Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games
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Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games was contested between teams representing Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, United States, and Venezuela. The 2007 edition was the 15th Pan American Games, and was hosted by Rio de Janeiro. Baseball games took place at Cidade do Rock, which received temporary facilities for baseball competitions, with a stadium and training fields.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Venues | Cidade do Rock Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Competitors | 8 teams | ||||||
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Cuba entered the competition as the nine-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second.
Tournament
The competition had eight teams divided in two groups. In each group, each team played against all others once and the two best advanced to the semifinals. The best team from Group A will play the second team from Group B and vice versa. Ties within a group were broken by the team allowing the lowest number of runs to pass to the knockout round. The competition began on 14 July, with the finals on 19 July (rescheduled to 20 July due to rain).
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 |  Nicaragua |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | .333 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Brazil (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | −13 | .333 | 2 |
Results
| 15 July 2007 9:00 (UTC–3) |
Nicaragua |
0–1 | Brazil |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 223 |
| 15 July 2007 12:10 (UTC–3) |
United States |
5–1 | Dominican Republic |
Cidade do Rock Field 2 Attendance: 120 |
| 16 July 2007 9:00 (UTC–3) |
Dominican Republic |
14–2 (F/8) | Brazil |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 320 |
| 16 July 2007 12:45 (UTC–3) |
United States |
8–4 | Nicaragua |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 0 |
| 18 July 2007 9:00 (UTC–3) |
Dominican Republic |
0–2 | Nicaragua |
Cidade do Rock Field 2 Attendance: 0 |
| 18 July 2007 10:15 (UTC–3) |
Brazil |
5–7 | United States |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 69 |
Group B
Results
| 14 July 2007 10:00 (UTC–3) |
Cuba  |
3–4 |  Panama |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 120 |
| 15 July 2007 9:00 (UTC–3) |
Panama |
4–2 |  Venezuela |
Cidade do Rock Field 2 Attendance: 100 |
| 15 July 2007 12:00 (UTC–3) |
Cuba |
8–1 |  Mexico |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 350 |
| 16 July 2007 9:00 (UTC–3) |
Mexico |
9–0 | Panama |
Cidade do Rock Field 2 Attendance: 128 |
| 16 July 2007 12:30 (UTC–3) |
Venezuela |
3–4 | Cuba |
Cidade do Rock Field 2 Attendance: 0 |
| 18 July 2007 9:15 (UTC–3) |
Mexico |
3–2 | Venezuela |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 230 |
Knockout round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 July | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | |||||
| 20 July | ||||||
| Cuba | 4 | |||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 18 July | ||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 July | ||||||
| Nicaragua | RO | |||||
| Mexico | RO | |||||
Semi-finals
| 18 July 2007 14:15 (UTC–3) |
Mexico |
1–2 | United States |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 0 |
| 18 July 2007 14:15 (UTC–3) |
Nicaragua |
0–4 | Cuba |
Cidade do Rock Field 2 Attendance: 45 |
Final
| 20 July 2007 9:00 (UTC–3) |
Cuba |
3–1 | United States |
Cidade do Rock Field 1 Attendance: 224 |
Medal chart
Cuba
United States of America
Mexico and 
Nicaragua (awarded to both since the event was cancelled due to rain).
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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Cuba [1]
Manager: Rey Vicente Anglada |
United States [2]
Manager: Mike Weathers |
Mexico [3] |
Nicaragua [4]
Manager: Omar Cisneros |
Statistics leaders
Batting
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Pitching
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Notes
- Jorge Campillo, Armando Hernández, Pedro Luis Lazo, Martín Vargas, Oscar Martínez, Alexi Ogando, Jesús Yepez, Kléber Ojima, Argimiro Guanchez, Len Picota