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==2017 All-World Baseball Classic team==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Position!!Player
|-
!C
|{{bbicon|VEN}} [[Salvador Perez]]
|-
!1B
|{{bbicon|TPE}} [[Yu Chang]]
|-
!2B
|{{bbicon|PUR}} [[Javier Báez]]
|-
!3B
|{{bbicon|MEX}} [[Yoan Moncada]]
|-
!SS
|{{bbicon|USA}} [[Trea Turner]]
|-
!rowspan=3|OF
|{{bbicon|MEX}} [[Randy Arozarena]]
|-
|{{bbicon|USA}} [[Mike Trout]]
|-
|{{bbicon|JPN}} [[Masataka Yoshida]]
|-
!DH
|{{bbicon|JPN}} [[Shohei Ohtani]]
|-
!rowspan=3|P
|{{bbicon|JPN}} [[Shohei Ohtani]]
|-
|{{bbicon|CUB}} [[Miguel Romero]]
|-
|{{bbicon|MEX}} [[Patrick Sandoval]]
|}

''Source:'' <ref>https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1638388982479192065</ref>



==Statistical leaders==
==Statistical leaders==

Revision as of 04:05, 22 March 2023

2023 World Baseball Classic
Tournament details
CountriesJapan
Taiwan
United States
DatesMarch 8–21, 2023[1]
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runner-up Vereinigte Staaten
Third place Mexiko
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played47
MVPJapan Shohei Ohtani
← 2017
2026 →

The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international professional baseball tournament, was the fifth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. It began on March 8 and ran until March 21.

It was originally scheduled to take place in 2021, four years after the previous event, but was canceled in May 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was later announced that qualifications for the Classic would start in September 2022, as agreed by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).[3] The tournament was expanded from 16 to 20 national teams, with all teams that participated in the 2017 edition automatically qualifying, plus four additional spots.[4]

Japan won their record-extending third title after defeating defending champions United States 3–2 in the championship game.

Teams

Qualification

Qualification status:
  Qualified for the 2023 World Baseball Classic
  Participated in the qualifier but failed to qualify

In January 2020, the WBC announced that the 16 national teams which participated at the 2017 World Baseball Classic would automatically qualify for the 2023 tournament.[5]

A qualifying tournament was scheduled for March 2020 in Tucson, Arizona, United States, to determine the last four teams.[5] Twelve teams were split into two pools, and the top two teams in each pool would qualify.[4] On March 12, 2020, Major League Baseball announced that the qualifying tournaments were being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The qualification tournament ended up postponing to September 16–21, 2022, for the Africa/Europe qualifiers and September 30–October 5, 2022, for the Americas/Asia/Oceania qualifiers.[7]

The Czech Republic, Great Britain, and Nicaragua made their first appearance in the World Baseball Classic, while Panama returned after having missed out on two World Baseball Classic appearances. This was the third consecutive time that South Africa, the only African team, did not qualify for the World Baseball Classic, and the second consecutive time that both Brazil and Spain did not qualify. With Panama qualified for the World Baseball Classic for the first time since 2009, South Africa now has the longest active WBC appearance drought at 14 years, having not qualified since 2009.

Qualified teams
Region Team Qualification
method
Prev.
apps
Previous best result WBSC World
Rankings[8]
Americas  Kanada Automatically qualified 4 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 14
 Kolumbien Automatically qualified 1 Pool stage (2017) 11
 Cuba Automatically qualified 4 Runners-up (2006) 8
 Dominikanische Republik Automatically qualified 4 Champions (2013) 9
 Mexiko Automatically qualified 4 Quarterfinals (2006, 2009) 5
 Puerto Rico Automatically qualified 4 Runners-up (2013, 2017) 13
 Vereinigte Staaten Automatically qualified as hosts 4 Champions (2017) 3
 Venezuela Automatically qualified 4 Third place (2009) 6
 Panama Qualifier 2 Winners 2 Pool stage (2006, 2009) 12
 Nicaragua Qualifier 2 Runners-up 0 None (debut) 17
Asia  China Automatically qualified 4 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 30
 Chinese Taipei Automatically qualified as hosts 4 Quarterfinals (2013) 2
 Japan Automatically qualified as hosts 4 Champions (2006, 2009) 1
 Südkorea Automatically qualified 4 Runners-up (2009) 4
Europa  Israel Automatically qualified 1 Quarterfinals (2017) 20
 Italien Automatically qualified 4 Quarterfinals (2013) 16
 Niederlande Automatically qualified 4 Fourth place (2013, 2017) 7
 Great Britain Qualifier 1 Winners 0 None (debut) 22
 Tschechische Republik Qualifier 1 Runners-up 0 None (debut) 15
Oceania  Australien Automatically qualified 4 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 10

