2013 World Baseball Classic

December 2023 International baseball competition in 2013 December 2023 2013 World Baseball Classic logo.svg 300px March 2–19, 2013 16 Dominican Republic 1 Puerto Rico Japan Netherlands 39 781438 DOM Robinson Canó 2009 2017 The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009. Unlike the two previous WBCs, which consisted of the same 16 countries, only the 12 countries that won at least one game in the 2009 WBC were guaranteed a berth in the main tournament.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, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711192453/http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/israel-to-participate-in-2013-world-baseball-classic/ July 11, 2011 live The automatic qualifiers were Australia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Korea, the United States, and Venezuela. Four qualification brackets were held in late 2012 and respectively won by Canada, Taiwan, Spain, and Brazil, who joined the WBC as the final four teams (the latter two making their WBC debuts). As in the 2006 tournament, the first round had a round-robin format, which led to South Korea being eliminated on a run difference tiebreaker. Venezuela also failed to advance out of a tough group. The fourth-place teams in each group – Brazil, Australia, Spain, and Mexico – had to participate in the qualifying round in order to return for the 2017 tournament. The second round was a modified double-elimination format, as in the 2009 tournament, where the modification was that the final game of each bracket was winner-take-all, even if won by the team emerging from the loser's bracket, although that game only affected seeding as two teams advanced from each bracket. The Netherlands improved on its surprising 2009 run by advancing to the semifinal game, as did two-time defending champion Japan. However, Japan was eliminated in the semi-finals, losing to Puerto Rico. In the final game, the Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico to become the first WBC champion from the Western Hemisphere, as well as the first team to complete the WBC with an undefeated record, and the only one to do so until Japan also finished with a perfect record in the 2023 WBC. Robinson Canó of the Dominican Republic was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.Schlegel John March 20, 2013 Torrid stretch earns Cano Classic MVP http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130319&content_id=43006960&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130323092008/https://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130319&content_id=43006960&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb 2013-03-23 MLB.com Revenue-sharing dispute The preparations for the third World Baseball Classic were complicated by a dispute between the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA), the union for all Nippon Professional Baseball players, and MLB over revenue sharing. JPBPA demanded a larger share of advertising and merchandise sponsorship revenue for the tournament, a large chunk of which came from Japanese companies. MLB resisted the move in part due to the fact that the World Baseball Classic is a joint production of MLB and the MLB Player's Association, meaning that those two organizations bore the cost of the tournament. In July 2012, the JPBPA voted unanimously to boycott the 2013 World Baseball Classic.Coskrey Jason July 21, 2012 JPBPA unanimously votes to boycott WBC http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120721g1.html dead https://archive.today/20130218141302/http://aws.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/07/21/sports/jpbpa-unanimously-votes-to-boycott-wbc/%23.USI21n3LdRw 18 February 2013 August 13, 2012 The Japan TimesNPB players decide to sit out upcoming WBC Daily Yomiuri Online July 21, 2012 August 13, 2012 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/T120720005809.htm The move was interpreted by some news outlets as a non-final decision, aimed at raising the pressure on MLB.Martin Alexander Japanese Pros Threaten to Boycott World Baseball Classic Wall Street Journal July 20, 2012 August 13, 2012 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/07/20/japanese-pros-threaten-to-boycott-world-baseball-classic/Japan threatens to boycott World Baseball Classic Sports Illustrated July 20, 2012 August 13, 2012 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/more/07/20/japan-wbc-boycott.ap/ https://archive.today/20130119100254/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/more/07/20/japan-wbc-boycott.ap/ dead January 19, 2013 In September 2012, Japanese players agreed to take part after reaching a compromise with tournament organizers on sharing sponsorship and licensing revenue.Japan agrees to play in 2013 WBC Associated Press ESPN September 4, 2012 https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8335634/japan-commits-2013-world-baseball-classic/ Qualification 2013 World Baseball Classic qualification The top three teams from each pool of the first round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic automatically qualified. TeamWorld rankingWBSC Rankings – Men's baseball on 12/31/2012 https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2012-12-31 