2023 World Baseball Classic

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2023 World Baseball Classic
2023 World Baseball Classic logo.svg
Tournament details
CountriesJapan
Taiwan
United States
DatesMarch 8–21, 2023 [1]
Teams20 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (3rd title)
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Fourth placeFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played47
Attendance1,165,857 (24,805 per game)
MVP Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Ohtani
←  2017
2026  →

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

Contents

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 World Baseball Classic Inc. (WBCI) [3] The tournament expanded from 16 to 20 national teams, with all teams that participated in the 2017 edition automatically qualifying, plus four additional spots. [4] Unlike in 2009, 2013 and 2017, the U.S. lineup attracted some distinguished players and attracted significant attention for the tournament. [5]

Japan won their record-extending third title after defeating defending champions United States 3–2 in the championship game, becoming the second team since the Dominican Republic in the 2013 World Baseball Classic to win the WBC with an undefeated record. Shohei Ohtani was named the World Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player. [6]

Teams

Qualification

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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. [7]

A qualifying tournament was scheduled for March 2020 in Tucson, Arizona, United States, to determine the last four teams. [7] 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. [8] 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. [9]

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
RegionTeamQualification
method		Prev.
apps		Previous best resultWBSC World
Rankings [10]
Americas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatically qualified4Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017)14
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Automatically qualified1Pool stage (2017)11
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Automatically qualified4Runners-up (2006)8
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Automatically qualified4Champions (2013)9
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatically qualified4Quarterfinals (2006, 2009)5
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Automatically qualified4Runners-up (2013, 2017)13
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Automatically qualified as hosts4Champions (2017)3
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Automatically qualified4Third place (2009)6
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Qualifier 2 Winners2Pool stage (2006, 2009)12
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Qualifier 2 Runners-up0None (debut)17
Asia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Automatically qualified4Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017)30
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Automatically qualified as hosts4Quarterfinals (2013)2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Automatically qualified as hosts4Champions (2006, 2009)1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Automatically qualified4Runners-up (2009)4
Europe Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Automatically qualified1Quarterfinals (2017)20
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Automatically qualified4Quarterfinals (2013)16
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Automatically qualified4Fourth place (2013, 2017)7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Qualifier 1 Winners0None (debut)22
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Qualifier 1 Runners-up0None (debut)15
Oceania Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Automatically qualified4Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017)10

Draw

The pool draw was announced by World Baseball Classic Inc. (WBCI) on July 7, 2022. [11] Organizers prioritized placement in separate pools of 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. [12]

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the draw. [13]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (1) (H)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (2) (H)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (5) (H)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (16)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (8)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (3)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (4)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (6)		Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela (7)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (9)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (10)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (11)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (12)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (17)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (20)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (21)		Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (13) [A]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (14) [B]
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua (15) [C]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (24) [D]

Venues

Four stadiums were used during the main tournament. [14] [15]

Pool APool B & QuarterfinalsPool CPool D, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung, Taiwan Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix, United States Flag of the United States.svg Miami, United States
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Tokyo Dome Chase Field LoanDepot Park
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 45,600Capacity: 48,686Capacity: 36,742
2021.11.27Zhong Hua Zhi Bang Zong Guan Jun Sai Shou Zhan .jpg Interior of Tokyo Dome 201904b.jpg Chase Field, July 3, 2021.jpg MarlinPark.jpg

Attendance

The first round of the tournament drew 1,010,999 fans across all four venues, nearly double the previous record for the WBC. [16] This included 361,976 fans in Tokyo for Pool B and 295,850 fans in Miami for Pool D. Total attendance for the tournament across all rounds was 1,306,414, the highest in WBC history. [17]

Team base camps

National squads' base camps [18]
TeamCity
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fuchu [19]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mesa
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hioki [20]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Taichung
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Mesa
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Okinawa, [21] Taipei [22] [21]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Miyazaki
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Fort Myers
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Phoenix
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Jupiter
TeamCity
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Taichung
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Miyazaki [23]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Scottsdale
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Taichung
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Vero Beach
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Taichung
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Fort Myers
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tucson [24]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Scottsdale
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela West Palm Beach

Rosters

Participating nations had to submit their final 30-man rosters no later than February 7, 2023. WBC rules required teams to carry at least 14 pitchers and two catchers on their rosters. [25]

Officiating

On March 7, 2023, Major League Baseball and the World Baseball Softball Confederation released the list of officials for the tournament. [26]

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, 2023. Teams collected prize money for each stage they qualified in. The champions could collect a maximum of $3 million if they were a pool winner. [27]

StagePrize money (US$)No. of TeamsTotal (US$)
Champions$1,000,0001$1,000,000
Finalists$500,0002$1,000,000
Semifinalists$500,0004$2,000,000
Quarterfinalists$400,0008$3,200,000
Pool winners$300,0004$1,200,000
Participants$300,00020$6,000,000
Total  $14,400,000

Group stage

Scheduled locations and dates are as follows: [1] [28]

Pool A

Pool A was contested in Taichung during March 8–12, 2023.