Draw

The pool draw was announced by Major League Baseball on July 7, 2022.[9] Organizers prioritized placement in separate pools the four nations which reached the semifinals of the 2017 WBC (Japan, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and the United States) and the three hosts (Japan, the United States, and Taiwan). Remaining pool assignments were made based on WBSC World Rankings, competitive balance, and commercial and geographic interest.[10]

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the draw.[11]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
 Japan (1) (H)
 Chinese Taipei (2) (H)
 Vereinigte Staaten (5) (H)
 Puerto Rico (16)
 Niederlande (8)
 Südkorea (3)
 Mexiko (4)
 Dominikanische Republik (6)
 Venezuela (7)
 Cuba (9)
 Australien (10)
 Kolumbien (11)
 Kanada (12)
 Italien (17)
 Israel (20)
 China (21)
 Panama (13)[A]
 Tschechische Republik (14)[B]
 Nicaragua (15)[C]
 Great Britain (24)[D]

Venues

Four stadiums are being used during the main tournament.[12][13]

Pool A Pool B & Quarterfinals Pool C Pool D, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship
Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan Japan Tokyo, Japan Vereinigte Staaten Phoenix, United States Vereinigte Staaten Miami, United States
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Tokyo Dome Chase Field LoanDepot Park
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 45,600 Capacity: 48,686 Capacity: 36,742

Team base camps

National squads' base camps[14]
Team City
 Australien Fuchu[15]
 Kanada Mesa
 China Hioki[16]
 Chinese Taipei Taichung
 Kolumbien Mesa
 Cuba Okinawa,[17] Taipei[18]
 Tschechische Republik Miyazaki
 Dominikanische Republik Fort Myers
 Great Britain Phoenix
 Israel Jupiter
Team City
 Italien Taichung
 Japan Miyazaki[19]
 Mexiko Scottsdale
 Niederlande Taichung
 Nicaragua Vero Beach
 Panama Taichung
 Puerto Rico Fort Myers
 Südkorea Tucson[20]
 Vereinigte Staaten Scottsdale
 Venezuela West Palm Beach

Rosters

Participating nations had to submit their final 30-man rosters no later than February 7. WBC rules required teams to carry at least 14 pitchers and two catchers on their rosters.[21]

Officiating

On March 7, Major League Baseball and the World Baseball Softball Confederation released the list of officials for the tournament.[22]

Umpires

^Note Incorrectly listed as Ki Talk Park

Supervisors

Prize money

The prize money allocation was released by Major League Baseball and the World Baseball Softball Confederation on March 7. Teams collect each stage they qualify in – the champions can collect a maximum of $3 million if they are a pool winner.[23]

Stage Prize money (US$) No. of Teams Total (US$)
Champions $1,000,000 1 $1,000,000
Finalists $500,000 2 $1,000,000
Semifinalists $500,000 4 $2,000,000
Quarterfinalists $400,000 8 $3,200,000
Pool winners $300,000 4 $1,200,000
Participants $300,000 20 $6,000,000
Total     $14,400,000

Group stage

Scheduled locations and dates are as follows:[1][24]

Pool A

Pool A was contested in Taichung during March 8–12.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Cuba 4 2 2 25 15 .500[a] Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Italien 4 2 2 20 17 .500[a]
3  Niederlande 4 2 2 13 19 .500[a] Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Panama 4 2 2 19 21 .500[a]
5  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 2 2 26 31 .500[a]
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Runs allowed per defensive out recorded: Cuba .139, Italy .157, Netherlands .186, Panama .200, Chinese Taipei .295[26]
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 8, 2023 12:00 NST Cuba  2–4  Niederlande   Taichung Stadium 3:07 6,501 Boxscore
Mar 8, 2023 19:00 NST Panama  12–5  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 4:02 15,540 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 12:00 NST Panama  1–3  Niederlande   Taichung Stadium 2:45 6,048 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 19:00 NST Italien  6–3  Cuba 10 Taichung Stadium 3:43 6,217 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 12:30 NST Cuba  13–4  Panama   Taichung Stadium 4:09 7,023 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 19:00 NST Italien  7–11  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 3:58 18,799 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:00 NST Panama  2–0  Italien   Taichung Stadium 2:57 7,732 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 NST Niederlande  5–9  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 3:34 18,826 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 NST Chinese Taipei  1–7  Cuba   Taichung Stadium 3:21 18,852 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 NST Niederlande  1–7  Italien   Taichung Stadium 3:00 4,985 Boxscore

