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 Details	Buenos Aires	Cuba	United States	Mexico
1955 Details	Mexico City	Dominican Republic	United States	Venezuela
1959 Details	Chicago	Venezuela	Puerto Rico	United States
1963 Details	São Paulo	Cuba	United States	Mexico
1967 Details	Winnipeg	United States	Cuba	Puerto Rico
1971 Details	Cali	Cuba	United States	Colombia
1975 Details	Mexico City	Cuba	United States	Venezuela
1979 Details	San Juan	Cuba	Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico
1983 Details	Caracas	Cuba	Nicaragua	United States
1987 Details	Indianapolis	Cuba	United States	Puerto Rico
1991 Details	Havana	Cuba	Puerto Rico	United States
1995 Details	Mar del Plata	Cuba	Nicaragua	Puerto Rico
1999 Details	Winnipeg	Cuba	United States	Canada
2003 Details	Santo Domingo	Cuba	United States	Mexico
2007 Details	Rio de Janeiro	Cuba	United States	Mexico	Nicaragua
2011 Details	Guadalajara	Canada	United States	Cuba
2015 Details	Toronto	Canada	United States	Cuba
2019 Details	Lima	Puerto Rico	Canada	Nicaragua

Women's tournament

Year	Host	Medalists
		Gold	Silver	Bronze
2015 Details	Toronto	United States	Canada	Venezuela

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	12	1	2	15
2	United States	2	11	3	16
3	Canada	2	2	1	5
4	Puerto Rico	1	2	4	7
5	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	2
6	Venezuela	1	0	3	4
7	Nicaragua	0	2	2	4
8	Mexico	0	0	4	4
9	Colombia	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		19	19	20	58

Men's participating nations

Nation	1951	1955	1959	1963	1967	1971	1975	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	Years
Argentina	8											6						7	2
Aruba										6	7								2
Bahamas								5						9					2
Brazil	7		9	5					11			8	9	5	7				8
Canada					5	4	7	8	6	4	8								11
Colombia	6						6	7	8								7	4	7
Costa Rica			6																1
Cuba			4															6	17
Dominican Republic			8			7	5		4		4		6	7	5	5	5	5	13
El Salvador							9												1
Guatemala												7	8	8					3
Mexico		4	5		4	9	4	9			6	4	4			4			14
Netherlands Antilles		5							10	8	9	10							5
Nicaragua	4		7			8				5	5		5	4			6		13
Panama									7			5	7	6	6	8			6
Peru																		8	1
Puerto Rico						5	8		9							7	4		12
United States								4				9							17
Venezuela	5			4		6		6	5	7					8	6			11
Nations	8	5	9	5	5	9	9	9	11	8	9	10	9	9	8	8	7	8

Women's participating nations

Nation	2015	Years
Canada		1
Cuba	5	1
Puerto Rico	4	1
United States		1
Venezuela		1
Nations	5

References

1. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1302&context=hon_thesis
2. https://www.lima2019.pe/en/pan-american-sports/baseball
3. "2015 Pan Am Games to include women's baseball". baseball.ca/. Baseball Canada. February 11, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2014.