The Federación Colombiana de Beisbol announced their official roster for the 2023 Pan American Games on Monday.
Colombia built its roster with players that are professional free agents, players in the lower levels of the U.S. minor leagues, players that have played in the independent leagues in the United States, and players playing in 2023-24 Liga Profesional de Béisbol Colombiano regular season.
The 2023-24 Liga Profesional de Béisbol Colombiano regular season will start on November 3.
Fabian Pertuz, Dilson Herrera, Jesus Marriaga, Santiago Florez, Ruben Galindo, Guillermo Zuñiga, Ezequiel Zabaleta, and Julio Vivas are all returning from the Colombia roster at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Jose Mosquera who helped Caimanes de Barranquilla win the 2022 Caribbean Series at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal will be the manager for Colombia in the 2023 Pan American Games. Mosquera was the bench coach for Colombia during the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Colombia went 1-3 in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Pool C at Chase Field in Phoenix and will have to qualify for the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to having the same record against Great Britain along with the Team Quality Balance runs for an runs against scenario and losing to Great Britain during the pool round.
Colombia is ranked No. 15 in the World from the latest rankings that were released on October 5.
Colombia has only won bronze at the Pan American Games during 1971 in Cali on home soil in the history of their nation.
Colombia has also medaled gold at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games and won bronze at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla.
Colombia has won silver at the 1945 Baseball World Cup, won gold at the 1947 Baseball World Cup and won gold at the 1965 Baseball World Cup on home soil, won silver at the 1971 Baseball World Cup, and won bronze at the 1974 Baseball World Cup.
Colombia qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games in December 2021 at the Junior Pan American Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, beating the Dominican Republic in the gold medal game 6-3.
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games was the first time that baseball was held at the event.
The Pan American Games will have a total of eight nations in the baseball event, including No. 3 Mexico, No. 6 Venezuela, No. 8 Cuba, No. 9 Dominican Republic, No. 15 Colombia, No. 24 Brazil, and host nation Chile, which is not ranked in the World Baseball Rankings. Chile has not been ranked in two consecutive World Baseball Ranking cycles, including the rankings released on December 31, 2022 and March 28, 2023, after the World Baseball Classic.