Pool B

Pool B was contested in Tokyo during March 9–13.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 4 4 0 38 8 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Australien 4 3 1 29 19 .750 1
3  Südkorea 4 2 2 40 26 .500 2 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Tschechische Republik 4 1 3 16 30 .250 3
5  China 4 0 4 10 50 .000 4
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 12:00 JST Australien  8–7  Südkorea   Tokyo Dome 3:46 15,540 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 19:00 JST China  1–8  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:41 41,616 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 JST Tschechische Republik  8–5  China   Tokyo Dome 3:54 15,625 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 19:00 JST Südkorea  4–13  Japan   Tokyo Dome 4:04 41,629 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:00 JST China  2–12  Australien 7 Tokyo Dome 2:52 15,708 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 JST Tschechische Republik  2–10  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:26 41,637 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 JST Tschechische Republik  3–7  Südkorea   Tokyo Dome 2:55 16,129 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 JST Japan  7–1  Australien   Tokyo Dome 3:18 41,664 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 JST Australien  8–3  Tschechische Republik   Tokyo Dome 3:04 16,641 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 JST Südkorea  22–2  China 5 Tokyo Dome 2:37 14,442 Boxscore

Pool C

Pool C was contested in Phoenix during March 11–15.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Mexiko 4 3 1 27 14 .750[a] Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Vereinigte Staaten (H) 4 3 1 26 16 .750[a]
3  Kanada 4 2 2 27 30 .500 1 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 18 31 .250[b] 2
5  Kolumbien 4 1 3 12 19 .250[b] 2
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mexico defeated USA, 11–5
  2. ^ a b Great Britain defeated Colombia, 7–5
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:30 MST Kolumbien  5–4  Mexiko 10 Chase Field 3:24 28,497 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain  2–6  Vereinigte Staaten   Chase Field 2:54 39,650 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 MST Great Britain  8–18  Kanada 7 Chase Field 3:38 11,555 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 MST Mexiko  11–5  Vereinigte Staaten   Chase Field 3:41 47,534 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 MST Kolumbien  5–7  Great Britain   Chase Field 3:50 10,416 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 MST Kanada  1–12  Vereinigte Staaten 7 Chase Field 2:20 29,621 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 MST Kanada  5–0  Kolumbien   Chase Field 2:48 10,571 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain  1–2  Mexiko   Chase Field 3:05 17,705 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 12:00 MST Mexiko  10–3  Kanada   Chase Field 3:31 17,245 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 MST Vereinigte Staaten  3–2  Kolumbien   Chase Field 3:02 29,856 Boxscore

Pool D

Pool D was contested in Miami during March 11–15.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 4 4 0 23 9 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Puerto Rico 4 3 1 30 12 .750 1
3  Dominikanische Republik 4 2 2 19 11 .500 2 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Israel 4 1 3 4 26 .250 3
5  Nicaragua 4 0 4 4 22 .000 4
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:00 EST Nicaragua  1–9  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 2:44 35,399 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 EST Dominikanische Republik  1–5  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 3:19 35,890 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 EDT Nicaragua  1–3  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:50 19,955 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 EDT Venezuela  9–6  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 3:36 35,615 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 EDT Dominikanische Republik  6–1  Nicaragua   LoanDepot Park 3:09 31,696 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 EDT Israel  0–10  Puerto Rico 8 LoanDepot Park 2:30 27,813 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 EDT Nicaragua  1–4  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 2:53 21,873 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 19:00 EDT Israel  0–10  Dominikanische Republik 7 LoanDepot Park 2:44 33,307 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 12:00 EDT Venezuela  5–1  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:47 18,277 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 EDT Puerto Rico  5–2  Dominikanische Republik   LoanDepot Park 3:13 36,025 Boxscore

