| Most recent season or competition: 2024 U-15 Baseball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | International |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan(2024) |
| Most titles |  United States(7 titles) |
| Official website | U-15 Baseball World Cup |
TheU-15 Baseball World Cup is the 15-and-underbaseballworld championship that features national teams as authorized ("sanctioned") by theWorld Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It began in 1989 as the World Youth Baseball Championship. In 2012 it became the 15U Baseball World Cup and is contested every two years. Because it is a world championship event, the results of the 15U Baseball World Cup affect theWBSC World Rankings.[1]
| 15U Baseball World Championship | |||||
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| Year | Finals Host | Medalists | |||
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 2012 Details |  Chihuahua |  Venezuela |  Cuba |  Chinese Taipei | |
| 15U Baseball World Cup | |||||
| 2014 Details | Mazatlán | Cuba | United States | Venezuela | |
| U-15 Baseball World Cup | |||||
| 2016 Details | Iwaki | Cuba | Japan | United States | |
| 2018 Details |  David /Chitré | United States | Panama | Chinese Taipei | |
| 2020 Details | Tijuana | Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4] | |||
| 2022 Details | Hermosillo[5] | United States | Cuba | Chinese Taipei | |
| 2024 Details |  Barranquilla /Cartagena[6] | Japan |  Puerto Rico | Chinese Taipei | |
| 2026 Details |  TBD | ||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE)[a] | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Panama (PAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico (PRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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