[1][2] Women's baseball made its Pan American Games debut, after being added to the program at the 2013 Pan American Sports Organization's general assembly.

[3] A total of seven men's and five women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.

[3] The following was the competition schedule for the baseball competitions:[4] *   Host nation (Canada)A total of seven men's teams and five women's team qualified to compete at the games.

For the men's tournament, the host nation Canada along with the United States (for its contributions to the game) qualified automatically.

The top four teams at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games also qualified.