PosTeam
PldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4222515.500 [a] —Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4222017.500 [a] —
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4221319.500 [a] —Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 4221921.500 [a] —
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (H)4222631.500 [a] —
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Runs allowed per defensive out recorded: Cuba .139, Italy .157, Netherlands .186, Panama .200, Chinese Taipei .295 [30]
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 8, 202312:00 NST Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg 2–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   Taichung Stadium 3:076,501 Boxscore
Mar 8, 202319:00 NST Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 12–5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 4:0215,540 Boxscore
Mar 9, 202312:00 NST Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 1–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   Taichung Stadium 2:456,048 Boxscore
Mar 9, 202319:00 NST Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 6–3 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10 Taichung Stadium 3:436,217 Boxscore
Mar 10, 202312:30 NST Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg 13–4 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama   Taichung Stadium 4:097,023 Boxscore
Mar 10, 202319:00 NST Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 7–11 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 3:5818,799 Boxscore
Mar 11, 202312:00 NST Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   Taichung Stadium 2:577,732 Boxscore
Mar 11, 202319:00 NST Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–9 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 3:3418,826 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202312:00 NST Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 1–7 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   Taichung Stadium 3:2118,852 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202319:00 NST Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1–7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   Taichung Stadium 3:004,985 Boxscore

Pool B

Pool B was contested in Tokyo during March 9–13, 2023.

PosTeam
PldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)4403881.000—Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4312919.7501
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4224026.5002Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4131630.2503
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4041050.0004
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 9, 202312:00 JST Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8–7 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Tokyo Dome 3:4615,540 Boxscore
Mar 9, 202319:00 JST China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–8 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:4141,616 Boxscore
Mar 10, 202312:00 JST Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 8–5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China   Tokyo Dome 3:5415,625 Boxscore
Mar 10, 202319:00 JST South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 4–13 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 4:0441,629 Boxscore
Mar 11, 202312:00 JST China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7 Tokyo Dome 2:5215,708 Boxscore
Mar 11, 202319:00 JST Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2–10 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:2641,637 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202312:00 JST Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 3–7 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Tokyo Dome 2:5516,129 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202319:00 JST Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 7–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia   Tokyo Dome 3:1841,664 Boxscore
Mar 13, 202312:00 JST Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8–3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic   Tokyo Dome 3:0416,641 Boxscore
Mar 13, 202319:00 JST South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 22–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5 Tokyo Dome 2:3714,442 Boxscore

Pool C

Pool C was contested in Phoenix during March 11–15, 2023.

PosTeam
PldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4312714.750 [a] —Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)4312616.750 [a] —
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4222730.5001Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4131831.250 [b] 2
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4131219.250 [b] 2
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Mexico defeated USA, 11–5
  2. 1 2 Great Britain defeated Colombia, 7–5
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 11, 202312:30 MST Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 5–4 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10 Chase Field 3:2428,497 Boxscore
Mar 11, 202319:00 MST Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2–6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Chase Field 2:5439,650 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202312:00 MST Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 8–18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7 Chase Field 3:3811,555 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202319:00 MST Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 11–5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Chase Field 3:4147,534 Boxscore
Mar 13, 202312:00 MST Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 5–7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain   Chase Field 3:5010,416 Boxscore
Mar 13, 202319:00 MST Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–12 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7 Chase Field 2:2029,621 Boxscore
Mar 14, 202312:00 MST Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5–0 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia   Chase Field 2:4810,571 Boxscore
Mar 14, 202319:00 MST Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1–2 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   Chase Field 3:0517,705 Boxscore
Mar 15, 202312:00 MST Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 10–3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Chase Field 3:3117,245 Boxscore
Mar 15, 202319:00 MST United States  Flag of the United States.svg 3–2 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia   Chase Field 3:0229,856 Boxscore

Pool D

Pool D was contested in Miami during March 11–15, 2023.

PosTeam
PldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 4402391.000—Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4313012.7501
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4221911.5002Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 413426.2503
5Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 404422.0004
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 11, 202312:00 EST Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg 1–9 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 2:4435,399 Boxscore
Mar 11, 202319:00 EST Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 1–5 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 3:1935,890 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202312:00 EDT Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg 1–3 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:5019,955 Boxscore
Mar 12, 202319:00 EDT Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg 9–6 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 3:3635,615 Boxscore
Mar 13, 202312:00 EDT Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 6–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua   LoanDepot Park 3:0931,696 Boxscore
Mar 13, 202319:00 EDT Israel  Flag of Israel.svg 0–10 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 8 LoanDepot Park 2:3027,813 Boxscore
Mar 14, 202312:00 EDT Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg 1–4 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 2:5321,873 Boxscore
Mar 14, 202319:00 EDT Israel  Flag of Israel.svg 0–10 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 7 LoanDepot Park 2:4433,307 Boxscore
Mar 15, 202312:00 EDT Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg 5–1 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:4718,277 Boxscore
Mar 15, 202319:00 EDT Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 5–2 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   LoanDepot Park 3:1336,025 Boxscore

