# Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games

Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games was held between July 25 and August 2 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A total of nine teams competed: Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. The primary venue for this competition was CanWest Global Park, while Stonewall Quarry Park in Stonewall, Manitoba, was used as a secondary venue.
Cuba entered the competition as the seven-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second. The 1999 games were the first time professional baseball players were allowed to participate in the Pan American Games, and the top two teams qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's | Cuba Danys Báez Danel Castro José Contreras Faustino Corrales Yobal Dueñas Michel Enríquez José Ibar Orestes Kindelán Daniel Lazo Pedro Luis Lazo Ciro Silvino Licea Omar Linares Juan Manrique Isaac Martínez Javier Méndez Germán Mesa Juan Padilla Ariel Pestano Gabriel Pierre Maels Rodríguez Ormari Romero Norge Luis Vera Robelquis Videaux Luis Ulacia | United States Ryan Anderson Peter Bergeron Milton Bradley Travis Dawkins Shawn Gilbert Charlie Greene Jason Hardtke David Holdridge Marcus Jensen Adam Kennedy Matthew LeCroy Mark Mulder Mike Neill Craig Paquette John Patterson Brad Penny Dave Roberts J. C. Romero Bobby Seay Scott Stewart Derek Wallace Dan Wheeler Todd Williams Jon Zuber | Canada Todd Betts Rob Butler Stubby Clapp Lee Delfino Colin Dixon Troy Fortin Aaron Guiel Jason Gooding Jason Green Steve Green Yan Lachapell Clint Lawrence Julien Lepine Matt Logan Mike Meyers Aaron Myette Ryan Radmanovich Mark Randall Chad Ricketts Dave Ross Andy Stewart Matt Stockman Julien Tucker Jeremy Ware |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 1.000 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | .750 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | .500 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .250 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 39 | −32 | .000 | |
| July 25 14:00 | Brazil | 4–16 | Canada | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 25 19:30 | Cuba | 5–1 | Mexico | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 26 14:00 | United States | 6–7 | Canada | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 26 18:00 | Mexico | 10–0 | Brazil | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |
| July 27 9:00 | Mexico | 1–5 | United States | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 27 19:30 | Cuba | 10–1 | Brazil | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 28 14:00 | United States | 10–5 | Cuba | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 28 19:30 | Canada | 3–1 | Mexico | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 29 14:00 | Canada | 8–1 | Cuba | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 29 18:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | United States | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .667 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | .667 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | .667 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | −17 | .000 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| July 25 9:00 | Guatemala | 1–10 | Dominican Republic | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 26 19:30 | Nicaragua | 1–6 | Panama | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 27 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 8–5 | Panama | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |
| July 28 18:00 | Guatemala | 3–7 | Nicaragua | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |
| July 29 9:00 | Panama | 7–3 | Guatemala | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
| July 29 19:30 | Dominican Republic | 2–3 | Nicaragua | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |

## Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold Medal Match | Gold Medal Match |
| July 31 – Winnipeg | July 31 – Winnipeg | | | |
| Panama | 2 | | | |
| Panama | 2 | August 1 – Winnipeg | August 1 – Winnipeg | | |
| United States | 5 | August 1 – Winnipeg | August 1 – Winnipeg | |
| United States | 5 | United States | 2 | |
| July 31 – Stonewall | July 31 – Stonewall | | United States | 2 | |
| July 31 – Stonewall | July 31 – Stonewall | Mexico | 1 | |
| Mexico | 5 | Mexico | 1 | |
| Mexico | 5 | | | | August 2 – Winnipeg | August 2 – Winnipeg |
| Nicaragua | 1 | | | | August 2 – Winnipeg | August 2 – Winnipeg |
| Nicaragua | 1 | | | | United States | 1 |
| July 31 – Winnipeg | July 31 – Winnipeg | | | | | United States | 1 |
| July 31 – Winnipeg | July 31 – Winnipeg | | | | Cuba | 5 |
| Guatemala | 2 | | | | Cuba | 5 |
| Guatemala | 2 | August 1 – Winnipeg | August 1 – Winnipeg | | | |
| Canada | 12 | August 1 – Winnipeg | August 1 – Winnipeg | | | |
| Canada | 12 | Canada | 2 | | | |
| July 31 – Winnipeg | July 31 – Winnipeg | | Canada | 2 | | | |
| July 31 – Winnipeg | July 31 – Winnipeg | Cuba | 3 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Cuba | 3 | Cuba | 3 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Cuba | 3 | | | | August 2 – Winnipeg | August 2 – Winnipeg |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | August 2 – Winnipeg | August 2 – Winnipeg |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | Canada | 9 |
| | | | | | Mexico | 2 |