 Boxscore
Central Am Games RR 27 October Nicaragua  12–0  Costa Rica Guate, Guatemala
14:00 UTC−6 Boxscore
Central Am Games RR 28 October Guatemala  1–7  Nicaragua Guate, Guatemala
18:00 UTC−6 Boxscore

2026

World Baseball Classic GS 6 March Nicaragua  3 – 12  Dominican Republic Miami, United States
19:00 UTC−5 Boxscore
World Baseball Classic GS 7 March Nicaragua  3 – 4  Netherlands Miami, United States
12:00 UTC−5 Boxscore
World Baseball Classic GS 8 March Nicaragua  5 – 0  Israel Miami, United States
19:00 UTC−4 Boxscore
World Baseball Classic GS 9 March Venezuela  4 – 0  Nicaragua Miami, United States
19:00 UTC−4 Boxscore

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 0 2 3 14
2017 2 2 13 33
2023 Round 1 19th 0 4 4 22 3 1 22 10
2026 Round 1 18th 0 4 6 25 3 0 10 2
Total Round 1 2/6 0 8 10 47 8 5 48 59
Nicaragua World Baseball Classic Record by Opponent
Opponent Tournaments

met

W-L

record

Largest victory Largest defeat Current

streak

Score Tournament Score Tournament
 Dominican Republic 2 0–2 12–3 United States 2026 L2
 Israel 2 0–2 5–0 United States 2026 L2
 Netherlands 1 0–1 4–3 United States 2026 L1
 Puerto Rico 1 0–1 9–1 United States 2023 L1
 Venezuela 2 0–2 4–0 United States 2026 L2
Overall 2 0–8 Against  DR L8
12–3 United States 2026
Nicaragua WBC Qualification Record by Opponent
Opponent Tournaments

met

W-L

record

Largest victory Largest defeat Current

streak

Score Tournament Score Tournament
 Argentina 1 1–0 6–5 Panama 2023 W1
 Brazil 1 1–1 3–1 Panama 2023 4–1 Panama 2023 W1
 Chinese Taipei 1 1–0 6–0 Taiwan 2026 W1
 Colombia 1 0–1 8–1 Panama 2013 L1
 Czech Republic 1 1–0 7–6 (F/11) Mexico 2017 W1
 Germany 1 1–0 5–4 (F/10) Mexico 2017 W1
 Mexico 1 0–2 11–0 (F/7) Mexico 2017 L2
 Pakistan 1 1–0 12–0 (F/7) Panama 2023 W1
 Panama 1 0–1 6–2 Panama 2013 L1
 South Africa 1 1–0 2–1 (F/10) Taiwan 2026 W1
 Spain 1 1–0 2–1 (F/10) Taiwan 2026 W1
Overall 4 8–5 Against  PAK Against  MEX W6
12–0 (F/7) Panama 2023 11–0 (F/7) Mexico 2017

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualification
Year Round Position W L % RS RA
1984 Preliminary 5th (tied)[a] 1 2 .333 11 29 1983 Pan American Games
1992 Did not qualify Did not qualify
1996 Bronze Match 4th 4 5 .444 48 48 1995 Pan American Games
2000 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2004
2008
2020
2028
Total [b] 1/5 4 5 .444 48 48
  1. ^ No medals awarded; tournament was a demonstration sport only
  2. ^ Totals only include years 1992 to 2008 and 2020, during which baseball was an official medal sport.

The team tried but failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the Americas Qualifying Event on May 31 through June 5, 2021.[14]

Amateur World Series & Baseball World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W L % RS RA Org.
1938 Did not enter IBF
1939 Single-table tournament 2nd 6 3 3 .500
1940 Single-table tournament 2nd[a] 12 9 3 .750
1941 Single-table tournament 7th 8 2 6 .250
1942 Did not enter
1943
1944 Single-table tournament 8th 7 1 6 .143 FIBA
1945 Single-table tournament 4th 10 5 5 .500
1947 Single-table tournament 3rd 8 6 2 .750
1948 Single-table tournament 7th 7 1 6 .143
1950 Single-table tournament 5th 11 7 4 .636
1951 Single-table tournament 5th 10 6 4 .600
1952 Single-table tournament 5th 11 6 5 .545
1953 Single-table tournament 3rd 10 7 3 .700
1961 Single-table tournament 9th 4 1 3 .250
1965 Single-table tournament 6th 8 4 4 .500
1969 Single-table tournament 5th 10 4 6 .400
1970 Single-table tournament 7th 11 4 7 .364
1971 Single-table tournament 3rd 9 6 3 .667
1972 Single-table tournament 3rd 15 13 2 .867
1973 Did not enter
1973 Single-table tournament 2nd 10 8 2 .800 FEMBA
1974 Single-table tournament 2nd 8 7 1 .875
1976 Single-table tournament 4th 10 7 3 .700 AINBA
1978 Single-table tournament 5th 10 6 4 .600
1980 Did not enter
1982 IBAF
1984 Single-table tournament 7th 13 5 8 .385
1986 Did not enter
1988 First round 7th 13 5 6 .455
1990 Finals 2nd 10 5 5 .500
1994 Third place game 4th 10 7 3 .700
1998 Third place game 3rd 10 7 3 .700
2001 Group stage 9th 7 4 3 .571
2003 Fifth place game 6th 9 5 4 .556
2005 Fifth place game 6th 11 7 4 .636
2007 Did not enter
2009 Second round 13th 10 5 5 .500
2011 Group stage 14th 7 1 6 .143
Total 5 Silver 30/39

