Mexico remains the best in America and Venezuela takes the fourth spot over the United States y the WBSC rankign

(Press Release; WBSC AMERICAS BASEBALL).- The American teams are once again seeking to get into the top 3 in the world, with Mexico holding off Chinese Taipei for second place and Venezuela now fourth in the hunt for both.

The most recent WBSC ranking revealed Chinese Taipei tying Mexico in points for second place and Venezuela surpassing the United States in the fourth spot, all behind leader Japan.

The top 5 countries in the ranking are made up of three from America, with two from Asia located in positions one and two, the American continent seeks to have two countries in that top 3 before the end of the year.

The U18 World Cup in Panama in October will be the next stage to score points for the classification for the American teams, which will take place in mid-October.

But it is the Premier12 tournament that everyone is aiming for, it will be in November and Mexico, Venezuela and the United States are in the same group facing the competition that will be in Guadalajara.

Only three teams advance to the next phase, for these three teams this will be key for the ranking, especially with Chinese Taipei and Japan in the other group, which will be played in Asia.

The Premier12 is the event that distributes the most points this year in the WBSC ranking, so it will be the biggest prize for each of these teams that will seek to be among the best in the world.

(Media Department; Guillermo Yáber Llanos)