Pakistan men’s baseball team will begin its journey against the most successful Asian team, Japan. The two teams will collide at 3:30 PM (Pakistan time) today, as the Asian Baseball Championship begins.
@pakbaseball is ready for 3:30PM game time against Japan. pic.twitter.com/rE72QYxnnd
— Pakistan Federation Baseball 🇵🇰⚾️ (@pakbaseball) December 4, 2023
Pakistan is in Group ‘B’ along with Japan, Philippines, and Thailand in the Asian event taking place in Taiwan. Chinese Taipei were the last winners of this event when it took place in Taichung City in 2019.
Japan is the most successful Asian team. They have 19 gold, 8 silver, and 2 bronze medals. They are followed by South Korea who have 8 gold medals, while Chinese Taipei is third with 5 gold medals.
Asian Baseball Championship full schedule. @pakbaseball pic.twitter.com/AQeX1AcXa1
— Pakistan Federation Baseball 🇵🇰⚾️ (@pakbaseball) December 3, 2023
Pakistan is coming to the event on the back of winning the 2023 West Asia Championship in their hometown, Islamabad. Pakistan defeated Palestine in the final of the West Asia event, as it became the most successful country in the biennial event.
Two of Pakistan’s players played in the recently held Baseball United All-Star event, where professional players from top baseball nations came to participate with the Asian talent. Syed Muhammad Shah and Wahid got the opportunity to play in the event, which is bound to raise interest in the sport within this region.
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