# Baseball at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Qualification

The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes, countries and teams for the Baseball at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games competitions. As the host nation, El Salvador qualifies a team with 24 athletes automatically. The WBSC ranking determined the next four as of the December 31, 2022 release: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Venezuela. The top two non-qualified finishers of the Caribbean Baseball Cup, Bahamas 2022 (COCABE) will receive their quota automatically, which are Puerto Rico and Curaçao. The highest non-qualified finisher of the 2023 Centroamericano de Beisbol received the last slot, which is Nicaragua.

## Timeline

| Event | Dates | Location(s) | Berth(s) | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | El Salvador |
| WBSC World Rankings | December 31, 2022 | — | 4 | Mexico Venezuela Cuba Dominican Republic |
| 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup | December 4–11, 2022 | Nassau | 2 | Puerto Rico Curaçao |
| 2023 Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier | February 6–12, 2023 | Managua | 1 | Nicaragua |

## WBSC World Rankings

Countries in the Central America, Caribbean, or northern South American regions are eligible for all Central American & Caribbean Games. The top four highest eligible countries qualified for the main tournament using the December 31, 2022 WBSC World Rankings release, which are Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.

### Legend

Qualified for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Top 20 rankings as of 31 December 2022 :
| Rank | Change | Team | Points | Region |
| 1 | | Japan | 4179 | East Asia |
| 2 | | Chinese Taipei | 3819 | East Asia |
| 3 | 2 | United States | 3449 | Northern America |
| 4 | 1 | South Korea | 3428 | East Asia |
| 5 | 1 | Mexico | 3273 | Central America |
| 6 | 1 | Venezuela | 2723 | South America |
| 7 | 1 | Netherlands | 2468 | Western Europe |
| 8 | 1 | Cuba | 2246 | Caribbean |
| 9 | 3 | Dominican Republic | 1894 | Caribbean |
| 10 | | Australia | 1889 | Australasia |
| 11 | | Colombia | 1669 | South America |
| 12 | 1 | Panama | 1529 | Central America |
| 13 | 3 | Puerto Rico | 1419 | Caribbean |
| 14 | 2 | Canada | 1404 | Northern America |
| 15 | 1 | Czech Republic | 1313 | Eastern Europe |
| 16 | 1 | Italy | 1206 | Southern Europe |
| 17 | 2 | Nicaragua | 1117 | Central America |
| 18 | | Germany | 1075 | Western Europe |
| 19 | | Spain | 806 | Southern Europe |
| 20 | | Israel | 702 | Western Asia |

## 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup
### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | .750 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +10 | .750 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Curaçao | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 30 | +6 | .500 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Bahamas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 38 | −19 | .250 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 5 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 29 | −15 | .250 | |
* 1 2 Cuba defeated Puerto Rico 6–0,
* 1 2 The Bahamas defeated the U.S. Virgin Islands 4–3.
| December 4 15:00 ET | Curaçao | 7–1 | Puerto Rico | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 105 |
| December 4 15:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 105 |
| December 4 19:00 ET | U.S. Virgin Islands | 3–4 | Bahamas | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,502 |
| December 4 19:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,502 |
| December 5 15:00 ET | Cuba | 9–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 173 |
| December 5 15:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 173 |
| December 5 19:00 ET | Bahamas | 10–12 | Curaçao | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,300 |
| December 5 19:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,300 |
| December 6 15:00 ET | Curaçao | 10–11 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 210 |
| December 6 15:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 210 |
| December 6 19:00 ET | Puerto Rico | 6–0 | Cuba | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 307 |
| December 6 19:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 307 |
| December 7 14:00 ET | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–6 | Puerto Rico | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 87 |
| December 7 14:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 87 |
| December 7 19:00 ET | Bahamas | 3–9 | Cuba | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,803 |
| December 7 19:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,803 |
| December 8 15:00 ET | Cuba | 8–7 | Curaçao | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 153 |
| December 8 15:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 153 |
| December 8 19:00 ET | Puerto Rico | 14–2 | Bahamas | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,710 |
| December 8 19:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,710 |

### Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship |
| December 10 – Nassau | December 10 – Nassau |
| Curaçao | 2 |
| Curaçao | 2 | December 11 – Nassau | December 11 – Nassau |
| Cuba | 4 | December 11 – Nassau | December 11 – Nassau |
| Cuba | 4 | Cuba | 4 |
| December 10 – Nassau | December 10 – Nassau | | Cuba | 4 |
| December 10 – Nassau | December 10 – Nassau | Puerto Rico | 9 |
| Bahamas | 3 | Puerto Rico | 9 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | | |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | Third place | Third place |
| | | December 11 – Nassau | December 11 – Nassau |
| | | Bahamas | 2 |
| | | Curaçao | 4 |

#### Semifinals

| December 10 14:00 ET | Curaçao | 2–4 | Cuba | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 86 |
| December 10 14:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 86 |
| December 10 19:00 ET | Bahamas | 3–9 | Puerto Rico | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 2,030 |
| December 10 19:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 2,030 |

#### Third place game

| December 11 13:00 ET | Bahamas | 2–4 | Curaçao | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas |
| December 11 13:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas |

#### Championship

| December 11 17:00 ET | Cuba | 4–9 | Puerto Rico | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,603 |
| December 11 17:00 ET | | Boxscore | | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,603 |

### Standings

| Rk | Team | W | L | Notes |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | Qualification to the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| 2 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | Qualified through the WBSC World Rankings method |
| 3 | Curaçao | 3 | 3 | Qualification to the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| 4 | Bahamas | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 3 | |

## 2023 Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier
### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Qualification |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 4 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | +49 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Honduras | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 | Advanced to Bronze medal game |
| 4 | Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 38 | −30 | Advanced to Bronze medal game |
| 5 | El Salvador | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | −15 | |
| February 6 11:00 CT | Costa Rica | 3–1 | El Salvador | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 6 11:00 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 6 18:30 CT | Honduras | 0–7 | Nicaragua | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 560 |
| February 6 18:30 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 560 |
| February 7 11:00 CT | Honduras | 10–2 | Guatemala | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 7 11:00 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 7 18:30 CT | Nicaragua | 13–0 (F/7) | Costa Rica | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 7 18:30 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 8 11:00 CT | Costa Rica | 1–6 | Honduras | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 8 11:00 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 8 18:30 CT | Guatemala | 3–2 | El Salvador | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 8 18:30 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 9 11:00 CT | Guatemala | 3–5 | Costa Rica | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 100 |
| February 9 11:00 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 100 |
| February 9 18:30 CT | El Salvador | 0–8 | Nicaragua | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 9 18:30 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 10 11:00 CT | El Salvador | 4–8 | Honduras | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 10 11:00 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 10 18:30 CT | Nicaragua | 21–0 (F/7) | Guatemala | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 10 18:30 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |

### Bronze medal game

| February 12 13:00 CT | Guatemala | 0–4 | Costa Rica | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
| February 12 13:00 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |

### Final

| February 12 18:00 CT | Honduras | 1–13 | Nicaragua | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 5,000 |
| February 12 18:00 CT | | Boxscore | | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 5,000 |

### Standings

| Rk | Team | W | L | Notes |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 5 | 0 | Qualification to the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| 2 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Guatemala | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | El Salvador | 0 | 4 | |