World Baseball Softball Confederation May 2, 2021 September 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230908203920/https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2012-12-31 dead Method of qualificationClassic appearancePrevious best positionAUS10th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdFirst round (2006, 2009)CHN18th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdFirst round (2006, 2009)CUB1st2009 World Baseball Classic3rdRunners-up (2006)DOM13th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdSemifinals (2006)ITA9th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdFirst round (2006, 2009)JPN3rd2009 World Baseball Classic3rdChampions (2006, 2009)MEX11th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdSecond round (2006, 2009)NED7th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdSecond round (2009)PUR12th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdSecond round (2006, 2009)KOR4th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdRunners-up (2009)USA2nd2009 World Baseball Classic3rdSemifinals (2009)VEN8th2009 World Baseball Classic3rdSemifinals (2009)ESP16thQualifier 11st—CAN6thQualifier 23rdFirst round (2006, 2009)BRA20thQualifier 31st—TPE5thQualifier 43rdFirst round (2006, 2009) Format In the first round, each team played the other three teams in its pool once. Teams were ranked by winning percentage in the first round, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the second round. There, the teams from Pools A and B (in Pool 1) and the teams from Pools C and D (in Pool 2) competed in a double-elimination format. The top two teams in each pool in the second round entered the four-team single-elimination semifinals. The four qualifying teams crossed over for the semifinals, with the winner of each pool playing against the runner-up from the other pool. In the final, the team with the higher winning percentage of games in the tournament was the home team. If the teams competing in the final had identical winning percentages in the tournament, then World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) would conduct a coin flip or draw to determine the home team. In the first round, ties were to be broken in the following order of priority:World Baseball Classic Tournament Rules and Regulations https://secure.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/about/rules.jsp dead https://archive.today/20130412043315/https://secure.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/about/rules.jsp April 12, 2013 March 12, 2013 World Baseball Classic The winner of head-to-head games between the tied teams; The team with the highest Team's Quality Balance (TQB=(runs scored (RS)/innings batted (IPO))–(runs against (RA)/innings pitched (IPD))) in head-to-head games between the tied teams; The team with the highest Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance (ER–TQB=(earned runs scored (ERS)/IPO)–(earned runs against (ERA)/IPD)) in head-to-head games between the tied teams; The team with the highest batting average (AVG) in head-to-head games between the tied teams; Drawing of lots, conducted by World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI). Rosters 2013 World Baseball Classic rosters The deadline for submitting provisional rosters was January 16, but teams had until February 20 to finalize their roster decisions. Many Major League Baseball (MLB) players participated. The United States provisional roster was made up entirely of players from MLB, and champions Dominican Republic provisional roster had only one player not signed to an MLB team in 2013. The Canadian team had 12 players who appeared in MLB in 2012. Japan had none and two prominent Japanese MLB players, Yu Darvish and Ichiro Suzuki, chose not to play. Though five members who competed for the Cuban national team in the 2009 WBC had since defected, the Cuban team was considered strong despite its 2nd-round sacking. Three members of MLB.com's Top 100 prospect participated: Xander Bogaerts, Eddie Rosario, and Jameson Taillon. Venues Eight stadiums were used during the main tournament: Pool APool BPool CPool DJPN Fukuoka, JapanTWN Taichung, TaiwanPUR San Juan, Puerto RicoUSA Phoenix, United StatesFukuoka DomeTaichung Intercontinental Baseball StadiumHiram Bithorn StadiumChase FieldCapacity: 38,561Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 18,264Capacity: 48,633200px200px200px200px Pool DPool 1Pool 2ChampionshipUSA Scottsdale, United StatesJPN Tokyo, JapanUSA Miami, United StatesUSA San Francisco, United StatesSalt River Fields at Talking StickTokyo DomeMarlins ParkAT&T ParkCapacity: 11,000Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 36,742Capacity: 41,915200px200px200px200px Pools composition The top 12 teams that participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic were invited back for the 2013 tournament.International venues set for 2013 Classic http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120925&content_id=38996910&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120927033425/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120925&content_id=38996910&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb 2012-09-27 September 25, 2012 MLB.com Spain, Canada, Brazil, and