2023 World Baseball Classic

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2023 World Baseball Classic
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Tournament details
Host countries  Japan
 Taiwan
 United States
Dates March 8–21, 2023[1]
Teams 20
Final positions
Champions
Gold medal world.svg
  Japan (3rd title)
Runner-up
Silver medal world.svg
  United States
Third place
Bronze medal world.svg
  Cuba
Fourth place  Mexico
Tournament statistics
Games played 47
Attendance 1,267,202 (26,962 per game)
Most Valuable Player Shohei Ohtani

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 and ran until March 21.

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 Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).[3] The tournament was expanded from 16 to 20 national teams, with all teams that participated in the 2017 edition automatically qualifying, plus four additional spots.[4]

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 2023 World Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player.[5]

Teams

Qualification

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification
File:2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.svg
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.[6]

A qualifying tournament was scheduled for March 2020 in Tucson, Arizona, United States, to determine the last four teams.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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
Region Team Qualification
method		 Prev.
apps		 Previous best result WBSC World
Rankings[9]
Americas  Canada Automatically qualified 4 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 14
 Colombia Automatically qualified 1 Pool stage (2017) 11
 Cuba Automatically qualified 4 Runners-up (2006) 8
 Dominican Republic Automatically qualified 4 Champions (2013) 9
 Mexico Automatically qualified 4 Quarterfinals (2006, 2009) 5
 Puerto Rico Automatically qualified 4 Runners-up (2013, 2017) 13
 United States Automatically qualified as hosts 4 Champions (2017) 3
 Venezuela Automatically qualified 4 Third place (2009) 6
 Panama Qualifier 2 Winners 2 Pool stage (2006, 2009) 12
 Nicaragua Qualifier 2 Runners-up 0 None (debut) 17
Asia  China Automatically qualified 4 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 30
 Chinese Taipei Automatically qualified as hosts 4 Quarterfinals (2013) 2
 Japan Automatically qualified as hosts 4 Champions (2006, 2009) 1
 South Korea Automatically qualified 4 Runners-up (2009) 4
Europe  Israel Automatically qualified 1 Quarterfinals (2017) 20
 Italy Automatically qualified 4 Quarterfinals (2013) 16
 Netherlands Automatically qualified 4 Fourth place (2013, 2017) 7
 Great Britain Qualifier 1 Winners 0 None (debut) 22
 Czech Republic Qualifier 1 Runners-up 0 None (debut) 15
Oceania  Australia Automatically qualified 4 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 10

Draw

The pool draw was announced by Major League Baseball on July 7, 2022.[10] Organizers prioritized placement in separate pools 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.[11]

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the draw.[12]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
 Japan (1) (H)
 Chinese Taipei (2) (H)
 United States (5) (H)
 Puerto Rico (16)		  Netherlands (8)
 South Korea (3)
 Mexico (4)
 Dominican Republic (6)		  Venezuela (7)
 Cuba (9)
 Australia (10)
 Colombia (11)		  Canada (12)
 Italy (17)
 Israel (20)
 China (21)		  Panama (13)[upper-alpha 1]
 Czech Republic (14)[upper-alpha 2]
 Nicaragua (15)[upper-alpha 3]
 Great Britain (24)[upper-alpha 4]

Venues

Four stadiums are being used during the main tournament.[13][14]

Pool A Pool B & Quarterfinals Pool C Pool D, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship
Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan Japan Tokyo, Japan United States Phoenix, United States United States Miami, United States
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Tokyo Dome Chase Field LoanDepot Park
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 45,600 Capacity: 48,686 Capacity: 36,742
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Team base camps

National squads' base camps[15]
Team City
 Australia Fuchu[16]
 Canada Mesa
 China Hioki[17]
 Chinese Taipei Taichung
 Colombia Mesa
 Cuba Okinawa,[18] Taipei[19]
 Czech Republic Miyazaki
 Dominican Republic Fort Myers
 Great Britain Phoenix
 Israel Jupiter
Team City
 Italy Taichung
 Japan Miyazaki[20]
 Mexico Scottsdale
 Netherlands Taichung
 Nicaragua Vero Beach
 Panama Taichung
 Puerto Rico Fort Myers
 South Korea Tucson[21]
 United States Scottsdale
 Venezuela West Palm Beach

