2013 World Baseball Classic qualification

March 2013 200px September 19 – November 19, 2012 16 24 103774 2017 The qualifying round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic was held from September 19 to November 19, 2012. It was the first ever qualifiers for the tournament. Although the 2006 and 2009 editions of the World Baseball Classic were contested by the same pre-selected field of 16 teams, for the 2013 tournament only the 12 teams that won at least one game in 2009 were guaranteed a berth in the main tournament. Due to an agreement with then International Baseball Federation (now World Baseball Softball Confederation), other four (Canada, Chinese Taipei, Panama, and South Africa) contested the qualifying round along with 12 additional teams invited by the confederation.http://www.ibaf.org/en/article-detail.aspx?id=7c72c2b7-5ea7-4c51-9c79-25ecc4b05123 2013 World Baseball Classic Field expands to 28 Teams June 1, 2011 IBAF June 1, 2011 The qualifiers were organized as four independent modified double-elimination tournaments featuring four teams each. The final game was winner-take-all, even if won by the team emerging from the loser's bracket. That is, the team emerging from the winner's bracket might be eliminated despite losing only one game (as, in fact, happened to Israel in Qualifier 1). Canada and Chinese Taipei dominated in Qualifiers 2 and 4 to advance easily. In Qualifier 1, Spain and Israel both won in the first round, then Israel beat Spain in the winner's bracket. Spain then eliminated South Africa (the only team in the qualifier to have previously contested the WBC) to earn a rematch with Israel, which was without its several Major League players due to the qualifier taking place during the MLB season. Spain won the winner-take-all final game, 9–7 in 10 innings, to advance to the main tournament. In Qualifier 3, favorites Panama and Nicaragua lost in the first round, and Panama then eliminated Nicaragua. After both teams defeated Colombia, underdog Brazil defeated Panama 1–0 to advance to the main tournament. Players 2013 World Baseball Classic qualification rosters Under the Classic's rules, Team Israel was entitled to have non-Israeli citizens of Jewish heritage play for the team. Such players included major leaguers catcher Ryan Lavarnway, first baseman Ike Davis, second basemen Ian Kinsler and Josh Satin, third basemen Kevin Youkilis and Danny Valencia, outfielders Ryan Braun (whose father is Israeli), Sam Fuld, Ryan Kalish, and Gabe Kapler, and pitchers Jason Marquis, Scott Feldman, Craig Breslow, and John Grabow, as well as what were then recent major leaguers catcher Brad Ausmus and pitcher Scott Schoeneweis.http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/israel-baseball-coach-ausmus-says-team-can-contend World Baseball Classic: Israel, managed by Bra Sporting News May 21, 2012 March 14, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120523041111/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/israel-baseball-coach-ausmus-says-team-can-contend May 23, 2012 Belson Ken http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/israel-to-participate-in-2013-world-baseball-classic/#h[MLBIan] Israel to Participate in 2013 World Baseball Classic The New York Times June 1, 2011 July 16, 2011https://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/02/3087984/israel-invited-to-qualify-for-world-baseball-classic Israel invited to qualify for World Baseball Classic JTA June 2, 2011 June 2, 2011 June 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115621/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/02/3087984/israel-invited-to-qualify-for-world-baseball-classic dead http://www.thegreatrabbino.com/ The Great Rabbino Jeremy Fine July 16, 2011Aaron Yellin http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/138422/ Israel to Participate in 2013 World Baseball Classic The Forward June 7, 2011 July 16, 2011 October 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007213229/http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/138422/ dead http://www.shalomlife.com/news/13276/jews-to-play-in-baseball-all-star-game/ Jews to Play in Baseball All-Star Game - Shalom Life 2013-03-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131106102328/http://www.shalomlife.com/news/13276/jews-to-play-in-baseball-all-star-game/ November 6, 2013 Kinsler said: "Wow, I would be happy to play for Team Israel.... The truth is that if a proposal comes from Team USA to play for them, I will have