SWITZERLAND – The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) finalized the make-up of the five preliminary round groups for the 2009 Baseball World Cup last week. All teams that competed in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games automatically qualified for the 2009 Baseball World Cup. All ...

VENEZUELA - Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Mexico, the Dutch Antilles, and Venezuela all advanced to next year's Baseball World Cup at the recently concluded 2008 Americas Baseball Cup from a strong Group A that also included Panama. And, the groups each squad will compete in at the revamped IBAF ...

The Baseball World Cup, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, is an international tournament in which national baseball teams from around the world compete. The tournament has been dominated by Cuba which has won 25 of the 36 World Cup competitions. The arrival of professional U.S. minor league players in 1996 ...

37th International Baseball Federation Baseball World Cup November 6-18, Taiwan Group A Standings/Schedule Group B Standings/Schedule World Cup Champions Players To Watch Tournament Rosters Tournament Predictions World Cup - Wednesday, Nov. 7th USA ...

 The King has fallen. On a wet, drizzly evening at Tien Mou Stadium in Taipei City the United States National Team erased 33 years of frustrations with a decisive 6-3 win over Cuba to capture the 37th Baseball World Cup. The Americans victory ended the Cubans nine-tournament winning streak ...

The 37th Baseball World Cup will be remembered for stellar pitching performances and the end to the Cubans monopoly at the IBAF tournament. But the international baseball gala also provided a glimpse of the state of the game in several countries. USA (9-1), 1st Place Finally – USA Baseball decided to show ...

Most Valuable Player Jayson Nix, 2B, USA Top Defensive Player Hainley Statia, SS, Netherlands Best Hitter Trent Oeltjen, OF, Australia Best ERA En-Yu Lin, RHP, Taiwan Most Wins Tadashi Settsu, RHP, Japan Most Runs Batted In Baltazar Lopez, OF, Mexico Most Home Runs Justin Ruggiano, OF, USA Most Stolen Bases Anukul Sudsawad, SS, Thailand Most Runs Scored Trent Oeltjen, OF, Australia  37th World Cup All-Star Team Catcher: ...