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The Brazil national baseball team is a national team of Brazil and is controlled by the Confederacão Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol. It represents the nation in senior-level men's international competition. The team is a member of the COPABE. Not a major competitor in the world scene, Brazil has still managed to provide a scare for both the Cuban national team and Team USA in the first decade of the 21st Century. The Brazilian team is composed in large part of Japanese-Brazilian players with Latino first names and Japanese last names, presenting for some odd combinations. Jo Matumoto, a Brazilian team pitcher, got a chance at Organized Baseball in 2007, and fared well in AA. Another hurler, Kleber Ojima, did very well in Taiwan, while Yuichi Matsumoto has played effectively in limited roles in Japan.
