Pan American Baseball Confederation

The Pan American Baseball Confederation (Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol or COPABE), is the governing body of baseball within the Americas.

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Members

Rankings

Since the rankings were first released by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), Cuba has maintained its position as the top national baseball team in the world, and by extension the best team in the Pan American Baseball Confederation. With the teams of Cuba, United States, Mexico, Canada, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, COPABE is the most represented confederation in the world top ten.

Rankings as of June 2010:[1]

COPABE
Rank
IBAF
Rank
Team Points
1 1  Cuba 1159.68
2 2  United States 1051.32
3 7  Canada 360.19
4 8  Mexico 353.75
5 9  Venezuela 323.86
6 10  Puerto Rico 231.39
COPABE
Rank
IBAF
Rank
Team Points
7 13  Argentina 135.68
8 14  Nicaragua 117.49
9 16  Panama 92.32
10 23  Netherlands Antilles 42.43
11 26  Colombia 32.00
12 33  Dominican Republic 15.00
COPABE
Rank
IBAF
Rank
Team Points
13 36  Brazil 10.50
14 48  U.S. Virgin Islands 5.00
15 53  Aruba 4.25
16 59  Guatemala 3.25
17 64  Bahamas 1.75

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References

  1. ^ "IBAF World Rankings" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 2 June 2010. http://www.ibaf.org/attachment-show.aspx?eid=26012717-93e5-47d7-ae45-88a89536ec6f&etype=d. Retrieved 25 July 2010.