World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament by Major League Baseball and the International Baseball Federation. The first ever WBC was held in 2006 and was won by Japan. The second WBC was held in 2009, and Japan won again. The third WBC took place in 2013 and was won by Dominican Republic. The fourth WBC was take place in 2017 and was won by United States. The fifth WBC took place in 2023 and was won by Japan.
World Baseball Classic Media
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The Cuban national team at the 1951 Amateur World Series. Cuba won the most international titles in the 20th century.
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was a driving force in creating the WBC
2006 World Baseball Classic Trophy; the trophy is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
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2013 World Baseball Classic championship between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, 20 March 2013
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2013-17 The Classic Trophy
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World Baseball Classic Championship gold medal November 21, 2023
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Flag of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
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Daisuke Matsuzaka is the only player to twice win the WBC MVP
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Puerto Rico's Yadier Molina is tied for the most All-WBC Team selections (2)
