Cuban national baseball team
The national team of Cuba in baseball consists entirely of amateur players, as in the current Cuban system is provided. There are therefore no professional teams or leagues.
The Cuban national team has participated in all Summer Olympics since 1992. It was the most successful team since that time. The Cuban team won three gold medals and two silver medals. In March 2006, the Cuban national team reached the final of the World Baseball Classic . There they lost against Japan 10: 6.
Success at the Olympics
At the Olympic Games , the Cuban national team recorded the following successes:
Success in the World Baseball Classics
- 2006 - 2nd place
Success at the Pan American Games
Gold: 1951 1963 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007
Silver: 1967
Success at the World Cup
Gold: 1939 1940 1942 1943 1950 1952 1953 1961 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1978 1980 1984 1986 1988 1990 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005
Silver: 1941, 2007, 2009
Bronze: 1944 1951
Successes at the Intercontinental Cup
Gold: 1979 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 2002 2006
Silver: 1981 1997 1999
Successes at the Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold: Cuba won gold in 14 of 17 in the Central American and Caribbean Games.