Press Release World Baseball Classic, Inc. Attendance Reaches Nearly One Half Million For Games – In Six Countries and Territories on Three Continents 2013 Tournament Smashes Several Previous Highs The World Baseball Classic has recorded its largest attendance in its history through the completion of the first round.  The competition has registered nearly one half […]

Tokyo/Phoenix/San Juan. Two-time World Baseball Classic winner Japan continues its success story also at the third edition in 2013. Team Samurai crushed 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup winner Netherlands on Sunday to reach the semifinals as the first team. Cuba will face the Dutch team on Monday to determine the second semifinalist.

Tokyo/San Juan/Phoenix. The 2013 World Baseball Classic continued with five games on Saturday. It all started at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, where Cuba crushed Chinese Taipei behind four home runs to stay alive. Chinese Taipei has been eliminated.

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Tokyo/Phoenix/San Juan. Five games were on the schedule on Friday. The day started at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, where the second round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic got underway. The Netherlands continued its strong run, downing Cuba behind the heroics of Jonathan Schoop. Afterwards Japan needed to come back twice to win in extra innings against Chinese Taipei.

Tokyo. Cuba is remaining in contention at the 2013 World Baseball Classic. In game three of the second round at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, which is being played in a modified double elimination format, the record world champion crushed Chinese Taipei 14-0 in seven innings to stay alive.

Tokyo. The Tokyo Dome nearly witnessed another upset on the first day of the second round on Friday. In the evening game to kick off the double elimination phase at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Japan scored in the top of the tenth inning to prevail 4-3 against a strong team from Chinese Taipei.

Fukuoka/San Juan/Phoenix. Cuba defeated Japan on Wednesday to conclude the first round Pool A in Fukuoka as the number-one seed. Both teams will advance to the second round joined by Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands from Pool B. Games at the Tokyo Dome start on Friday.

Fukuoka. Cuba has won the prestigious match against Japan on Wednesday. The record world champion defeated the two-time World Baseball Classic winner 6-3 to conclude the first round in Fukuoka, Japan. Cuba finishes the first phase with a clean 3-0 record in first place, while Japan joins them in round two with two wins in three games.

Taichung. In the final day showdown between two Asian baseball rivals, Korea prevailed over Chinese Taipei 3-2 in the last round-robin game of WBC Pool B schedule.