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This was the third time in the tournament that the Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico. [22] The Dominican Republic completed the tournament with an 8–0 record, becoming the first undefeated team to win the World Baseball Classic. [25]
The automatic qualifiers were Australia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Korea, the United States, and Venezuela. Four qualification brackets were held in late 2012 and respectively won by Canada , Taiwan , Spain , and Brazil , who joined the WBC as the final four teams (the latter two ...
This was the third time in the tournament that the Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico. The Dominican Republic completed the tournament with an 8–0 record, becoming the first undefeated team to win the World Baseball Classic. [5]
Pool F started with Puerto Rico handing the Dominican Republic its first loss since the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Puerto Rico ended Pool F still undefeated and Venezuela was eliminated, going 0–3. The final game of the pool was a rematch between the United States and Dominican Republic to advance to the championship round.
The event proved to be quite popular, however, providing many memorable moments including a first round game between Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Attendance was higher than expected at several sites, including the 18,000-seat Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, which was sold out for every Puerto Rico game in the first two rounds.
Puerto Rico and the United States advanced from Pool F. [4] [5] Defending champions Dominican Republic were eliminated in the second round. Puerto Rico and the Netherlands played a semifinal game on March 20, [6] while the United States and Japan played on March 21. [7] Puerto Rico and the United States advanced to the championship game. [8]
In 1974, Puerto Rico finished tied for fourth place at the Amateur World Series along Canada, Italy, Chinese Taipei and the Dominican Republic. In the 1976 World Amateur Series, Puerto Rico won Silver with an 8–2 round-robin before leaving the tournament prior to the final round.
Dominican Republic Hiram Bithorn Stadium: 3:01 9,335 Boxscore: Mar 7, 2009 18:00 Panama 0–7 Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium: 2:57 17,348 Boxscore: Mar 8, 2009 16:30 Panama 0–9 Dominican Republic Hiram Bithorn Stadium: 2:46 9,221 Boxscore: Mar 9, 2009 18:30 Netherlands 1–3 Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium: 3:11 19,479 Boxscore: Mar 10 ...