Managers

Manager Nat. Years active Competitions Ref.
Ramón Méndez 1935–1944 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games — Runners-up
1939 Amateur World Series — Runners-up
1940 Amateur World Series — Runners-up
1941 Amateur World Series — 7th place
1944 Amateur World Series — 7th place
[15]
Fernando Vicioso 1938 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games — Runners-up [15]
Ponciano Lombillo 1945–1950 1945 Amateur World Series — 4th place
1950 Central American and Caribbean Games — 3rd place
[15]
Juan Ealo 1947–1948 1947 Amateur World Series — 3rd place
1948 Amateur World Seriesresigned
[15]
Anastasio Somoza 1948 1948 Amateur World Series — 7th place [16][17][b]
Andrew Espolita 1950 1950 Amateur World Series — 5th place
1951 Pan American Games — 4th place
1951 Amateur World Series — 5th place
[15]
Carlos Navas 1952 1952 Amateur World Series — 5th place [15]
Francisco Davila 1953 1953 Amateur World Series — 3rd place [15]
Cheo Ramos 1954 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games — Runners-up [15]
Carlos Quiroz 1961 1961 Amateur World Series — 7th place [15]
Stanley Cayasso 1959–1969 1959 Pan American Games — 4th place
1965 Amateur World Series — 6th place
1969 Amateur World Series — 6th place
[15]
Nicolas Bolaños 1970 1970 Amateur World Series — 7th place [15]
Heberto Portobanco 1971–1993 1971 Pan American Games — 8th place
1971 Amateur World Series — 3rd place
1978 Amateur World Series — 5th place
1993 Intercontinental Cup — 4th place
[15]
Argelio Córdoba 1972–1991 1972 Amateur World Series — 3rd place
1973 Intercontinental Cup — 3rd place
1973 FEMBA Amateur World Series — Runners-up
1975 Intercontinental Cup — 3rd place
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games — Runners-up
1987 Pan American Games — 5th place
1991 Intercontinental Cup — 3rd place
1991 Pan American Gameswithdrew
[15]
Noel Areas 1974–2015 1974 FEMBA Amateur World Series — Runners-up
1976 Amateur World Series — 4th place
1977 Intercontinental Cup — 3rd place
1977 Central American GamesChampions
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games — 5th place
1983 Pan American Games — 6th place
1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Amateur World Series — 7th place
1986 Central American GamesChampions
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games — 5th place
1998 Baseball World Cup — 3rd place
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games — Runners-up
2003 Pan American Games — 4th place
2003 Baseball World Cup — 6th place
2013 Central American GamesChampions
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games — Runners-up
2015 Pan American Games — 6th place
[15]
Iván Ulloa 1979 1979 Intercontinental Cup — 5th place [15]
César Jarqín 1985 1985 Intercontinental Cup — 7th place
1985 Copa Simón Bolívar — 5th place
[15]
Davis Hodgson 1987–2009 1987 Intercontinental Cup — 7th place
1990 Central American Games — Runners-up
2009 Baseball World Cup — 11th place
2010 Central American Games — Runners-up
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games — 3rd place
[15]
Omar Cisneros 1988–2002 1988 Baseball World Cup — 7th place
1990 Baseball World Cup — Runners-up
1991 Pan American Games — 5th place
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games — 4th place
2006 Central American GamesChampions
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games — 7th place
2007 Pan American Games — 3rd place
2008 Copa América — 2nd place
[15]
Róger Acevedo 1979 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games — 4th place [15]
Ramiro Toruño 1994 1994 Central American GamesChampions
1994 Baseball World Cup — 4th place
[15]
Julio Sánchez 1995—2019 1995 Pan American Games — Runners-up
1995 Pacific Ocean GamesChampions
1995 Intercontinental Cup — 3rd place
1996 Summer Olympics — 4th place
2001 Baseball World Cup — 9th place
2001 Central American GamesChampions
2010 Intercontinental Cup — 7th place
2017 Central American GamesChampions
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games — 5th place
2019 Pan American Gameswithdrew
[15]
Alex Torres 1997 1997 Intercontinental Cup — 5th place
1997 Central American Games — Runners-up
[15]
Dennis Martínez 1999–2011 1999 Pan American Games — 4th place
2011 Baseball World Cup — 13th place
[15]
Jorge Fuentes 2005 2005 Baseball World Cup — 6th place [15]
Marvin Benard 2016 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifiersdid not qualify [15]
Sandor Guido 2019–2025 2019 Pan American Games — 3rd place
2023 World Baseball Classic — Relegated to qualifiers
2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers — qualified
[15]
Dusty Baker 2026 2026 World Baseball Classicto be determined [18]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with United States
  2. ^ FENIBA alternatively lists Carlos Navas and Stanley Cayasso as player-managers for the rest of the 1948 series.[15]

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