Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games

Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games
VenueCanwest Global Park (primary)
Stonewall Quarry Park (secondary)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DatesJuly 25 – August 2, 1999
Competitors9 teams
Medalists
Gold medal  Cuba
Silver medal  United States
Bronze medal  Canada
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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.[1][2]

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.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Winnipeg 1999 Results book" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Morgan, T. Kent (29 July 2019). "Remembering the 1999 Pan Am Games". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "USA Baseball names Pan Am roster". MiLB.com. 9 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Cuba defeats U.S. for Pan Am Games gold". Pocono Record. 3 August 1999. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ Bjarkman, Peter C. (2019). Fidel Castro and Baseball: The Untold Story. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 191. ISBN 9781538110317.