On Friday the WBSC U18 Baseball World Cup is getting underway in Thunder Bay, Canada. Italy and the Netherlands will represent European Baseball in the tournament alongside Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Australia, Korea, USA, Chinese Taipei, Canada, South Africa and Cuba.
The juniors world cup is being played from September 1 to 10. Thunder Bay is once again host after 2010, when Chinese Taipei claimed the Gold Medal. It’s the 28th edition overall. Team USA won Gold at the last event in 2014.
All information about the U18 Baseball World Cup can be found at www.wbsc.org. Selected games will be broadcasted live on YouTube and Facebook.