Press release USA Baseball DURHAM, N.C. – The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced Marcus Stroman and the U.S. World Baseball Classic Team as Best of March honorees for the Team USA…
Category: 2017 World Baseball Classic
2017 World Baseball Classic sets New Highs
Press release World Baseball Classic, Inc. The 2017 World Baseball Classic set records for attendance, television ratings, digital consumption and merchandise sales. The fourth edition of the premier international baseball tournament concluded…
Kenley Jansen called Dodgers to pitch second inning
According to reports from the United States Dutch closer Kenley Jansen called the Los Angeles Dodgers in between innings during Monday’s semi-final at the 2017 World Baseball Classic to receive approval to…
MLB, MLBPA Bosses happy with 2017 World Baseball Classic, don’t speak Olympics
Prior to the final at the 2017 World Baseball Classic MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA head Tony Clark held a joint press conference to recap the tournament. Both showed during the…
All-Tournament Team, MVP for 2017 World Baseball Classic named / Wladimir Balentien best Outfielder
Press release World Baseball Classic, Inc. This evening World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) announced the selections of the 2017 World Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player and the 2017 All-World Baseball Classic Team. …
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Team USA Claims First World Baseball Classic Championship
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – Marcus Stroman pitched six no-hit innings and the United States pounded out 13 hits to defeat Puerto Rico 8-0 and win its first World Baseball Classic…
WBC 2017 Final Los Angeles: USA shuts out Puerto Rico to win 1st World Baseball Classic Title
USA 002 020 310 8 13 0 Puerto Rico 000 000 000 0 3 1 Box score In a one-sided championship game the United States finally have captured a World Baseball Classic…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: USA’s Pitching Leads Team to WBC Final
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – The United States received stellar pitching from Tanner Roark and timely RBI from Andrew McCutchen and Adam Jones and defeated Japan 2-1 to advance to the…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Puerto Rico Survives Netherlands, Will Play for World Title
By Gabriel Fidler LOS ANGELES – Edwin Díaz worked out of a bases loaded jam in the eleventh and Puerto Rico played the tiebreaker rule to perfection as Eddie Rosario broke the…
WBC 2017 Semifinals Los Angeles: Puerto Rico walks off against Netherlands in 11th
Netherlands 200 010 000 00 3 11 0 Puerto Rico 210 000 000 01 4 12 0 Box score Puerto Rico is returning to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic…
Didi Gregorius off Dutch Roster prior to Semifinal
Shortly before their semifinal against Puerto Rico, the Netherlands removed Didi Gregorius of the New York Yankees from their World Baseball Classic roster. The 27-year-old is battling a shoulder injury and returned…
2017 World Baseball Classic sets overall Attendance Record
[youtube CJEq00xqnDg 520] Press release World Baseball Classic, Inc. The 2017 World Baseball Classic has drawn 976,828 setting the all-time event attendance record through the Second Round. This year’s tournament has already…
Schedule set for Semi-Finals at 2017 World Baseball Classic
After Puerto Rico and Team USA joined Japan and the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the 2017 World Baseball Classic this past weekend, the schedule has been set for the final round…
Netherlands Kingdom Team from Tokyo to Los Angeles.
by Pim van Nes With diplomatic ties in hosting countries attending their games in both Seoul and Tokyo, Netherlands Kingdom Team struggled its way to a 2-1 result in each World Baseball…
Japan, Netherlands lose Warm-Up Games against Cubs, Diamondbacks
Japan and the Netherlands are currently in Arizona to finish up preparations for the semi-finals this week. Both played MLB clubs on Saturday in warm-up games. Japan lost 4-6 to World Series…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Stanton, Jones Send USA to WBC Semi-Finals
By Gabriel Fidler SAN DIEGO, Calif. – It was win or go home for the United States and the Dominican Republic, and the game delivered on the potency of its premise as…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Puerto Rico Routs Venezuela to Win San Diego Pool
By Gabriel Fidler SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Edwin Rodríguez gave most of Puerto Rico’s starters the day off, but the bench responded with a relentless hitting attack, and Puerto Rico retained its…
WBC 2017 2nd Round San Diego: Puerto Rico avoids US Comeback to stay undefeated
USA 010 011 002 5 7 2 Puerto Rico 400 002 00X 6 8 0 Box score Puerto Rico scored four runs in the first and two in the sixth to beat…
Netherlands face Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in WBC Semi Warm-Up
The Netherlands will square off against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a warm-up game for the semi-final at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The game will be played on Saturday, March 18 at…
WBC 2017 2nd Round San Diego: Dominican Republic shuts out Venezuela
Venezuela 000 000 000 0 8 1 Dominican Republic 000 010 11X 3 8 0 Box score The Dominican Republic rebounded from their loss to Puerto Rico in the opener of the…
2017 World Baseball Classic Sets Event Attendance Records
Press release World Baseball Classic, Inc. The 2017 World Baseball Classic set numerous tournament attendance records after the completion of the first round of play. The tournament reached record attendance for games…
Kenley Jansen joins Netherlands for Semifinals in Los Angeles
The Netherlands and Japan qualified as first two teams for the semi-finals at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles. The Dutch team will receive a pretty important reinforcement on their…
WBC 2017 On Site Report: Adam Jones, Eric Hosmer Power USA to Comeback WBC Victory
By Gabriel Fidler SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Adam Jones and Eric Hosmer both knocked balls out of Petco Park in the eighth inning, and Team USA came-from-behind to defeat Venezuela, 4-2 in…
WBC 2017 2nd Round Tokyo: Japan beats Israel, joins Netherlands in Semi-Finals
Israel 000 000 003 3 5 0 Japan 000 005 03X 8 13 1 Box score Samurai Japan scored five runs in the sixth in an 8-3 win over Israel to conclude…
WBC 2017 2nd Round Tokyo: Netherlands crush Cuba
Netherlands 313 510 1 14 13 0 Cuba 000 010 0 1 5 2 Box score Dutch teams have beaten Cuba in the past few years on a regular basis. But what…