Rosters

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic rosters

Participating nations had to submit their final 30-man rosters no later than February 7. WBC rules required teams to carry at least 14 pitchers and two catchers on their rosters.[22]

Officiating

On March 7, Major League Baseball and the World Baseball Softball Confederation released the list of officials for the tournament.[23]

Umpires

^Note Incorrectly listed as Ki Talk Park

Supervisors

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Prize money

The prize money allocation was released by Major League Baseball and the World Baseball Softball Confederation on March 7. Teams collect each stage they qualify in – the champions can collect a maximum of $3 million if they are a pool winner.[24]

Stage Prize money (US$) No. of Teams Total (US$)
Champions $1,000,000 1 $1,000,000
Finalists $500,000 2 $1,000,000
Semifinalists $500,000 4 $2,000,000
Quarterfinalists $400,000 8 $3,200,000
Pool winners $300,000 4 $1,200,000
Participants $300,000 20 $6,000,000
Total     $14,400,000

Group stage

Scheduled locations and dates are as follows:[1][25]

Pool A

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool A

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

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Pool B

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B

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

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Pool C

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C

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

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Pool D

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D

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

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Knockout stage

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic knockout stage

The top two teams from each pool advanced to the single elimination bracket. These games are contested from March 15–21. Tokyo hosted two of the quarterfinals, while the other two quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the championship game will take place in Miami.[1][25]

Bracket

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

Quarterfinals

Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 JST Australia  3–4  Cuba   Tokyo Dome 3:24 35,061 Boxscore
Mar 16, 2023 19:00 JST Italy  3–9  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:24 41,723 Boxscore
Mar 17, 2023 19:00 EDT Puerto Rico  4–5  Mexico   LoanDepot Park 3:17 35,817 Boxscore
Mar 18, 2023 19:00 EDT United States  9–7  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 3:46 35,792 Boxscore

Semifinals

Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Mar 19, 2023 19:00 EDT Cuba  2–14  United States   LoanDepot Park 3:28 35,779 Boxscore
Mar 20, 2023 19:00 EDT Mexico  5–6  Japan   LoanDepot Park 3:36 35,933 Boxscore

Final

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Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic championship
March 21, 2023 19:00 EDT (UTC−4) at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
 Japan 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
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


2023 All-World Baseball Classic team

Position Player
C Salvador Perez
1B Yu Chang
2B Javier Báez
3B Yoan Moncada
SS Trea Turner
OF Randy Arozarena
Mike Trout
Masataka Yoshida
DH Shohei Ohtani
P Shohei Ohtani
Miguel Romero
Patrick Sandoval

Source: [27]

Statistical leaders

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See also: World Baseball Classic § Statistical leaders

Most Valuable Players

Group stage

Knockout stage

Broadcasting rights

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref
Africa ESPN [28]
Brazil BandSports [28]
Canada
[28]
Central America Tigo Sports [28]
Caribbean SportsMax [28]
China
[28]
Colombia Win Sports [28]
Cuba
[28]
Czech Republic ČT [28]
Dominican Republic
[28]
France beIN Sports [28]
German-speaking countries More Than Sports TV [28]
Hungary Sport TV [28]
Israel Sport 5 [28]
Italy Sky Italia [28]
Japan
[28][29]
Mexico Imagen [28]
Netherlands ESPN [28]
Nordic countries Viaplay [28]
Oceania ESPN [28]
Panama TVN [28]
Puerto Rico WAPA Deportes [28]
South America DirecTV [28]
Southeast Asia & Hong Kong SPOTV [28]
South Korea
[28]
Taiwan
[28][30][31]
Turkey Saran Media [28]
United Kingdom & Ireland BT Sport [28]
United States
[28][32]
Venezuela
[28]

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.

References

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External links

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