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The Iran national baseball team (Persian: تیم ملی بیسبال ایران) is the national baseball team of Iran. The team represents Iran in international competitions.
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History
Iran baseball committee was founded in 1992 by Mr. Mohammad Bagher Zolfagharian. 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 due to the fact that there were not enough teams in the Middle East to play against and gain experience and also the team not being strong enough to play against the elite teams of Southeast Asia.
Currently Baseball is played in 12 Provinces in Iran with the potential for many more if helped with the problem of shortage of equipment. Iran has one stadium specifically designed for baseball in the city of Karaj, but other cities for the most part use soccer fields for official games and practice sessions.
From 1994 until 2009, every year teams representing their provinces participated in a national championship with Tehran (10), Bushehr and Isfahan (2 each) and Kerman (1) splitting the championship trophies.
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.
Iran's national team has participated in 5 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.
Current Staff
Players
The following players were called up for the national team camp prior to the 2015 Presidential Cup which was played from September 9–13 at Azadi Sport Complex.
Most notable baseballer of Iranian origin is Yu Darvish who plays in MLB, although he has not yet received an invitation to the national team!
Managerial history
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, other participants were Iraq and Afghanistan.
Achievements
Asian Baseball Cup - Western Division
Iran Presidential Cup