2009 World Youth Baseball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Taiwan
|
| Dates | 15 – 23 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Defending champions |
 Cuba (2005) |
| Final positions | |
Champions
 |
 United States (4th title)
|
Runner-up
 |
Cuba
|
Third place
 |
 Mexico
|
| Fourth place |
 Venezuela
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| Attendance | 8,244 (179 per game) |
| Best batting average | JoMarcos Woods (.696) |
| Most homeruns hit | Guillermo Aviles (3) |
| Most stolen bases |  Urving Kemp (6) |
| Best ERA | Elbis Martinez Cory Geisler John Hochstatter (0.00) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) |  Seung-Jun Baek (26) |
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| width=15px bgcolor=pink | Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| width=15px bgcolor=pink | Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
The 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament scheduled to start on 15 August 2009. It was the 14th time the World Youth Cup has taken place. Taiwan hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba.
Panama was originally scheduled to participate in Group B of the tournament, but withdrew citing financial concerns. The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) announced that Hong Kong would be their replacements, shortly before the tournament was due to commence.
The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
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