2013 World Baseball Classic

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2013 World Baseball Classic
2013 World Baseball Classic logo.png
Tournament details
CountriesJapan
Puerto Rico
Taiwan
United States
DatesMarch 2–19, 2013
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Third placeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Fourth placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played39
Attendance781,438 (20,037 per game)
MVP Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Robinson Canó
←  2009
2017  →

The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009.

Contents

Unlike the two previous WBCs, which consisted of the same sixteen countries, only the twelve countries that won at least one game in the 2009 WBC were guaranteed a berth in the main tournament. [1] The automatic qualifiers were Australia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Korea, the United States, and Venezuela. Four qualification brackets were held in late 2012 and respectively won by Canada, Taiwan, Spain, and Brazil, who joined the WBC as the final four teams (the latter two making their Classic debuts).

As in the 2006 tournament, the first round had a round-robin format, which led to South Korea being eliminated on a run difference tiebreaker. Venezuela also failed to advance out of a tough group. The fourth-place teams in each group – Brazil, Australia, Spain, and Mexico – had to participate in the qualifying round in order to return for the 2017 tournament.

The second round was a modified double-elimination format, as in the 2009 tournament, where the modification was that the final game of each bracket was winner-take-all, even if won by the team emerging from the loser's bracket, although that game only affected seeding as two teams advanced from each bracket. The Netherlands improved on its surprising 2009 run by advancing to the semifinal game, as did two-time defending champion Japan. However, the two-time defending champions Japan were eliminated in the semi-finals game against stunning Puerto Rico. In the final game, the Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico to become the first WBC champion from the Western Hemisphere, as well as the first team to complete the WBC with an undefeated record, and the only one to do so until Japan also finished with a perfect record in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Robinson Canó was named the Most Valuable Player of the Classic. [2]

Revenue-sharing dispute

The preparations for the third World Baseball Classic were complicated by a dispute between the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA), the union for all Nippon Professional Baseball players, and MLB over revenue sharing. JPBPA demanded a larger share of advertising and merchandise sponsorship revenue for the tournament, a large chunk of which came from Japanese companies. MLB resisted the move in part due to the fact that the World Baseball Classic is a joint production of MLB and the MLB Player's Association, meaning that those two organizations bore the cost of the tournament.

In July 2012, the JPBPA voted unanimously to boycott the 2013 World Baseball Classic. [3] [4] The move was interpreted by some news outlets as a non-final decision, aimed at raising the pressure on MLB. [5] [6] In September 2012, Japanese players agreed to take part after reaching a compromise with tournament organizers on sharing sponsorship and licensing revenue. [7]

Qualification

The top three teams from each pool of the first round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic automatically qualified.

TeamWorld ranking [8] Method of qualificationClassic appearancePrevious best position
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRound 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 18th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRound 1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1st 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRunners-up (2006)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 13th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdFourth place (2006)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRound 1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3rd 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdChampions (2006, 2009)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRound 2 (2006, 2009)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRound 2 (2009)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 12th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRound 2 (2006, 2009)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdRunners-up (2009)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2nd 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdFourth place (2009)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 8th 2009 World Baseball Classic 3rdThird place (2009)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 16th Qualifier 1 1st—
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6th Qualifier 2 3rdRound 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20th Qualifier 3 1st—
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5th Qualifier 4 3rdRound 1

Format

In the first round, each team played the other three teams in its pool once. Teams were ranked by winning percentage in the first round, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the second round. There, the teams from Pools A and B (in Pool 1) and the teams from Pools C and D (in Pool 2) competed in a double-elimination format.

The top two teams in each pool in the second round entered the four-team single-elimination semifinals. The four qualifying teams crossed over for the semifinals, with the winner of each pool playing against the runner-up from the other pool.

In the final, the team with the higher winning percentage of games in the tournament were to be the home team. If the teams competing in the final had identical winning percentages in the tournament, then World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) would conduct a coin flip or draw to determine the home team.