a very difficult decision to make. Yuk [Kevin Youkilis], Braun [Ryan Braun], and I could make a fantastic team. I am sure that I'll talk it over with Yuk – we always laugh about things like this."Ben Daniel https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/baseball-jewish-mlb-stars-could-play-for-israel-1.370536 https://web.archive.org/web/20110702204148/http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/baseball-jewish-mlb-stars-could-play-for-israel-1.370536 dead July 2, 2011 Baseball / Jewish MLB stars could play for Israel Haaretz May 1, 2010 July 16, 2011 Outfielder Shawn Green, who retired in 2007, was also eligible because he is Jewish. In early June 2011 he said it "would be an honor" and he "would love to" play for Israel in the Classic.Leichenger Alex http://www.jewishjournal.com/community/article/jewish_baseball_players_support_little_league_efforts_20110621/ Jewish baseball player supports Little League efforts Jewish Journal June 21, 2011 September 5, 2011Belson Ken http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/shawn-green-says-hed-play-for-israel/ Shawn Green Says He'd Play for Israel in World Baseball Classic The New York Times June 8, 2011 September 5, 2011 Because they were held in September, while the Major League Baseball season was still in progress, Qualifiers 1 and 2 could not feature major league players.Neistat Aimee https://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-file/baseball-world-classic-youkilis-says-he-will-play-for-israel-if-it-qualifies-for-tournament-1.460430 https://web.archive.org/web/20120824105740/http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-file/baseball-world-classic-youkilis-says-he-will-play-for-israel-if-it-qualifies-for-tournament-1.460430 dead August 24, 2012 Baseball / World Classic / Youkilis says he will play for Israel, if it qualifies for tournament Haaretz August 24, 2012 March 14, 2013http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/world-baseball-classic-ryan-braun-ian-kinsler-kevin-youkilis World Baseball Classic: Israel squad could be dangerous with stars Ryan Braun, Ian Kinsler available Sporting News May 21, 2012 March 14, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121125112051/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/world-baseball-classic-ryan-braun-ian-kinsler-kevin-youkilis November 25, 2012 Kevin Youkilis announced that he would play for the team if they made it past the qualifying round.Neistat Aimee https://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-file/baseball-world-classic-youkilis-says-he-will-play-for-israel-if-it-qualifies-for-tournament-1.460430 https://web.archive.org/web/20120824105740/http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-file/baseball-world-classic-youkilis-says-he-will-play-for-israel-if-it-qualifies-for-tournament-1.460430 dead August 24, 2012 Baseball / World Classic / Youkilis says he will play for Israel, if it qualifies for tournament Haaretz August 24, 2012 March 12, 2013 The highest-level players involved in Qualifiers 1 and 2 were minor-league prospects ranked among the top 20 in their respective organizations.http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120921&content_id=38770568&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb https://archive.today/20130209120845/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120921&content_id=38770568&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb dead February 9, 2013 World Baseball Classic: There are plenty of prospects to watch in this month's World Baseball Classic qualifiers worldbaseballclassic.com September 21, 2012 March 14, 2013 Team Israel, managed by former major league All Star Brad Ausmus, included minor league pitchers Eric Berger (1–0) and Brett Lorin, first baseman Nate Freiman (.417; 4 HR in 12 AB), second baseman Josh Satin (.273), shortstops Jake Lemmerman and Ben Orloff, and outfielders Adam Greenberg, Ben Guez, Joc Pederson (.308), and Robbie Widlansky.http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=isr&team_id=840 https://archive.today/20130209142856/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=isr&team_id=840 dead February 9, 2013 World Baseball Classic: Team – Israel worldbaseballclassic.com March 14, 2013 http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/stats/index.jsp?season=2012 https://archive.today/20130412050433/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/stats/index.jsp?season=2012 dead April 12, 2013 World Baseball