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WBSC Americas

WBSC Americas, formerly known as Pan American Baseball Confederation, is the governing body of baseball and softball within the Americas.

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WBSC Americas
TypeSport organization
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Americas
Members57 member associations
Parent organization
World Baseball Softball Confederation
Websitewww.wbscamericas.org

WBSC Americas, formerly known as Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE, Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol, Portuguese: Confederação Pan-Americana de Beisebol), is the governing body of baseball and softball within the Americas.

History

Talks of the need of a baseball confederation in the Americas sparked with the founding of the Confederation of European Baseball back in the 1950s, although it was not until 1984, during the World Cup played in Cuba, that 12 countries of the Americas finally voted in favor of a formation of a confederation.

The first ever Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol (COPABE) executive meeting was held in March 1985, and 11 countries participated in its first ever Congress on March 15. The Congress saw the election of Oswaldo Matias Flores (Cuba) as the first president of the organization.

On October 5, 1987, the first Pan American Championship was played (Cuba won the tournament). The day after the final game of the tournament was held, the Congress elected Edwin Zerpa Pizzorno (Venezuela) as the next president of the organization.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s COPABE concentrated on developing tournaments at the youth level all over the Americas.

Members

Baseball

Code Association National teams Founded Membership IOC
member
Note
ARG Argentina Argentina (M, W) 1960 Full Yes
ARU Aruba Aruba (M, W) 1950 Yes
BAH The Bahamas Bahamas (M, W) 1954 Yes
BOL Bolivia Bolivia (M, W) Yes
BRA Brazil Brazil (M, W) 1990 Yes
IVB British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (M, W) Yes
CAN Canada Canada (M, W) 1964 Yes
CHI Chile Chile (M, W) 1954 Yes
COL Colombia Colombia (M, W) 1938 Yes
CRC Costa Rica Costa Rica (M, W) 1975 Yes
CUB Cuba Cuba (M, W) 1938 Yes
CUW Curaçao Curaçao (M, W) 1934 Provisional No Note 1
DOM Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (M, W) 1966 Full Yes
ECU Ecuador Ecuador (M, W) 1945 Yes
ESA El Salvador El Salvador (M, W) Yes
GUA Guatemala Guatemala (M, W) Yes
GUY Guyana Guyana (M, W) 2012 Yes
HAI Haiti Haiti (M, W) 2013 Yes
HON Honduras Honduras (M, W) Yes
JAM Jamaica Jamaica (M, W) Yes
MEX Mexico Mexico (M, W) 1987 Yes
NCA Nicaragua Nicaragua (M, W) 1950 Yes
PAN Panama Panama (M, W) 1944 Yes
PER Peru Peru (M, W) 1926 Yes
PUR Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (M, W) 1970 Yes
SXM Sint Maarten Sint Maarten (M, W) Provisional No Note 1
TTO Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (M, W) Full Yes
USA United States United States (M, W) 1978 Yes
ISV United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (M, W) Yes
VEN Venezuela Venezuela (M, W) 1952 Yes

Softball

Code Association National teams Founded Membership IOC
member
Note
ARG Argentina Argentina (M, W) 1960 Full Yes
ARU Aruba Aruba (M, W) Yes
BAH The Bahamas Bahamas (M, W) 1972 Yes
BIZ Belize Belize (M, W) Yes
BOL Bolivia Bolivia (M, W) Yes
BRA Brazil Brazil (M, W) Yes
IVB British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (M, W) 1952 Yes
CAN Canada Canada (M, W) 1965 Yes
CAY Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (M, W) Yes
CHI Chile Chile (M, W) 1954 Yes
COL Colombia Colombia (M, W) 1968 Yes
CRC Costa Rica Costa Rica (M, W) 2011 Yes
CUB Cuba Cuba (M, W) 1980 Yes
CUW Curaçao Curaçao (M, W) 1952 Provisional No Note 1
DOM Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (M, W) 1966 Full Yes
ECU Ecuador Ecuador (M, W) 2014 Yes
ESA El Salvador El Salvador (M, W) 1980 Yes
GUA Guatemala Guatemala (M, W) 1990 Yes
HAI Haiti Haiti (M, W) 2013 Yes
HON Honduras Honduras (M, W) Yes
JAM Jamaica Jamaica (M, W) 2016 Yes
MEX Mexico Mexico (M, W) 1985 Yes
NCA Nicaragua Nicaragua (M, W) 2006 Yes
PAN Panama Panama (M, W) 1965 Yes
PER Peru Peru (M, W) 1981 Yes
PUR Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (M, W) Yes
TCA Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (M, W) Provisional No Note 2
USA United States United States (M, W) 1933 Full Yes
ISV United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (M, W) Yes
URU Uruguay Uruguay (M, W) Yes
VEN Venezuela Venezuela (M, W) Yes

WBSC World Rankings

Baseball

Softball

Baseball5

WBSC Baseball5 Rankings (as of 6 May 2026)5
Americas* WBSC +/- National Team Points
1 1 Steady  Cuba 5827
2 5 Increase 1  Mexico 3843
3 7 Steady  Venezuela 3324
4 22 Increase 9  Puerto Rico 908
5 33 Increase 16  Peru 503
6 34 Decrease 8  Argentina 500
6 34 Decrease 8  Dominican Republic 500
8 49 Increase 1  United States 250
9 65 Decrease 15  Canada 100
10 72 Decrease 24  Bolivia 17
11 76 Decrease 10  Jamaica 9
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Historical leaders

Highest Ranked Americas member in the WBSC Rankings

Competitions

Current title holders

Competition Year Host country Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Dates
Baseball
Americas Baseball Cup  TBA  TBA
U-23 Pan American Baseball Championship Caribbean
Central and North America
2025 Panama  Panama  Puerto Rico
South America Peru  Venezuela  Brazil
U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship 2024 Panama  United States  Panama 2026 22-29 October
U-15 Pan American Baseball Championship Central and North America 2025 Mexico  United States  Nicaragua
Caribbean Dominican Republic  Cuba  Dominican Republic
South America Venezuela  Venezuela  Colombia
U-12 Pan American Baseball Championship 2024 Panama  United States  Dominican Republic
U-10 Pan American Baseball Championship 2025 Panama  Venezuela - Azul  Venezuela - Blanco
Women's Baseball Pan American Championship 2025 Venezuela  Venezuela  Mexico
Softball
Men's Softball Pan American Championship 2026 Colombia  Mexico 1st  Argentina
U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship 2025 Argentina  Argentina
 Mexico
U-18 Men's Softball Pan American Championship 2025 Argentina  Argentina 1st  Mexico
Women's Softball Pan American Championship 2025 Colombia  Canada 1st  Puerto Rico
U-18 Women's Softball Pan American Championship 2024 Colombia  Puerto Rico 1st  Canada
U-15 Women's Softball Pan American Championship 2025 Mexico  United States 2nd  Mexico
Baseball5
Baseball5 Pan American Championship 2024 Venezuela  Cuba 1st  Mexico
See also

See also

Notes

Notes

References

References

  1. "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  3. "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
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