Men's baseball made its first appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1990. Baseball became a full medal sport at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, and has been a sport in the games since then.
| Baseball at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1990 (demonstration), 1994-present (official) |
| Competitors | OCA member competitors from OCA member nations |
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1994 | Hiroshima | Japan | 6–5 | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 9–4 | China | ||
| 1998 | Bangkok | South Korea | 13–1 (F/7) | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 10–6 | China | ||
| 2002 | Busan | South Korea | 4–3 | Chinese Taipei | Japan | 7–4 | China | ||
| 2006 | Doha | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | Japan | South Korea | No playoffs | China | ||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | South Korea | 9–3 | Chinese Taipei | Japan | 6–2 | China | ||
| 2014 | Incheon | South Korea | 6–3 | Chinese Taipei | Japan | 10–0 (F/7) | China | ||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 10–0 (F/8) | China | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | South Korea | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei | Japan | 4–3 | China | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 9 |
| Hong Kong | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4 | |||||
| Indonesia | 7th | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
| Laos | 10th | 8th | 2 | |||||||
| Mongolia | 6th | 7th | 7th | 3 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3 | ||||||
| Philippines | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4 | |||||
| Singapore | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
| South Korea | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 |
| Sri Lanka | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
| Thailand | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 7 | ||
| Number of teams | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
List of medalists
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