In the first round, ties were to be broken in the following order of priority: [9]

  1. The winner of head-to-head games between the tied teams;
  2. The team with the highest Team's Quality Balance (TQB=(runs scored (RS)/innings batted (IPO))–(runs against (RA)/innings pitched (IPD))) in head-to-head games between the tied teams;
  3. The team with the highest Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance (ER–TQB=(earned runs scored (ERS)/IPO)–(earned runs against (ERA)/IPD)) in head-to-head games between the tied teams;
  4. The team with the highest batting average (AVG) in head-to-head games between the tied teams;
  5. Drawing of lots, conducted by World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI).

Rosters

The deadline for submitting provisional rosters was January 16, but teams had until February 20 to finalize their roster decisions. Many Major League Baseball (MLB) players participated. The United States provisional roster was made up entirely of players from MLB, and champions Dominican Republic provisional roster had only one player not signed to an MLB team in 2013. The Canadian team had 12 players who appeared in MLB in 2012. Japan had none and two prominent Japanese MLB players, Yu Darvish and Ichiro Suzuki, chose not to play. Though five members who competed for the Cuban national team in the 2009 WBC have since defected, the Cuban team was considered strong despite its 2nd-round sacking. Three members of MLB.com's Top 100 prospect participated: Xander Bogaerts, Eddie Rosario, and Jameson Taillon.

Venues

Eight stadiums were used during the main tournament:

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka, Japan Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung, Taiwan Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan, Puerto Rico Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix, United States
Fukuoka Dome Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Hiram Bithorn Stadium Chase Field
Capacity: 38,561Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 18,264Capacity: 48,633
Fukuoka dome02.jpg Tai Zhong Zhou Ji Bang Qiu Chang .JPG Hiram Bithorn Stadium.jpg Flyover at Diamondbacks season opener 2010-04-05.JPG
Pool DPool 1Pool 2Championship
Flag of the United States.svg Scottsdale, United States Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan Flag of the United States.svg Miami, United States Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco, United States
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Tokyo Dome Marlins Park AT&T Park
Capacity: 11,000Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 36,742Capacity: 41,915
Salt River Fields - 2011-02-23 - Home Base Entry.JPG TokyoDome GiantsFighters.jpg Marlins First Pitch at Marlins Park, April 4, 2012.jpg AT&T Park April 5, 2007.jpg

Pools composition

The top 12 teams that participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic were invited back for the 2013 tournament. [10] Spain, Canada, Brazil, and Chinese Taipei won their pools of qualification. [11]

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the tournament. [8]

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (3)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (4)Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela (8)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (18)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (7)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (12)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (11)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (1)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (10)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (13)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (9)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (20)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (5)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (16)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (6)

First round

Pool A

PosTeam
PldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 330235+181.000—Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)3211311+2.6671
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 312719−12.3332Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 303715−8.0003
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 2, 201319:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   Fukuoka Dome 3:2028,181 Boxscore
Mar 3, 201312:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg5–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   Fukuoka Dome 3:224,003 Boxscore
Mar 3, 201319:00 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Fukuoka Dome 2:5713,891 Boxscore
Mar 4, 201316:30 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–12Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7 Fukuoka Dome 2:383,123 Boxscore
Mar 5, 201317:00 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China   Fukuoka Dome 3:123,110 Boxscore
Mar 6, 201319:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–6Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   Fukuoka Dome 3:3926,860 Boxscore

Pool B

PosTeam
PldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (H)321147+7.667 [lower-alpha 1] —Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 321129+3.667 [lower-alpha 1] —
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 32197+2.667 [lower-alpha 1] —Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 303214−12.0002
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Chinese Taipei 0.235 TQB, Netherlands 0.000 TQB, South Korea -0.235 TQB
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 2, 201312:30 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:5320,035 Boxscore
Mar 2, 201319:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:241,085 Boxscore
Mar 3, 201314:30 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–8Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:0922,689 Boxscore
Mar 4, 201318:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg6–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia   Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:311,481 Boxscore
Mar 5, 201312:30 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:501,113 Boxscore
Mar 5, 201319:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg2–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:2723,431 Boxscore

