Baseball Memo 547: From Kyoto to MLB, from Children to Adults

WBC Review 16

≪Panama's Record≫
◎2006 (0 wins, 3 losses, eliminated in the first round)
◆First Round (0 wins, 3 losses)
● 1-2 vs. Puerto Rico
● 6-8 vs. Cuba
● 0-10 vs. Netherlands

◎2009 (0 wins, 2 losses, eliminated in the first round)
◆First Round (0 wins, 2 losses)
● 0-7 vs. Puerto Rico
● 0-9 vs. Dominican Republic

◎2013 (*Eliminated in qualifying round with 2 wins, 2 losses)
*Qualifying Round (2 wins, 2 losses)
● 2-3 vs. Brazil
◯ 6-2 vs. Nicaragua
◯ 9-7 vs. Colombia
● 0-1 vs. Brazil

◎2017 (*Eliminated in qualifying round with 2 wins, 2 losses)
*Qualifying Round (2 wins, 2 losses)
◯ 9-2 vs. France
● 2-6 vs. Colombia
◯ 7-4 vs. France
● 1-2 vs. Colombia

◎2023 (*Qualifying round 2 wins, 0 losses; Main tournament 2 wins, 2 losses; eliminated in the first round)
*Qualifying Round (2 wins, 0 losses)
◯ 11-0 vs. Argentina
◯ 4-0 vs. Brazil
◆First Round (2 wins, 2 losses)
◯ 12-5 vs. Taiwan
● 1-3 vs. Netherlands
● 4-13 vs. Cuba
◯ 2-0 vs. Italy


They were eliminated in the qualifying round twice, and in all three tournaments where they reached the main stage, they were eliminated in the first round. However, in the previous 5th tournament in 2023, they achieved 2 wins, including their first-ever main tournament victory.

In the 6th tournament in 2026, they will be in Pool A, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and will face Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, and Colombia.