Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games

Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Pan American Baseball Stadium
Dates	October 19 – October 25
Competitors	190 from 8 nations
Medalists
Canada    United States    Cuba
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Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held between October 19 and 25, 2011. All games were played at the Pan American Baseball Stadium in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico. The draw for the competition took place in July 2011, in which the eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.^[1]

Baseball was competed by men only, while women competed in the similar sport of softball. Each team could enter a team of 24 athletes for a maximum of 192 competitors for this tournament.^[2] The tournament was played using designated hitter rules.^[2]

Cuba entered the tournament having won 10 consecutive baseball gold medals at the Pan American Games, dating back to 1971. Canada won the tournament, defeating the United States in the gold medal game. Cuba finished in third place, winning the bronze medal.