2021_World_Baseball_Classic

2023 World Baseball Classic

2023 World Baseball Classic

International baseball competition

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.

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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

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification
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.

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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]

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Venues

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

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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

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Rosters

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic 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 collect each stage they qualify in – the champions can collect a maximum of $3 million if they are a pool winner.[27]

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Group stage

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

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Pool A

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool A

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

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Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Runs allowed per defensive out recorded: Cuba .139, Italy .157, Netherlands .186, Panama .200, Chinese Taipei .295[30]
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Pool B

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B

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

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Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
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Pool C

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C

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

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Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Mexico defeated USA, 11–5
  2. Great Britain defeated Colombia, 7–5
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Pool D

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D

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

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Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic 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

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
 
          
 
March 15 – Tokyo
 
 
 Australia3
 
March 19 – Miami
 
 Cuba4
 
 Cuba2
 
March 18 – Miami
 
 United States14
 
 United States9
 
March 21 – Miami
 
 Venezuela7
 
 United States2
 
March 17 – Miami
 
 Japan3
 
 Puerto Rico4
 
March 20 – Miami
 
 Mexico5
 
 Mexico5
 
March 16 – Tokyo
 
 Japan6
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Japan9
 

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic championship
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Awards

Most Valuable Players

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

Players named to the All-WBC Team (from left to right);
Second baseman – Javier Báez of Puerto Rico
Shortstop – Trea Turner of the United States
Outfielder – Mike Trout of the United States
Outfielder – Masataka Yoshida of Japan
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Source: [31]

Statistical leaders

See also: World Baseball Classic § Statistical leaders
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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Nolan Arenado, Mookie Betts, Joey Meneses, Yoan Moncada, Shohei Ohtani
  2. [N 2]
    Shohei Ohtani, JoJo Romero, Miguel Romero, José Ruiz, Adam Wainwright
  3. [N 3]
    Wendell Floranus, Giovanny Gallegos, Ryan Pressly, Sung Chia-hao
  4. [N 4]
    Harold Arauz, José De León, Miguel Romero, Cristian Javier, Dean Kremer, Humberto Mejía, Se Woong Park, Noah Skirrow

Broadcasting

Television ratings

The Japan 13-4 South Korea group game drew a household viewership of 44.4% in Japan[32][33][34] and 11.7% in South Korea.[35][36] In other words, there is an averaged 29.868 million Japanese viewers[37][38] (28.9% individual viewership[32][33][34]) and 2.709 million Korean viewers of the broadcast;[39] among which, 62.343 million Japanese watched at least one minute of the game.[37][38] The Korean rating in that game is the second most watched WBC game in Korea, after the 2009 Japan-South Korea final.[39]

The Japan v. Italy game broke Japanese viewership record in WBC history. It drew an average 48.0% household viewership in Japan, i.e. averaged 38.164 million viewers.[37][38]

In the United States, the World Baseball Classic was carried by Fox Sports for the first time, with games split between 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,[41] a new record for a WBC game. In Puerto Rico, the Pool D game between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic was viewed by 62% of households.[40]

Broadcasting rights

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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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