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The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 20 competing nations, held from March 8 to March 21, 2023. It was the fifth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts cities were Taichung, Tokyo, Phoenix, and Miami. The second-round hosts were Miami and Tokyo, and the ...
The Japan national baseball team (野球日本代表, Yakyū Nippon Daihyō or Yakyū Nihon Daihyō), also known as Samurai Japan (侍ジャパン), is the national team representing Japan in international baseball competitions. It won the World Baseball Classic in 2006, 2009, and 2023 as well as WBSC Premier12 in 2019.
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]
Chinese Professional Baseball: Hualien County: Chen Kuan-yu: 47: P 29 October 1990 (aged 26) Chiba Lotte Marines: Nippon Professional Baseball: New Taipei City: Chen Ping-hsueh** 33: P 8 July 1994 (aged 22) Cleveland Indians (minors) Major League Baseball: Taipei: Chen Yun-wen* 34: P 15 November 1995 (aged 21) Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
The World Baseball Classic (WBC), also referred to as the Classic, [1] is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), [a] the sport's global governing body, and organized in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
After four years, the highly anticipated World Baseball Classic is back. The rosters for each team in the 16-team tournament were announced on Wednesday.
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The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 2006 World Baseball Classic.The tournament began on March 3 and the final took place on March 20, 2006. The teams listed on the country's roster is the team the player was with while the tournament took place.