1997 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

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The 1997 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in Barcelona, Spain from August 1 through to August 10, 1997. Eight countries contested the tournament including Cuba, Australia, Italy, Nicaragua, Japan, France, United States of America and the host Spain. [1] The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.[ citation needed ]

The tournament saw the Japan national baseball team stun the Cuba national baseball team in the final, 11-2, ending a 14-year tournament dominance which included 7 tournament golds. The tournament MVP was Australia's Paul Gonzalez.

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References

  1. "International Successes | Australian Baseball League History". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-05-29.