Mexico to host WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup in Nayarit from 24 to 27 September

Mexico will host the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup 2025 in the Nayarit State from September 24 to 27. The venue will be announced soon.

The tournament this year will be the second edition of the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup after Ankara, Türkiye hosted the inaugural edition in 2023. Mexico finished third in Ankara and will be one of the favourites for the title alongside neighbours Cuba (who have yet to qualify), who have won all the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup tournaments to date, including the open tournament held in 2022 in Mexico City and in 2024 in Hong Kong.

The Nayarit State hosted selected games of the WBSC Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS Group A in Tepic.

Qualified Teams

Nine teams have already qualified for the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup 2025.

World No. 4 Japan, No. 2 Chinese Taipei and No. 11 Korea earned their spot as the top three finishers of the II Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup.

World No. 7 Lithuania, No. 12 Türkiye and No. 3 France qualified through the U-18 Baseball5 European Championship in November 2024.

No. 13 Ghana and No. 15 Kenya qualified through the Youth Baseball5 African Championship in January.

No. 16 Mexico is the Host Nation.

The rest of the participation quota is as follows: Americas (4), Oceania (1), Wild Cards (2).

More Teams Participating

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Executive Board confirmed new continental quota allocations last year for the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup and the WBSC Youth Baseball World Cup following the increase in the number of participating teams from 12 to 16. The WBSC Executive Board approved the expansion of the two events following the extensive growth of Baseball5 globally and the outstanding success of the inaugural tournaments.