WBSC Americas, formerly known as Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE,
Spanish: ''Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol'',
Portuguese: ''Confederação Pan-Americana de Beisebol''), is the governing body of baseball and softball within the
Americas
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History
Talks of the need of a baseball confederation in the Americas sparked with the founding of the
Confederation of European Baseball back in the 1950s, although it was not until 1984, during the World Cup played in Cuba, that 12 countries of the Americas finally voted in favor of a formation of a confederation.
The first ever Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol (COPABE) executive meeting was held in March 1985, and 11 countries participated in its first ever Congress on March 15. The Congress saw the election of Oswaldo Matias Flores (Cuba) as the first president of the organization.
On October 5, 1987, the first Pan American Championship was played (Cuba won the tournament). The day after the final game of the tournament was held, the Congress elected Edwin Zerpa Pizzorno (Venezuela) as the next president of the organization.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s COPABE concentrated on developing tournaments at the youth level all over the Americas.
Members
Baseball
Softball
WBSC World Rankings
Baseball
Softball
Baseball5
Historical leaders
Highest Ranked Americas member in the WBSC Rankings
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See also
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the international Sports governing body, governing body for the sports of baseball, softball, Baseball5 and Blind baseball. It was established in 2013 by the merger of the International Baseba ...
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Baseball at the Central American and Caribbean Games
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Baseball at the Pan American Games
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Baseball at the 2010 South American Games
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2008 Copa América (baseball)
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Latin American Series
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Caribbean Series
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South American Baseball Championship
Notes
References
External links
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Pan American Baseball Confederationwebsite (on WorldNews (WN) Network domain)
{{America baseball teams
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Baseball governing bodies
Baseball Confederation
Sports organizations established in 1985
Sports governing bodies in the Americas
Baseball in the Americas