The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament,sanctioned from 2006 to 2013 by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and after 2013 by World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB). It was proposed to the IBAF by Major League Baseball (MLB),the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA),and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world. It is one of the two main senior baseball tournaments sanctioned by the WBSC,but the only one which grants to the winner the title of "World Champion".
The South Korean national baseball team is the national baseball team of South Korea. It won the Baseball World Cup in 1982,and participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 1984,1988,1996,and 2000. At the 2008 Summer Olympics,it won the gold medal in a final victory against Cuba. Currently,the South Korean men's baseball team is ranked third in the WBSC World Rankings. Team South Korea came in second in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament,and thereby qualified to compete in baseball at the 2020 Olympics. At the Olympics in 2021 it faced Israel,Japan,Mexico,the United States,and the Dominican Republic.
The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,representing the country in international men's baseball. They are currently ranked as the best team in the WBSC Europe,and the team is also ranked ninth in the WBSC World Rankings.
The Italy national baseball team represents Italy in international baseball competitions. The Italian national team was ranked 16th in the world as of 2022. The team is managed by Mike Piazza,a former New York Mets player and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition,composed of 16 competing nations,held from March 6 to March 22,2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts were Seoul,Tokyo,Miami,and Zapopan. The second-round hosts were Tokyo and San Diego,and the championship round was played in Los Angeles.
The Chinese Taipei baseball team is the national men's baseball team of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is governed by the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association. The team is ranked second in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation,behind only Japan. The team is usually made up of professionals from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League,Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball,and Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball from the United States.
Association football is the most popular sport in almost all Asian countries. Cricket is the second most popular sport in Asia,and is most popular in South Asia. Other popular sports in Asia include baseball,basketball,badminton and table tennis among others. There are also some traditional sports that are popular in certain regions of Asia,such as the traditional South Asian sports of kabaddi and kho-kho. Top sporting nations/regions in Asia include China,Japan,South Korea,Taiwan,India,Iran,Pakistan,Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The Great Britain national baseball team is the national men's baseball team of the United Kingdom. It is governed by the British Baseball Federation,and is also a member nation of the Confederation of European Baseball.
Che-Hsuan Lin is a Taiwanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He played in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox in 2012.
Peng Cheng-min,,is a Taiwanese former baseball player and baseball coach who previously played right fielder,first base and designated hitter for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League from 2001 to 2019.
Wang Sheng-wei,nicknamed "Magneto" and known as Haro Ngayaw in Amis language,is a Taiwanese baseball shortstop for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He holds the record for most Gold Gloves by any CPBL player with nine.
Ching-Ming Wang (王鏡銘) is a Taiwanese professional baseball player for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Kuo Yen-wen is a Taiwanese baseball player for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Yi-Chuan Lin is a Taiwanese baseball infielder for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Fubon Guardians.
Chang Cheng-wei is a Taiwanese baseball player for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Chang Chien-ming is a Taiwanese baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.
Lin Han is a Taiwanese baseball player who plays for the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team. He is a cousin of former Taiwan national team pitcher Cheng-Hsun Hsieh.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC),an international professional baseball tournament,is the fifth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. It began on March 8 and will run until March 21. The United States is the defending champion.
Lin Chen-hua is a Taiwanese baseball Pitcher for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He attended Chinese Culture University and was the first overall pick in the 2011 CPBL draft by the Sinon Bulls.
Lin Chih-hsiang is a former Taiwanese baseball second baseman who had played with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He was drafted by the Lions in 2009 and won the CPBL's Gold Glove Award from 2014-16.
