| Current Season: | 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup |
| Organizer: | WBSC |
| Sport: | Softball |
| Teams: | 12 (Finals) |
| Continent: | International |
| Related Comps: | Men's Softball World Cup |
| Champion: | (1st title) (2023) |
| Most Champs: | (1 title) |
| Website: | wbsc.org/u-23-mens-softball-world-cup |
The U-23 Men's Softball World Cup is the softball world championship tournament for World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 23, held every four years.[1] [2] The competition will have its inaugural tournament in 2023 in Argentina.[3]
The inaugural tournament will be held in Paraná, Argentina from 15 to 23 July 2023. 12 teams will compete in the 2023 event. Due to originally be held in Paraná, Argentina, in October 2022,[4] the tournament was postponed for a number of reasons.[5] [6] The bidding process was reopened and once again awarded to Paraná in Argentina.[7]
| Year | Final Host | width=1% rowspan=19 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;" | Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | width=7% | Final | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
| 2023 Details |  Paraná | 1–0 | |||||
1 Originally scheduled to be held in October 2022, but due to a number of reasoons, postponed to April 2023.[8]
| Teams | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | ||
| 1st | 1 | ||
| 5th | 1 | ||
| 7th | 1 | ||
| 11th | 1 | ||
| 10th | 1 | ||
| 2nd | 1 | ||
| 4th | 1 | ||
| 6th | 1 | ||
| 9th | 1 | ||
| 12th | 1 | ||
| 8th | 1 | ||
| No. of Teams | 12 |