2008 Copa América (baseball)

The 2008 Copa América de Béisbol was held in the Venezuelan cities of Puerto Ordaz and El Tigre, from September 26 to October 7. The tournament acted as a qualifier for the 2009 World Cup. The competition was used to select the teams that represented Central and South America — including the Caribbean — in the Baseball World Cup.

Format and participation

The tournament is split up into 2 groups. Group A consists of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, Netherlands Antilles and Mexico, and Group B consists of Puerto Rico, Brazil, Aruba, Guatemala and Panama.

Cuba did not compete because they already qualified for the 2009 World Cup as they were Olympic competitors the same year.

Puerto Rico won the tournament, defeating Nicaragua 4:1 in the final.

2008 Americas Baseball champions
Puerto Rico First title

C: César Quintero, Panama (.577/.593/.846)
1B: Carlos Rivera, Puerto Rico (MVP) (.375/.444/.719, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
2B: Ofilio Castro, Nicaragua (.480/.536/.640, 7 R, 7 RBI)
SS: Andy González, Puerto Rico (.379/.455/.517, 8 R)
3B: Agustín Murillo, Mexico (.323/.353/.742, 4 2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 11 RBI)
OF: Willie Vasquez, Venezuela (.414/.469/.483)
OF: Ardley Jansen, Netherlands Antilles (.444/.467/.963, 4 HR, 8 R, 8 RBI)
OF: Danilo Sotelo, Nicaragua (.385/.393/.462)
DH: José Velázquez, Puerto Rico (.308/.379/.462)
RHP: Johnny Gregorius, Netherlands Antilles (2-0, 0 R, 5 H in 15 IP)
LHP: Raymond Martes, Netherlands Antilles (1-1, 5.02)

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v t e Baseball in Venezuela
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National teams	Baseball U-18 Women's Baseball5
Competitions	Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Liga Paralela Venezuelan Major League
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Defunct competitions	Venezuelan Summer League Liga Bolivariana Liga Occidental Inter-American League Big League World Series
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