Pool C

PosTeam
PldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 330198+111.000—Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (H)321117+4.6671
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 3121721−4.3332Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 303920−11.0003
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 7, 201319:30 Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg3–9Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:5515,055 Boxscore
Mar 8, 201318:30 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:0514,974 Boxscore
Mar 9, 201312:00 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg6–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:4713,421 Boxscore
Mar 9, 201318:30 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg6–3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:3518,800 Boxscore
Mar 10, 201312:30 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6–11Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:5913,395 Boxscore
Mar 10, 201319:30 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg4–2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:4119,413 Boxscore

Pool D

PosTeam
PldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)3211711+6.667 [lower-alpha 1] —Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3212215+7.667 [lower-alpha 1] —
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3121826−8.333 [lower-alpha 2] 1Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3121318−5.333 [lower-alpha 2] 1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 United States defeated Italy 6–2.
  2. 1 2 Canada defeated Mexico 10–3.
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 7, 201313:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6–5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 3:414,478 Boxscore
Mar 8, 201312:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8 Chase Field [note 1] 3:275,140 Boxscore
Mar 8, 201319:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Chase Field 3:2944,256 Boxscore
Mar 9, 201312:30 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10–3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   Chase Field 3:4419,581 Boxscore
Mar 9, 201319:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   Chase Field 3:2119,303 Boxscore
Mar 10, 201313:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg9–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Chase Field 3:1822,425 Boxscore

Second round

Pool 1

PreliminariesQualifiersSeeding
BRFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6
AWFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
W1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4
W2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 16
ARFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 4
BWFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3
W4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10
W5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6
Lower round 1Lower final
W3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6
L1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 14L4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7
L2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 8, 201312:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   Tokyo Dome 3:3838,588 Boxscore
Mar 8, 201319:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 10 Tokyo Dome 4:4743,527 Boxscore
Mar 9, 201319:00 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0–14Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7 Tokyo Dome 2:4312,884 Boxscore
Mar 10, 201319:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg16–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7 Tokyo Dome 2:5337,745 Boxscore
Mar 11, 201319:00 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg6–7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   Tokyo Dome 3:527,613 Boxscore
Mar 12, 201319:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:3030,301 Boxscore

Pool 2

PreliminariesQualifiersSeeding
DRFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
CWFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Rep. 5
W1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Rep. 3
W2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
CRFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1
DWFlag of the United States.svg  United States 7
W4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Rep. 2
W5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
Lower round 1Lower final
W3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4
L1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3L4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
L2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 12, 201313:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–5Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   Marlins Park 3:1714,482 Boxscore
Mar 12, 201320:00 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Marlins Park 3:2232,872 Boxscore
Mar 13, 201319:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   Marlins Park 3:4627,296 Boxscore
Mar 14, 201319:00 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Marlins Park 3:1734,366 Boxscore
Mar 15, 201319:00 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg4–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Marlins Park 3:2419,762 Boxscore
Mar 16, 201313:00 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg0–2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   Marlins Park 2:5825,846 Boxscore

Championship round

Semifinals Final
      
2R Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3
1W Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
SF1W Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
SF2W Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3
1R Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
2W Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4

Semifinals

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 17, 201318:00 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   AT&T Park 3:2733,683 Boxscore
Mar 18, 201318:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   AT&T Park 3:0927,527 Boxscore

Final

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 19, 201317:00 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg0–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   AT&T Park 3:0635,703 Boxscore

Final standings

Organizer WBCI has no interest in the final standings and did not compute. So, it was calculated by IBAF for the IBAF Men's Baseball World Rankings.

