The 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
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
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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
WBSC World Rankings
Overview
See also
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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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)
The 2008 America Baseball Cup 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.
"America Baseball Cup" is the English translation of the com ...
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Baseball awards#Americas
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Latin American Series
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Caribbean Series
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South American Baseball Championship
References
External links
Official websitePan American Baseball Confederation
website (on WorldNews (WN) Network domain)
Baseball governing bodies
Baseball Confederation
Sports organizations established in 1985
Pan-American sports governing bodies
Baseball in the Americas
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
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