2023 World Baseball Classic

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.

2023 World Baseball Classic
Tournament details
Host countriesJapan
Taiwan
United States
DatesMarch 8–21, 2023[1]
Teams20 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played47
Attendance1,165,857 (24,805 per game)
Most valuable playerJapan Shohei Ohtani

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 much hype 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.

Qualified teams
Region Team Qualification
method		 Prev.
apps		 Previous best result WBSC World
Rankings[10]
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 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 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 were used during the main tournament.[14][15]

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

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]
Team City
 Australia Fuchu[19]
 Canada Mesa
 China Hioki[20]
 Chinese Taipei Taichung
 Colombia Mesa
 Cuba Okinawa,[21] Taipei[22][21]
 Czech Republic Miyazaki
 Dominican Republic Fort Myers
 Great Britain Phoenix
 Israel Jupiter
Team City
 Italy Taichung
 Japan Miyazaki[23]
 Mexico Scottsdale
 Netherlands Taichung
 Nicaragua Vero Beach
 Panama Taichung
 Puerto Rico Fort Myers
 South Korea Tucson[24]
 United States Scottsdale
 Venezuela West Palm Beach

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]

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
Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool A

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

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Cuba 4 2 2 25 15 .500[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Italy 4 2 2 20 17 .500[lower-alpha 1] —
3  Netherlands 4 2 2 13 19 .500[lower-alpha 1] — Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Panama 4 2 2 19 21 .500[lower-alpha 1] —
5  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 2 2 26 31 .500[lower-alpha 1] —
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]
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 8, 2023 12:00 NST Cuba  2–4  Netherlands   Taichung Stadium 3:07 6,501 Boxscore
Mar 8, 2023 19:00 NST Panama  12–5  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 4:02 15,540 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 12:00 NST Panama  1–3  Netherlands   Taichung Stadium 2:45 6,048 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 19:00 NST Italy  6–3  Cuba 10 Taichung Stadium 3:43 6,217 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 12:30 NST Cuba  13–4  Panama   Taichung Stadium 4:09 7,023 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 19:00 NST Italy  7–11  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 3:58 18,799 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:00 NST Panama  2–0  Italy   Taichung Stadium 2:57 7,732 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 NST Netherlands  5–9  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Stadium 3:34 18,826 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 NST Chinese Taipei  1–7  Cuba   Taichung Stadium 3:21 18,852 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 NST Netherlands  1–7  Italy   Taichung Stadium 3:00 4,985 Boxscore

Pool B
Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B

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

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 4 4 0 38 8 1.000 — Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Australia 4 3 1 29 19 .750 1
3  South Korea 4 2 2 40 26 .500 2 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Czech Republic 4 1 3 16 30 .250 3
5  China 4 0 4 10 50 .000 4
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 12:00 JST Australia  8–7  South Korea   Tokyo Dome 3:46 15,540 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2023 19:00 JST China  1–8  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:41 41,616 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 JST Czech Republic  8–5  China   Tokyo Dome 3:54 15,625 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2023 19:00 JST South Korea  4–13  Japan   Tokyo Dome 4:04 41,629 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:00 JST China  2–12  Australia 7 Tokyo Dome 2:52 15,708 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 JST Czech Republic  2–10  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:26 41,637 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 JST Czech Republic  3–7  South Korea   Tokyo Dome 2:55 16,129 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 JST Japan  7–1  Australia   Tokyo Dome 3:18 41,664 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 JST Australia  8–3  Czech Republic   Tokyo Dome 3:04 16,641 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 JST South Korea  22–2  China 5 Tokyo Dome 2:37 14,442 Boxscore

Pool C
Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C

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

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Mexico 4 3 1 27 14 .750[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  United States (H) 4 3 1 26 16 .750[lower-alpha 1] —
3  Canada 4 2 2 27 30 .500 1 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 18 31 .250[lower-alpha 2] 2
5  Colombia 4 1 3 12 19 .250[lower-alpha 2] 2
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Mexico defeated USA, 11–5
  2. Great Britain defeated Colombia, 7–5
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:30 MST Colombia  5–4  Mexico 10 Chase Field 3:24 28,497 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain  2–6  United States   Chase Field 2:54 39,650 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 MST Great Britain  8–18  Canada 7 Chase Field 3:38 11,555 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 MST Mexico  11–5  United States   Chase Field 3:41 47,534 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 MST Colombia  5–7  Great Britain   Chase Field 3:50 10,416 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 MST Canada  1–12  United States 7 Chase Field 2:20 29,621 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 MST Canada  5–0  Colombia   Chase Field 2:48 10,571 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain  1–2  Mexico   Chase Field 3:05 17,705 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 12:00 MST Mexico  10–3  Canada   Chase Field 3:31 17,245 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 MST United States  3–2  Colombia   Chase Field 3:02 29,856 Boxscore

Pool D
Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D

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

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 4 4 0 23 9 1.000 — Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Puerto Rico 4 3 1 30 12 .750 1
3  Dominican Republic 4 2 2 19 11 .500 2 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Israel 4 1 3 4 26 .250 3
5  Nicaragua 4 0 4 4 22 .000 4
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:00 EST Nicaragua  1–9  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 2:44 35,399 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 EST Dominican Republic  1–5  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 3:19 35,890 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 EDT Nicaragua  1–3  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:50 19,955 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 EDT Venezuela  9–6  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 3:36 35,615 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 EDT Dominican Republic  6–1  Nicaragua   LoanDepot Park 3:09 31,696 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 EDT Israel  0–10  Puerto Rico 8 LoanDepot Park 2:30 27,813 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 EDT Nicaragua  1–4  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 2:53 21,873 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 19:00 EDT Israel  0–10  Dominican Republic 7 LoanDepot Park 2:44 33,307 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 12:00 EDT Venezuela  5–1  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:47 18,277 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 EDT Puerto Rico  5–2  Dominican Republic   LoanDepot Park 3:13 36,025 Boxscore

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
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration 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 duration 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
Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic championship
March 21, 2023 19:00 EDT (UTC−4) at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
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 United States010000010290
 Japan02010000X350
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
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
PositionPlayer
C Venezuela Salvador Pérez
1B Chinese Taipei Yu Chang
2B Puerto Rico Javier Báez
3B Cuba Yoán Moncada
SS United States Trea Turner
OF Mexico Randy Arozarena
United States Mike Trout
Japan Masataka Yoshida
DH Japan Shohei Ohtani
P Japan Shohei Ohtani
Cuba Miguel Romero
Mexico Patrick Sandoval

Source: [31]

Statistical leaders
See also: World Baseball Classic § Statistical leaders

Notes
  1. Nolan Arenado, Mookie Betts, Joey Meneses, Yoan Moncada, Shohei Ohtani
  2. Shohei Ohtani, JoJo Romero, Miguel Romero, José Ruiz, Adam Wainwright
  3. Wendell Floranus, Giovanny Gallegos, Ryan Pressly, Sung Chia-hao
  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
Territory Rights 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]
Hungary Sport 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]
Turkey Saran 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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