Classic: Stats worldbaseballclassic.com March 14, 2013 Retired major leaguer Shawn Green played for Israel (.333). Similarly, Joey Votto and Justin Morneau were unable to play for Canada.http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=can&team_id=784 https://archive.today/20130111111916/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=can&team_id=784 dead January 11, 2013 World Baseball Classic: Canada: Team – Canada worldbaseballclassic.com March 14, 2013 They were led by minor league first baseman Jimmy Van Ostrand (.538; 10 RBIs in 13 at-bats). Although Canada advanced easily despite the unavailability of its Major Leaguers, Israel was eliminated after narrowly losing the final game to Spain. By contrast, all four teams in Qualifier 3 boasted Major League players, as it took place in November and did not conflict with the MLB season. Established Major Leaguers included Carlos Ruiz, Rubén Tejada, Manny Acosta, Manny Corpas, and Carlos Lee of Panama; and Everth Cabrera and J. C. Ramírez of Nicaragua. Major League rookies and prospects included Erasmo Ramírez and Cheslor Cuthbert of Nicaragua; Yan Gomes of Brazil; and Luis Martinez and brothers Donavan and Jhonatan Solano of Colombia. Retired Major Leaguers included Ramiro Mendoza of Panama and Édgar Rentería of Colombia.http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40286220&vkey=news_t792&c_id=t792 Panama City set to host World Baseball Classic qualifying action World Baseball Classic November 14, 2012 March 14, 2013 https://archive.today/20130209111708/http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40286220&vkey=news_t792&c_id=t792 February 9, 2013 dead mdy-all Although Qualifier 4 also took place in November, it did not feature any current MLB players, as both Wei-Yin Chen and Chien-Ming Wang of Chinese Taipei elected to skip the qualifier. Chinese Taipei did feature Japanese major leaguer Yao-Hsun Yang as well as Taiwanese league players such as Peng Cheng-min and Lin Chih-sheng, and qualified easily. Both New Zealand and the Philippines included minor league players, while Thailand included former Major Leaguer Johnny Damon.http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40281828&vkey=news_t791&c_id=t791 https://archive.today/20130209164025/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40281828&vkey=news_t791&c_id=t791 dead February 9, 2013 World Baseball Classic: Chinese Taipei favorites in World Baseball Classic qualifier worldbaseballclassic.com November 14, 2012 March 14, 2013 Venues Four stadiums were used during the qualifying round:http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2012/07/04/wbc-qualifier-in-florida-scheduled-for-september/19a23abf-0534-4334-b0ae-63adef546bf8 World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Florida scheduled for September July 4, 2012 IBAF July 4, 2012http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2012/03/19/world-baseball-classic-qualifier-to-take-place-in-/901cda32-a925-4e85-952a-0fcb85f50993 World Baseball Classic Qualifier to Take Place in Regensburg from September 20–24th March 19, 2012 IBAF March 19, 2012 Qualifier 1Qualifier 2Qualifier 3Qualifier 4USA Jupiter, United StatesGER Regensburg, GermanyPAN Panama City, PanamaTWN New Taipei City, TaiwanRoger Dean StadiumArmin-Wolf-ArenaRod Carew StadiumXinzhuang Baseball StadiumCapacity: 6,871Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 12,500200px200px200px200px Pools composition Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the tournament.WBSC Rankings - Men's baseball on 12/31/2012 https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2012-12-31 World Baseball Softball Confederation 2 May 2021 September 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230908203920/https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2012-12-31 dead Qualifier 1Qualifier 2Qualifier 3Qualifier 4FRA (30)CAN (6)BRA (20)TPE (5)ISR (74)CZE (25)COL (19)NZL (28)RSA (27)GER (17)NCA (15)PHI (22)ESP (16)GBR (21)PAN (14)THA (23) Qualifying round Qualifier 1 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 1 Bracket Sep 19, 2012 19:00 ISR 7–3 RSA Roger Dean Stadium 3:16 1,581 Boxscore Sep 20, 2012 19:00 FRA 0–8 ESP Roger Dean Stadium 2:51 975 Boxscore Sep 21, 2012 13:00 ISR 4–2 ESP Roger Dean Stadium 2:43 814 Boxscore Sep 21, 2012 19:00 RSA 5–2 FRA 11 Roger Dean Stadium 3:57 922 Boxscore Sep 22, 2012 19:00 ESP 13–3 RSA Roger Dean Stadium 3:11 1,183 Boxscore Sep 23, 2012 17:00 ESP 9–7 ISR 10 Roger Dean Stadium 4:50 4,463 