Knockout stage

The top two teams from each pool advanced to the single elimination bracket. These games were contested from March 15–21, 2023. Tokyo hosted two of the quarterfinals, while the other two quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the championship game took place in Miami. [1] [28]

Bracket

 
 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
 
          
 
March 15 – Tokyo
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
 
March 19 – Miami
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
 
March 18 – Miami
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9
 
March 21 – Miami
 
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 7
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
March 17 – Miami
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4
 
March 20 – Miami
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5
 
March 16 – Tokyo
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9
 

Quarterfinals

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 15, 202319:00 JST Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3–4 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   Tokyo Dome 3:2435,061 Boxscore
Mar 16, 202319:00 JST Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 3–9 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:2441,723 Boxscore
Mar 17, 202319:00 EDT Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 4–5 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   LoanDepot Park 3:1735,817 Boxscore
Mar 18, 202319:00 EDT United States  Flag of the United States.svg 9–7 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 3:4635,792 Boxscore

Semifinals

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 19, 202319:00 EDT Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg 2–14 Flag of the United States.svg  United States   LoanDepot Park 3:2835,779 Boxscore
Mar 20, 202319:00 EDT Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 5–6 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   LoanDepot Park 3:3635,933 Boxscore

Final

March 21, 2023 19:00 EDT (UTC−4) at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 010000010290
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 02010000X350
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

Awards

Most Valuable Players

Yu Chang on May 7, 2022 (1).jpg
Shohei Ohtani on July 8, 2022 (1).jpg
Randy Arozarena on September 8, 2020 (1).jpg
Salvador Perez on May 7, 2013 (1).jpg
MVPs of each pools (from left to right);
Pool A – Yu Chang of Chinese Taipei
Pool B – Shohei Ohtani of Japan
Pool C – Randy Arozarena of Mexico
Pool D – Salvador Pérez of Venezuela

Group stage

Knockout stage

2023 All-World Baseball Classic team

Miguel Romero on August 10, 2019 (2).jpg
Javier Baez on September 1, 2018 (1).jpg
Mike Trout on July 26, 2017 (1).jpg
Masataka Yoshida on May 24, 2019 (1).jpg
Players named to the All-WBC Team (from left to right);
Pitcher – Miguel Romero of Cuba
Second baseman – Javier Báez of Puerto Rico
Outfielder – Mike Trout of the United States
Outfielder – Masataka Yoshida of Japan
PositionPlayer
C Flag of Venezuela.svg Salvador Pérez
1B Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu Chang
2B Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Javier Báez
3B Flag of Cuba.svg Yoán Moncada
SS Flag of the United States.svg Trea Turner
OF Flag of Mexico.svg Randy Arozarena
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Trout
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yoshida
DH Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Ohtani
P Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Ohtani
Flag of Cuba.svg Miguel Romero
Flag of Mexico.svg Patrick Sandoval

Source: [31]

Statistical leaders

Notes

Broadcasting

Television ratings

The Japan-South Korea pool B game drew a household viewership of 44.4% in Japan [32] [33] [34] and 11.7% in South Korea. [35] [36] The broadcast averaged 29.9 million Japanese viewers [37] [38] (28.9% individual viewership [32] [33] [34] ) and 2.7 million Korean viewers. [39] Rating indicated that 62.343 million Japanese watched at least one minute of the game. [37] [38] The Korean rating in that game was the second-most-watched WBC game in South Korea, after the 2009 Japan-South Korea final. [39]

The Japan-Italy quarterfinal game broke the Japanese WBC viewership record. It drew an average 48.0% household viewership in Japan and averaged 38.2 million viewers. [37] [38]

In the United States, the World Baseball Classic was carried by Fox Sports for the first time, with games split among six Fox networks. The championship game drew 5.2 million average viewers in the US, [40] peaking at 6.5 million viewers in the final 15 minutes, a new American record for a WBC game. [41]

In Puerto Rico, the Pool D game between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic was viewed by 62% of households. [40]

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryRights holder(s)Ref.
Africa ESPN [42]
Brazil BandSports [42]
Canada
 [42]
Central America Tigo Sports [42]
Caribbean SportsMax [42]
China
 [42]
Colombia Win Sports [42]
Cuba
 [42]
Czech Republic ČT [42]
Dominican Republic
 [42]
France beIN Sports [42]
German-speaking countries More Than Sports TV [42]
HungarySport TV [42]
Israel Sport 5 [42]
Italy Sky Italia [42]
Japan
 [42] [43]
Mexico Imagen [42]
Netherlands ESPN [42]
Nordic countries Viaplay [42]
Oceania ESPN [42]
Panama TVN [42]
Puerto Rico WAPA Deportes [42]
South America DirecTV [42]
Southeast Asia & Hong Kong SPOTV [42]
South Korea
 [42]
Taiwan
 [42] [44] [45]
TurkeySaran Media [42]
United Kingdom & Ireland BT Sport [42]
United States
 [42] [46]
Venezuela
 [42]

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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