Central American and Caribbean Games open in San Salvador; Baseball and men's softball tournaments to start on 24 June; Watch live on GameTime
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<p>The XXXIV Central American and Caribbean Games are set to open at 7 pm (local time) at the Jorge <em>El Magico</em> Gonzalez Stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, one of the 21 venues for the event. The stadium, constructed in 1932, was largely renovated in 2002 and has a seating capacity of 34,000.</p>
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<p>The programme of the Games features 37 sports and 53 disciplines. Fans in Europe and Asia can subscribe to <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://gametime.sport/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="GameTime (opens in a new tab)">GameTime</a></span></strong> to watch live every baseball and softball game from El Salvador, as well as 36 other sports on show between 23 June and 8 July</p>
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<h3>Baseball Competition</h3>
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<p>Cuba-Mexico and Venezuela-Puerto Rico will open the <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="baseball tournament (opens in a new tab)" href="https://results-sansalvador2023.com/#/discipline/BBL/schedule/daily" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">baseball tournament</span></a> </strong>on Saturday, 24 June, at the <em>Parque Nacional de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa </em>in San Salvador. </p>
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<p>World No. 3 <strong><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/central-american-and-caribbean-games-el-che-reyes-to-manage-mexico-watch-baseball-and-softball-plus-36-other-sports-on-gametime" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Mexico (opens in a new tab)"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mexico</span></a></strong>, No. 6 Venezuela, No. 7 <strong><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/cuba-fills-roster-with-world-baseball-classic-alumni-for-central-american-and-caribbean-games" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Cuba (opens in a new tab)"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cuba</span></a></strong>, No. 10 <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/dominican-republic-announce-roster-for-baseball-tournament-of-central-american-and-caribbean-games" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Dominican Republic (opens in a new tab)"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Dominican Republic</strong></span></a>, No. 11 and defending champions <strong><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/puerto-rico-announce-roster-for-central-american-and-caribbean-games" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Puerto Rico (opens in a new tab)"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Puerto Rico</span></a></strong>, No. 17 Nicaragua, No. 32 Curaçao and No. 59 El Salvador are the eight participants.</p>
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<p>After group play, the top two finishers will play for the title, and the third and fourth-place teams will compete for a bronze medal. The finals are scheduled for Saturday, 1 July.</p>
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<p>The top four finishers will qualify for the XIX Pan American Games baseball tournament, scheduled in October in Santiago, Chile.</p>
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<p>The host nation Chile, No. 14 <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/panama-beat-hosts-argentina-qualify-for-santiago-2023-pan-am-games-baseball-event" target="_blank">Panama</a></strong> (winners of the Buenos Aires, Argentina, qualifying tournament), No. 15 Colombia (winners of the Junior Pan American Games) and No. 24 Brazil, also winners of the <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/brazil-beats-argentina-to-win-south-american-baseball-championship-earns-ticket-to-2023-pan-am-games" target="_blank">South American Games</a></strong>, are already qualified.</p>
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<h3>Softball Competition</h3>
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<p>The <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="men's softball tournament (opens in a new tab)" href="https://results-sansalvador2023.com/#/discipline/SBL/schedule/daily/2023-06-29" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">men's softball tournament</span></a></strong> also opens on 24 June. World No. 8 Venezuela, No. 9 Cuba, No. 10 Mexico, No. 19 Dominican Republic, No. 24 Colombia, Team WBSC and El Salvador are the participants.</p>
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<p>After round robin play, the top two teams will play for the title and the third and fourth-place finishers will compete for a bronze medal. The finals are scheduled on Thursday, 29 June.</p>
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<p>The women's softball tournament will start on Sunday, 2 June.</p>
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