Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Puerto Rico National Baseball Team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Puerto Rico; also known as the "Puerto Rico National Baseball Selection" or "Puerto Rican National Baseball Selection") is an umbrella term used when referring to a series of teams selected by the Puerto Rican Baseball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico. The men's senior team is currently ranked 9th in the world, while its women's counterpart is 8th.After debuting in the amateur predecessor to the Baseball World Cup, the team won its first medal by finishing second in 1947, a performance that was repeated the following year. In 1951, Puerto Rico became the world baseball champion by winning the event. The team went on to gather six more medals during the tournament's existence, finishing second twice and third four times. Puerto Rico was an inaugural member of the World Baseball Classic, making its debut in the first edition. The team has advanced to the second round in all of its appearances, in the process becoming the first team to score mercy rule wins over Cuba and the United States. In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Puerto Rico became the second team from Western Hemisphere to advance to the final, eliminating two-time defending world champion Japan in the semifinals before finishing as the event's runner ups. The team has also participated in several lesser international competitions, such as the the Central American and Caribbean Games, the Pan American Games, Americas Baseball Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Haarlem Baseball Week, winning medals in most.. }
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- Puerto_Rico_national_baseball_team abstract "Puerto Rico National Baseball Team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Puerto Rico; also known as the "Puerto Rico National Baseball Selection" or "Puerto Rican National Baseball Selection") is an umbrella term used when referring to a series of teams selected by the Puerto Rican Baseball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico. The men's senior team is currently ranked 9th in the world, while its women's counterpart is 8th.After debuting in the amateur predecessor to the Baseball World Cup, the team won its first medal by finishing second in 1947, a performance that was repeated the following year. In 1951, Puerto Rico became the world baseball champion by winning the event. The team went on to gather six more medals during the tournament's existence, finishing second twice and third four times. Puerto Rico was an inaugural member of the World Baseball Classic, making its debut in the first edition. The team has advanced to the second round in all of its appearances, in the process becoming the first team to score mercy rule wins over Cuba and the United States. In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Puerto Rico became the second team from Western Hemisphere to advance to the final, eliminating two-time defending world champion Japan in the semifinals before finishing as the event's runner ups. The team has also participated in several lesser international competitions, such as the the Central American and Caribbean Games, the Pan American Games, Americas Baseball Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Haarlem Baseball Week, winning medals in most.".