Knockout stage

The top two teams from each pool advanced to the single elimination bracket. These games are contested from March 15–21. Tokyo hosted two of the quarterfinals, while the other two quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the championship game will take place in Miami.[1][24]

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
 
          
 
March 15 – Tokyo
 
 
 Australien3
 
March 19 – Miami
 
 Cuba4
 
 Cuba2
 
March 18 – Miami
 
 Vereinigte Staaten14
 
 Vereinigte Staaten9
 
March 21 – Miami
 
 Venezuela7
 
 Vereinigte Staaten2
 
March 17 – Miami
 
 Japan3
 
 Puerto Rico4
 
March 20 – Miami
 
 Mexiko5
 
 Mexiko5
 
March 16 – Tokyo
 
 Japan6
 
 Italien3
 
 
 Japan9
 

Quarterfinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 JST Australien  3–4  Cuba   Tokyo Dome 3:24 35,061 Boxscore
Mar 16, 2023 19:00 JST Italien  3–9  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:24 41,723 Boxscore
Mar 17, 2023 19:00 EDT Puerto Rico  4–5  Mexiko   LoanDepot Park 3:17 35,817 Boxscore
Mar 18, 2023 19:00 EDT Vereinigte Staaten  9–7  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 3:46 35,792 Boxscore

Semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 19, 2023 19:00 EDT Cuba  2–14  Vereinigte Staaten   LoanDepot Park 3:28 35,779 Boxscore
Mar 20, 2023 19:00 EDT Mexiko  5–6  Japan   LoanDepot Park 3:36 35,933 Boxscore

Final

March 21, 2023 19:00 EDT (UTC−4) at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Vereinigte Staaten 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
 Japan 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
WP: Shōta Imanaga (1–0)   LP: Merrill Kelly (0–1)   Sv: Shohei Ohtani (1)
Home runs:
USA: Trea Turner (5), Kyle Schwarber (2)
JPN: Munetaka Murakami (1), Kazuma Okamoto (2)
Attendance: 36,098
Umpires: HP – Lance Barksdale, 1B – John Tumpane, 2B – Edward Pinales, 3B – Ramiro Alfaro, LF – Jong Chui Park, RF – Quinn Wolcott
Boxscore


2017 All-World Baseball Classic team

Position Player
C Venezuela Salvador Perez
1B Chinese Taipei Yu Chang
2B Puerto Rico Javier Báez
3B Mexiko Yoan Moncada
SS Vereinigte Staaten Trea Turner
OF Mexiko Randy Arozarena
Vereinigte Staaten Mike Trout
Japan Masataka Yoshida
DH Japan Shohei Ohtani
P Japan Shohei Ohtani
Cuba Miguel Romero
Mexiko Patrick Sandoval

Source: [27]


Statistical leaders

Broadcasting rights

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref
Africa ESPN [28]
Brasilien BandSports [28]
Kanada [28]
Central America Tigo Sports [28]
Caribbean SportsMax [28]
China [28]
Kolumbien Win Sports [28]
Cuba [28]
Tschechische Republik ČT [28]
Dominikanische Republik
[28]
Frankreich beIN Sports [28]
German-speaking countries More Than Sports TV [28]
Ungarn Sport TV [28]
Israel Sport 5 [28]
Italien Sky Italia [28]
Japan [28][29]
Mexiko Imagen [28]
Niederlande ESPN [28]
Nordic countries Viaplay [28]
Oceania ESPN [28]
Panama TVN [28]
Puerto Rico WAPA Deportes [28]
South America DirecTV [28]
Southeast Asia & Hong Kong SPOTV [28]
Südkorea
[28]
Taiwan
[28][30][31]
Türkei Saran Media [28]
United Kingdom & Ireland BT Sport [28]
Vereinigte Staaten [28][32]
Venezuela
[28]

Notes

  1. ^ Americas/Asia/Oceania qualifier winners, team not determined at time of draw
  2. ^ Africa/Europe qualifier runners-up, team not determined at time of draw
  3. ^ Americas/Asia/Oceania qualifier runners-up, team not determined at time of draw.
  4. ^ Africa/Europe qualifier winners, team not determined at time of draw.

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