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See also: America's Cup (disambiguation) and Copa America (disambiguation)

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 competition's Spanish name, which is Copa America de Beisbol.[1] The competition was used to select the teams that represented Central and South America — including the Caribbean — in the Baseball World Cup.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Format and participation


  • 2 Results


  • 3 Final Standing


  • 4 Notable players


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





Format and participation[edit]


The tournament is split up into 2 groups. Group A consists of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, Netherlands Antilles and Mexico, and Group B consists of Puerto Rico, Brazil, Aruba, Guatemala and Panama.


Cuba did not compete because they already qualified for the 2009 World Cup as they were Olympic competitors the same year.[2]



Results[edit]


Puerto Rico won the tournament, defeating Nicaragua 4:1 in the final.[3]



Final Standing[edit]











Notable players[edit]



  • C: César Quintero, Panama (.577/.593/.846)

  • 1B: Carlos Rivera, Puerto Rico (MVP) (.375/.444/.719, 3 HR, 10 RBI)

  • 2B: Ofilio Castro, Nicaragua (.480/.536/.640, 7 R, 7 RBI)

  • SS: Andy González, Puerto Rico (.379/.455/.517, 8 R)

  • 3B: Agustín Murillo, Mexico (.323/.353/.742, 4 2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 11 RBI)

  • OF: Willie Vasquez, Venezuela (.414/.469/.483)

  • OF: Ardley Jansen, Netherlands Antilles (.444/.467/.963, 4 HR, 8 R, 8 RBI)

  • OF: Danilo Sotelo, Nicaragua (.385/.393/.462)

  • DH: José Velázquez, Puerto Rico (.308/.379/.462)

  • RHP: Johnny Gregorius, Netherlands Antilles (2-0, 0 R, 5 H in 15 IP)

  • LHP: Raymond Martes, Netherlands Antilles (1-1, 5.02)



See also[edit]



  • Baseball awards#Americas

  • Baseball at the Pan American Games

  • Baseball at the Central American and Caribbean Games

  • Baseball at the South American Games

  • 2004 Americas Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament



References[edit]





  1. ^ ab "Final Spots in World Cup on the line at Copa America". Mister Baseball. October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-13..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Cuba Not to Attend Baseball America Cup". CRIENGLISH.com. September 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-03.


  3. ^ "Puerto Rico se corona en el premundial de béisbol" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.














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