Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games explained

Event:Baseball
Games:1999
Venue:Canwest Global Park (primary)
Stonewall Quarry Park (secondary)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates:July 25 – August 2, 1999
Competitors:9 teams
Prev:1995
Next:2003

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]

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's[6]

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winnipeg 1999 Results book. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 9 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Remembering the 1999 Pan Am Games. Winnipeg Free Press. T. Kent. Morgan. 29 July 2019. 27 June 2023.
  3. Web site: USA Baseball names Pan Am roster. MiLB.com. 9 September 2010.
  4. Web site: Cuba defeats U.S. for Pan Am Games gold. Pocono Record. 3 August 1999. 28 June 2023.
  5. Book: Bjarkman, Peter C.. 2019. Fidel Castro and Baseball: The Untold Story. Rowman & Littlefield. 191. 9781538110317.
  6. Book: Olderr, Steven . The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition . 2003 . . 9780786443369 .