The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial, typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the South American Caribbean countries of Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The second Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from 15 March to 5 April 1930. The event featured 596 athletes from nine nations, competing in ten sports. Women participated in the event for the first time.
The third Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador, from 16 March to 5 April 1935. The games featured 741 athletes from nine nations which competed in fourteen sports.
The tenth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 11 to July 25, 1966. These games were one of the largest ever with a total number of 1,689 athletes from eighteen participating nations.
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). It is divided into the Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978 and the Junior A Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1974. The Junior A category was open for girls and boys aged 17–20 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 18–20 starting in the year 2012. The Junior B category was open for girls and boys aged 14–16 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 14–17 starting in the year 2012.
Javier Arturo López is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres in 2009.
The IX Central American Games was a multi-sport event that took place between 9 and 19 April 2010. The competition featured 23 sports which were contested at various venues, with Panama acting as the primary host country and El Salvador playing a supporting role.
The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia.
The IV Central American Games was a multi-sport event that took place between 5–14 January 1990. The games were officially opened by Honduran president José Azcona. Torch lighter was Zacarías Arzú, who represented Honduras internationally in both baseball and football.
The Table tennis competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the Feria Internacional stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, between November 22 to 30.
Yoanner Negrín is a professional baseball player who is currently with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican Baseball League. He was signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent on July 25, 2011, and began his professional career with the Arizona League Cubs. In 2012, he spent most of the season on loan to the Mexican League and pitched in 24 games for the Olmecas de Tabasco. He played for the Spain national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
Rainel Rosario is a Dominican-Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, also known as the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games and commonly known as San Salvador 2023, is the 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games, a quadrennial sports multi-sport event which is being held from 23 June to 8 July 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Badminton competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games took place between 19–30 November in San Salvador, El Salvador. It was the second appearance for badminton at the Games. There were 48 athletes from 9 different countries competed in five events.
Irving Alexis Wilson is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2014. Wilson is listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg) and bats and throws right handed.
Baseball at the 2023 Pan American Games is scheduled to be held from October 21 to 27. The venue for the competition is the Baseball and Softball Center, located in Cerillos, a suburb of Santiago.
The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes, countries and teams for the Baseball at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games competitions. As the host nation, El Salvador qualifies a team with 24 athletes automatically. The WBSC ranking determined the next four as of the December 31, 2022 release: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Venezuela. The top two non-qualified finishers of the Caribbean Baseball Cup, Bahamas 2022 (COCABE) will receive their quota automatically, which are Puerto Rico and Curaçao. The highest non-qualified finisher of the 2023 Centroamericano de Beisbol received the last slot, which is Nicaragua.
The bowling competition at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 28 June to 4 July at the Villa Cari.
The weightlifting competition at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 24 to 27 June at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda.
The men's football tournament at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games is being held in Santa Tecla from 28 June to 6 July.
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