Category: 2013 World Baseball Classic

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score A red-hot Adrián González was too much for R.A. Dickey, whose knuckleball did not look like the one that earned him 20 wins and the 2012 NL Cy…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Puerto Rico took advantage of a jittery first inning from Spain, a first-time World Baseball Classic participant, to score three runs. Giancarlo Alvarado and the bullpen then made…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score The Dominican Republic left no doubt that it is one of the chief contenders for the world championship with a 9-3 drubbing of a good Venezuelan side. The…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Italy staged a dramatic ninth-inning comeback against the San Francisco Giants’ closer Sergio Romo to upset Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, 6-5. Mexico almost replicated the feat…

While European Baseball already has a team in the second round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic with the Netherlands, Italy and Spain will enter the tournament this evening and on Friday….

The first round in Pool A at the 2013 World Baseball Classic ended on Wednesday. Cuba and Japan qualified for the second round in first and second, joining Chinese Taipei and the…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Fully hitting its offensive stride, Cuba used a powerful hitting attack to defeat Japan 6-3 in the Fukuoka Dome. Both sides had already qualified for the second round…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score China used a late rally to stun baseball darlings Brazil and cement their spot in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Brazilian relievers walked in three runs in…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score With excitement befitting of the stakes at hand, Korea and Chinese Taipei battled for the right to advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic. Fourth-ranked…

The first round in Pool B at the 2013 World Baseball Classic is in the books. Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands advance into the second round as the top two teams, joining…

Press Release Baseball Canada Monday, March 4, 2013 PHOENIX-Joey Votto (Etobicoke, ON) officially confirmed today that he will suit up for Canada at the World Baseball Classic later this week. Canada opens…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Rob Cordemans hurled five shutout innings for the Netherlands and Jonathan Schoop hit a two-run homer in a 4-1 victory over Australia. The Dutch team all but bought…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Korea scored three runs in the first inning against Australia and Seung Song made the advantage stand up in a 6-0 victory over punchless Australia. The Blue Bogy…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Cuba finally found its firepower against an overmatched Chinese pitching staff, putting up crooked numbers in the fourth and fifth innings on their way to a 12-0 mercy…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Cuba avoided an early no-hit bid by Brazilian pitcher Andre Rienzo and finally broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. The top-ranked team in the world would…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Six Chinese Taipei pitchers combined on a one-hitter over the Netherlands in World Baseball Classic action, giving the hosts their second win in two attempts. The 8-3 victory…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Kenta Maeda threw five innings of one-hit ball and Yoshio Itoi blasted a three-run double to give Japan its second victory in the World Baseball Classic. China rallied…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Sixth in a series of 2013 World Baseball Classic Previews Despite being the most dominant nation in international baseball history, Cuba will begin the third World Baseball Classic still looking…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score The seventh-ranked Netherlands team put in a complete effort against No. 4 Korea, triumphing 5-0 in the opening game for both teams in Pool B of the 2013…

Press Release World Baseball Classic, Inc. While the radar gun in Taichung, Taiwan was measuring fastballs in the Chinese Taipei-Australia game, the first contest of the tournament, the World Baseball Classic was…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score The opener of Pool A of the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was expected to provide an interesting historical connection and an easy win for Japan, but baseball…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score Chinese Taipei continued where it left off in the World Baseball Classic qualifying round, combining a persistent offence with stellar pitching to beat 10th-ranked Australia 4-1. Former New…

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Fifth in a series of 2013 World Baseball Classic Previews One of the greatest underdog stories of recent baseball memory came in November 2012 courtesy of Brazil, the fifth largest…

Finally the wait is over. After months of anticipation, withdrawing players, committing players, numerous workouts and exhibition games, the 2013 World Baseball Classic will be played from Saturday, March 2 to Tuesday,…