# 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 MLB players to participate. In 2013, a women's tournament was added to the program, effective with the 2015 Games. A total of seven men and five women's teams competed in each tournament respectively. In 2019, the women's tournament was not held, while the men's tournament shrank to 8 teams.

## Men's tournament

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place |
| 1951 Details | Buenos Aires | Cuba | United States | Mexico | Nicaragua |
| 1955 Details | Mexico City | Dominican Republic | United States | Venezuela | Mexico |
| 1959 Details | Chicago | Venezuela | Puerto Rico | United States | Cuba |
| 1963 Details | São Paulo | Cuba | United States | Mexico | Venezuela |
| 1967 Details | Winnipeg | United States | Cuba | Puerto Rico | Mexico |
| 1971 Details | Cali | Cuba | United States | Colombia | Canada |
| 1975 Details | Mexico City | Cuba | United States | Venezuela | Mexico |
| 1979 Details | San Juan | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Puerto Rico | United States |
| 1983 Details | Caracas | Cuba | Nicaragua | United States | Dominican Republic |
| 1987 Details | Indianapolis | Cuba | United States | Puerto Rico | Canada |
| 1991 Details | Havana | Cuba | Puerto Rico | United States | Dominican Republic |
| 1995 Details | Mar del Plata | Cuba | Nicaragua | Puerto Rico | Mexico |
| 1999 Details | Winnipeg | Cuba | United States | Canada | Mexico |
| 2003 Details | Santo Domingo | Cuba | United States | Mexico | Nicaragua |
| 2007 Details | Rio de Janeiro | Cuba | United States | Mexico Nicaragua | None |
| 2011 Details | Guadalajara | Canada | United States | Cuba | Mexico |
| 2015 Details | Toronto | Canada | United States | Cuba | Puerto Rico |
| 2019 Details | Lima | Puerto Rico | Canada | Nicaragua | Colombia |
| 2023 Details | Santiago | Colombia | Brazil | Mexico | Panama |
| 2027 Details | Lima | | | | |

## Women's tournament

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place |
| 2015 Details | Toronto | United States | Canada | Venezuela | Puerto Rico |

## 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 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 |

## Men's participating nations

| Nation | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Years |
| Argentina | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 7 | | 3 |
| Aruba | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Bahamas | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 2 |
| Brazil | 7 | | 9 | 5 | | | | | 11 | | | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | | | | | 9 |
| Canada | | | | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| Chile | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 1 |
| Colombia | 6 | | | | | | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | | 8 |
| Costa Rica | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Cuba | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Dominican Republic | | | 8 | | | 7 | 5 | | 4 | | 4 | | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| El Salvador | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Guatemala | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | 3 |
| Mexico | | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | 4 | | | | 15 |
| Netherlands Antilles | | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | | 7 | | | 8 | | | | 5 | 5 | | 5 | 4 | | | 6 | | | 12 |
| Panama | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | 4 | 7 |
| 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 | | | 7 | 12 |
| Nations | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |

## Women's participating nations

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