The Caribbean Baseball Cup is a baseball tournament organized by Caribbean Baseball Confederation (COCABE), which is itself a division of WBSC Americas. It serves as a qualifier for higher-level tournaments, such as the Central American and Caribbean Games.
The tournament has served as a testing ground for smaller federations such as the Bahamas and Curaçao, whose players often represent larger national teams such as Great Britain and the Netherlands, respectively. [1]
| Year | Host |  Champions |  Runners-up |  3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Details |  Santo Domingo |  Dominican Republic |  Curaçao |  U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 2019 Details | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic |  Peru | U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 2021 Details |  Willemstad | Curaçao |  Cuba | Peru | |
| 2022 Details |  Nassau |  Puerto Rico | Cuba | Curaçao | |
| 2023 Details |  Las Piedras and Fajardo | Cuba | Curaçao | Puerto Rico | |
| 2024 Details | Nassau | To be determined | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Curaçao | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Cuba | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Peru | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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