The World Baseball Classic (WBC),also referred to as the Classic,is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC),the sport's global governing body,and organized in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The winning team is awarded the World Baseball Classic Championship Trophy. It is one of the two main senior baseball tournaments sanctioned by the WBSC,alongside the WBSC Premier12,but is the only one to grant the winner the title of "world champion".
The Canada national baseball team represents Canada in international baseball. They are overseen by Baseball Canada,the governing body of baseball in Canada.
Manuel Corpas is a Panamanian professional baseball pitching coach for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was previously a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs.
The Argentina national baseball team is the national baseball team of Argentina. The team represents Argentina in international competitions. They are nicknamed "The Gauchos."
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.
AndréAlbanez Rienzo is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins. Rienzo represented Brazil in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He became the first Brazilian-born pitcher to start and win an MLB game.
Murilo Gouvea is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher for Fortitudo Baseball of the Serie A. Gouvea previously played in minor league baseball in the Houston Astros organization.
Thyago Vieira Lucio is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Chicago White Sox,Milwaukee Brewers,and Baltimore Orioles,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Tiago Felipe Santos da Silva is a Brazilian-Italian professional baseball pitcher for the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League. From 2008 to 2013 he played with the San Marino Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League (IBL),posting a 41–12 win–loss record,a 2.00 earned run average,and 490 strikeouts. He has played for the Brazil national baseball team and the Italy national baseball team.
Lucas Rojo(born April 5,1994) is a Brazilian baseball player.
Daniel Ryuske Missaki is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.
Tiago de Oliveira Magalhaes is a Brazilian baseball outfielder. He plays for Guarulhos Baseball Club in the Brazil Baseball League.
Alan Belen Fanhoni is a Brazilian baseball infielder.
Reinaldo Tsuguio Sato (Jiro) (born October 25,1980) is a Brazilian baseball player. He plays for the Yamaha club in the Japanese Industrial League.
Chang Cheng-wei is a Taiwanese baseball player for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Kellin Lee Deglan is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He was drafted out of R.E. Mountain Secondary School in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Texas Rangers.
World Baseball Classic qualification is the process that determines which nations will compete at the World Baseball Classic. Qualification takes place the year prior to the tournament,which itself is played every four years.
Ismel Jiménez Santiago is a Cuban baseball pitcher. He plays for Sancti Spíritus of the Cuban National Series.
The 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier is a baseball tournament that was held between January 29 and February 3,2019 in Ibiúna and São Paulo,Brazil. The tournament qualified the last four teams to the Baseball at the 2019 Pan American Games tournament in Lima,Peru.
The Dominican Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020,the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021,because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Dominican Republic left the Summer Olympics with 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals with moderate success,but not able to secure a single gold medal in any of the events.