In the final standings, ties were to be broken in the following order of priority:

  1. The team with the highest Team's Quality Balance (TQB=(RS/IPO)–(RA/IPD)) in all games;
  2. The team with the highest Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance (ER–TQB=(ERS/IPO)–(ERA/IPD)) in all games;
  3. The team with the highest batting average (AVG) in all games;

Attendance

781,438 (avg. 20,037; pct. 59.5%)

First round

359,243 (avg. 14,968; pct. 50.2%)

Second round

325,282 (avg. 27,107; pct. 68.8%)

Championship round

96,913 (avg. 32,304; pct. 77.1%)

2013 All-World Baseball Classic team

Yadier Molina on April 1, 2007 (1).jpg
Robinson Cano on on April 13, 2010 (1).jpg
David Wright on July 25, 2013 (1).jpg
Angel Pagan on May 14, 2013 (1).jpg
DSC04859 Kenta Maeda (1).jpg
Fernando Rodney on August 20, 2013 (1).jpg
Players named to the All-WBC Team (from left to right);
Catcher – Yadier Molina of Puerto Rico
Second baseman – Robinson Canó of the Dominican Republic
Third baseman – David Wright of the United States
Outfielder – Ángel Pagán of Puerto Rico
Pitcher – Kenta Maeda of Japan
Pitcher – Fernando Rodney of the Dominican Republic
Note: The tournament Most Valuable Player was Robinson Canó. [12]
PositionPlayer
C Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Yadier Molina
1B Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Edwin Encarnación
2B Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Robinson Canó
3B Flag of the United States.svg David Wright
SS Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg José Reyes
OF Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nelson Cruz
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ángel Pagán
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Saunders
DH Flag of Japan.svg Hirokazu Ibata
P Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nelson Figueroa
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Maeda
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Fernando Rodney

Statistics leaders

Additional rules

Once again there were limits on the number of pitches thrown in a game, though the limits themselves were changed from the previous tournament:

If a pitcher reached his limit during an at bat, he was allowed to finish pitching to the batter, but was removed from the game at the end of the at bat.

A pitcher must:

For purposes of the pitcher use limitation rules, both semifinal games were to be deemed to have been played on the day of the latest semifinal game.

A mercy rule came into effect when one team led by either fifteen runs after five innings, or ten runs after seven innings in the first two rounds.

Instant replay was also available to umpires during the tournament. As was introduced in Major League Baseball during the 2008 season, replays were only used to adjudicate on home run decisions, to determine whether the ball was fair or foul, over the fence or not, and the impact of fan interference.

An alternative version of the IBAF's extra inning rule was also used. If after 12 innings the score was still tied, each half inning thereafter would have started with runners on second and first base. The runners would have been the eighth and ninth hitters due in that inning respectively. For example, if the number five hitter was due to lead off the inning, the number three hitter would have been on second base, and the number four hitter on first base. However, this rule was never actually employed in this year's Classic, as the only extra-inning game in the tournament ended prior to a 13th inning.

Media coverage

MLB Network has been announced as the English-language broadcaster of the 2013 and 2017 tournaments. [13] ESPN Deportes provided Spanish-language coverage, and ESPN Radio had audio rights. [14]

Sportsnet was the broadcaster in Canada and ESPN America in United Kingdom, Ireland and other parts of Europe.

Notes

  1. ↑ The game was originally scheduled to be played at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, but was moved due to potential inclement weather.

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The 2023 World Baseball Classic championship was the final game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic, a men's international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in partnership with World Baseball Classic Inc. (WBCI). The game was played on March 21, 2023, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, United States, between hosts and defending champion United States and two-time champion Japan. Japan won 3–2 to earn a record-extending third World Baseball Classic title. Shohei Ohtani won the most valuable player award.

The 2023 World Baseball Classic knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament of the 2023 World Baseball Classic took place from March 15–21. The top two teams from each pool automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, beginning with the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The semifinals and final took place in Miami.

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