Baseball at the Pan American Games

The baseball tournament at the Pan American Games has long been considered to be one of the premier international baseball events in the world, even higher than the Olympic Games. This is because the level of competition is higher than in the Olympics, where only two teams from the Americas traditionally were permitted to qualify. Cuba has dominated the tournament since its inception. Cubans field their strongest players, while the Americans sent college players, as the schedule does not allow the MLB players to participate.[1][2] In 2013, a women's tournament was added to the program, effective with the 2015 Games.[3] A total of seven men and five women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.[3]

In 2019, the women's tournament will not be held, with the men's tournament scheduled for 8 teams.

Men's tournament

Year Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
1951
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Buenos Aires

Cuba

United States

Mexico
1955
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Mexico City

Dominican Republic

United States

Venezuela
1959
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Chicago

Venezuela

Puerto Rico

United States
1963
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São Paulo

Cuba

United States

Mexico
1967
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Winnipeg

United States

Cuba

Puerto Rico
1971
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Cali

Cuba

United States

Colombia
1975
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Mexico City

Cuba

United States

Venezuela
1979
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San Juan

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico
1983
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Caracas

Cuba

Nicaragua

United States
1987
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Indianapolis

Cuba

United States

Puerto Rico
1991
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Havana

Cuba

Puerto Rico

United States
1995
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Mar del Plata

Cuba

Nicaragua

Puerto Rico
1999
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Winnipeg

Cuba

United States

Canada
2003
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Santo Domingo

Cuba

United States

Mexico
2007
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Rio de Janeiro

Cuba

United States

Mexico

Nicaragua
2011
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Guadalajara

Canada

United States

Cuba
2015
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Toronto

Canada

United States

Cuba
2019
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Lima

Puerto Rico

Canada

Nicaragua

Women's tournament

Year Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
2015
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Toronto

United States

Canada

Venezuela

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba121215
2 United States211316
3 Canada2215
4 Puerto Rico1247
5 Dominican Republic1102
6 Venezuela1034
7 Nicaragua0224
8 Mexico0044
9 Colombia0011
Totals (9 nations)19192058

Men's participating nations

Nation 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Years
 Argentina8672
 Aruba672
 Bahamas592
 Brazil7951189578
 Canada547864811
 Colombia6678747
 Costa Rica61
 Cuba4617
 Dominican Republic8754467555513
 El Salvador91
 Guatemala7883
 Mexico454949644414
 Netherlands Antilles51089105
 Nicaragua4785554613
 Panama7576686
 Peru81
 Puerto Rico5897412
 United States4917
 Venezuela5466578611
Nations85955999118910998 8 7 8

Women's participating nations

Nation 2015 Years
 Canada1
 Cuba51
 Puerto Rico41
 United States1
 Venezuela1
Nations5

References

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