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The United States was the victor of the previous edition of the WBC, in 2017 defeating Japan in the semi-final round. [7] Japan won the 2006 and 2009 editions of the WBC. [8]In 2023, Japan won all four games in Pool B, which it hosted at the Tokyo Dome. [9]
The 2023 World Baseball Classic knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament of the 2023 World Baseball Classic took place from March 15–21. [1] The top two teams from each pool automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, beginning with the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
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]
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The World Baseball Classic was held five times from 2006 to 2023, with Japan, the Dominican Republic, and the United States winning the championship. Japan, as of the 2023 tournament, is the only team to win the tournament multiple times.
[4] and received US$100 million in benefits, [5] and In the Japanese archipelago, nearly 100 million people watched the WBC in 2023, [6] and 55+ million people watched the end of the tournament, as Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout. The 2023 tournament semifinal between Mexico and Japan recorded 29 million average viewers in just those two ...
The 25-year-old Yamamoto went 70-29 with a 1.82 earned-run average in 172 games over seven seasons for the Orix Buffaloes and 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 7-1/3 WBC innings for Japan.
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 ...