Boxscore |} Qualifier 2 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 2 Bracket Sep 20, 2012 19:00 GBR 1–11 CAN 7 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:28 3,704 Boxscore Sep 21, 2012 19:00 CZE 1–16 GER 6 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:15 3,019 Boxscore Sep 22, 2012 13:00 GBR 12–5 CZE Armin-Wolf-Arena 3:10 1,806 Boxscore Sep 22, 2012 19:00 CAN 16–7 GER Armin-Wolf-Arena 4:00 4,085 Boxscore Sep 23, 2012 14:00 GER 16–1 GBR 7 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:35 1,452 Boxscore Sep 24, 2012 19:00 GER 1–11 CAN 8 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:33 3,120 Boxscore |} Qualifier 3 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 3 Bracket Nov 15, 2012 20:00 BRA 3–2 PAN Rod Carew Stadium 3:23 13,728 Boxscore Nov 16, 2012 20:00 NCA 1–8 COL Rod Carew Stadium 3:31 4,028 Boxscore Nov 17, 2012 14:00 COL 1–7 BRA Rod Carew Stadium 3:33 2,952 Boxscore Nov 17, 2012 20:00 NCA 2–6 PAN Rod Carew Stadium 3:46 8,531 Boxscore Nov 18, 2012 19:00 PAN 9–7 COL Rod Carew Stadium 3:30 5,317 Boxscore Nov 19, 2012 20:00 PAN 0–1 BRA Rod Carew Stadium 2:38 10,638 Boxscore |} Qualifier 4 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4 Bracket Nov 15, 2012 11:30 PHI 8–2 THA Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium 3:10 923 Boxscore Nov 15, 2012 18:30 NZL 0–10 TPE 7 Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium 2:29 9,788 Boxscore Nov 16, 2012 11:30 NZL 12–2 THA 8 Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium 3:05 1,168 Boxscore Nov 16, 2012 18:30 TPE 16–0 PHI 7 Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium 2:56 10,911 Boxscore Nov 17, 2012 14:00 NZL 10–6 PHI Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium 3:13 503 Boxscore Nov 18, 2012 14:00 NZL 0–9 TPE Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium 3:31 8,163 Boxscore |} Attendance 103,774 (avg. 4,324; pct. 30.7%) Qualifier 1 – 9,938 (avg. 1,656; pct. 24.1%) Qualifier 2 – 17,186 (avg. 2,864; pct. 28.6%) Qualifier 3 – 45,194 (avg. 7,532; pct. 27.9%) Qualifier 4 – 31,456 (avg. 5,243; pct. 41.9%) Statistics leaders Batting Statistic Name Total/AvgBatting average* CZE Mike Cervenak .714Hits 7 Players 7Runs CAN Jimmy Van Ostrand 9Home runs ISR Nate FreimanCAN Jimmy Van Ostrand 4RBI CAN Jimmy Van Ostrand 10Walks TPE Szu-Chi ChouRSA Gift Ngoepe 6Strikeouts NZL Boss Moanaroa 7Stolen bases NZL Alan Schoenberger 5On-base percentage* CZE Mike Cervenak .750Slugging percentage* CAN Jimmy Van Ostrand 1.538OPS* CAN Jimmy Van Ostrand 2.138 * Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game Pitching Statistic Name Total/AvgWins 24 Players 1Losses 24 Players 1Saves BRA Thyago Vieira 2Innings pitched PAN Ramiro Mendoza 8.2Hits allowed ISR Eric Berger 10Runs allowed PHI Charlie LabradorRSA Kieran LovegroveCZE Michael Sobotka 7Earned runs allowed RSA Kieran Lovegrove 7ERA* PAN Ramiro Mendoza 0.00**Walks THA Siraphop NadeeBRA Andre Rienzo 5Strikeouts GER Enorbel Marquez 8WHIP* GER Enorbel Marquez 0.29 * Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per game ** Mendoza is tied with 27 others with a 0.00 ERA but he pitched the most innings with 8.2 Additional rules A pitcher threw no more than 85 pitches per game in the qualifying round unless the pitcher needed more to complete a batter's plate appearance. A pitcher must: Not pitch until a minimum of four days have passed since he last pitched, if he threw 50 or more pitches when he last pitched; Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since he last pitched, if he threw 30 or more pitches when he last pitched; Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since any second consecutive day on which the pitcher pitched; A mercy rule came into effect when one team led by either fifteen runs after five innings, or ten runs after seven innings. An alternative version of the IBAF's extra inning rule was also used. If after 12 innings the score was still tied, each half inning thereafter would have started with runners on second and first base. The runners would have been the eighth and ninth hitters due in that inning respectively. For example, if the number five hitter was due to lead off the inning, the number three hitter would have been on second base, and the number four hitter on first base. However, this rule was never actually employed in this year's qualifiers, as the two extra-inning games in the qualifying round ended prior to a 13th inning. References 2 External links Official website World Baseball Classic