Chinese Taipei won their pools of qualification.The 2013 World Baseball Classic is ready to go http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2012/12/02/the-2013-world-baseball-classic-is-ready-to-go/ff71001b-dc41-481c-974a-d7d80d6103b5 https://archive.today/20130415030925/http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2012/12/02/the-2013-world-baseball-classic-is-ready-to-go/ff71001b-dc41-481c-974a-d7d80d6103b5 15 April 2013 December 2, 2012 ibaf.org Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the tournament. Pool APool BPool CPool DJPN (3)KOR (4)VEN (8)USA (2)CHN (18)NED (7)PUR (12)MEX (11)CUB (1)AUS (10)DOM (13)ITA (9)BRA (20)TPE (5)ESP (16)CAN (6) First round Pool A 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool A Standings Mar 2, 2013 19:00 JPN 5–3 BRA Fukuoka Dome 3:20 28,181 Boxscore Mar 3, 2013 12:30 CUB 5–2 BRA Fukuoka Dome 3:22 4,003 Boxscore Mar 3, 2013 19:00 CHN 2–5 JPN Fukuoka Dome 2:57 13,891 Boxscore Mar 4, 2013 16:30 CHN 0–12 CUB 7 Fukuoka Dome 2:38 3,123 Boxscore Mar 5, 2013 17:00 BRA 2–5 CHN Fukuoka Dome 3:12 3,110 Boxscore Mar 6, 2013 19:00 JPN 3–6 CUB Fukuoka Dome 3:39 26,860 Boxscore |} Pool B 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool B Standings Mar 2, 2013 12:30 AUS 1–4 TPE Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:53 20,035 Boxscore Mar 2, 2013 19:30 KOR 0–5 NED Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:24 1,085 Boxscore Mar 3, 2013 14:30 NED 3–8 TPE Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:09 22,689 Boxscore Mar 4, 2013 18:30 KOR 6–0 AUS Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:31 1,481 Boxscore Mar 5, 2013 12:30 AUS 1–4 NED Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:50 1,113 Boxscore Mar 5, 2013 19:30 TPE 2–3 KOR Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 3:27 23,431 Boxscore |} Pool C 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool C Standings Mar 7, 2013 19:30 VEN 3–9 DOM Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:55 15,055 Boxscore Mar 8, 2013 18:30 ESP 0–3 PUR Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:05 14,974 Boxscore Mar 9, 2013 12:00 DOM 6–3 ESP Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:47 13,421 Boxscore Mar 9, 2013 18:30 PUR 6–3 VEN Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:35 18,800 Boxscore Mar 10, 2013 12:30 ESP 6–11 VEN Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:59 13,395 Boxscore Mar 10, 2013 19:30 DOM 4–2 PUR Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:41 19,413 Boxscore |} Pool D 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool D Standings Mar 7, 2013 13:00 ITA 6–5 MEX Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 3:41 4,478 Boxscore Mar 8, 2013 12:00 CAN 4–14 ITA 8 Chase FieldThe game was originally scheduled to be played at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, but was moved due to potential inclement weather. 3:27 5,140 Boxscore Mar 8, 2013 19:00 MEX 5–2 USA Chase Field 3:29 44,256 Boxscore Mar 9, 2013 12:30 CAN 10–3 MEX Chase Field 3:44 19,581 Boxscore Mar 9, 2013 19:00 USA 6–2 ITA Chase Field 3:21 19,303 Boxscore Mar 10, 2013 13:00 USA 9–4 CAN Chase Field 3:18 22,425 Boxscore |} Second round Pool 1 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 1 Bracket Mar 8, 2013 12:00 NED 6–2 CUB Tokyo Dome 3:38 38,588 Boxscore Mar 8, 2013 19:00 JPN 4–3 TPE 10 Tokyo Dome 4:47 43,527 Boxscore Mar 9, 2013 19:00 TPE 0–14 CUB 7 Tokyo Dome 2:43 12,884 Boxscore Mar 10, 2013 19:00 JPN 16–4 NED 7 Tokyo Dome 2:53 37,745 Boxscore Mar 11, 2013 19:00 CUB 6–7 NED Tokyo Dome 3:52 7,613 Boxscore Mar 12, 2013 19:00 NED 6–10 JPN Tokyo Dome 3:30 30,301 Boxscore |} Pool 2 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 2 Bracket Mar 12, 2013 13:00 ITA 4–5 DOM Marlins Park 3:17 14,482 Boxscore Mar 12, 2013 20:00 PUR 1–7 USA Marlins Park 3:22 32,872 Boxscore Mar 13, 2013 19:00 ITA 3–4 PUR Marlins Park 3:46 27,296 Boxscore Mar 14, 2013 19:00 DOM 3–1 USA Marlins Park 3:17 34,366 Boxscore Mar 15, 2013 19:00 PUR 4–3 USA Marlins Park 3:24 19,762 Boxscore Mar 16, 2013 13:00 PUR 0–2 DOM Marlins Park 2:58 25,846 Boxscore |} Championship round 2013 World Baseball Classic championship bracket Semifinals Mar 17, 2013 18:00 PUR 3–1 JPN AT&T Park 3:27 33,683 Boxscore Mar 18, 2013 18:00 NED 1–4 DOM AT&T Park 3:09 27,527 Boxscore |} Final Mar 19, 2013 17:00 PUR 0–3 DOM AT&T Park 3:06 35,703 Boxscore |} Final standings Organizer WBCI has no interest in the final standings, so IBAF determined final standings for its men's baseball world rankings. In the final standings, ties were to be broken in the following order of priority: The team with the highest Team's Quality Balance (TQB=(RS/IPO)–(RA/IPD)) in all games; The team with the highest Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance (ER–TQB=(ERS/IPO)–(ERA/IPD)) in all games; The team with the highest batting average (AVG) in all games; RkTeamWLTiebreaker1DOM80–Lost in Final2PUR54–Lost in Semifinals3JPN52–4NED44–Eliminated in Second Round5CUB42–6USA33–7ITA230.103 TQB8TPE23−0.190 TQBEliminated in First Round9KOR21–10VEN12−0.154 TQB11MEX12−0.185 TQB12CAN12−0.308 TQB13CHN12−0.534 TQB14BRA03−0.318 TQB15ESP03−0.467 TQB16AUS03−0.486 TQB bb 2013 World Baseball Classic champions DOM First Attendance 781,438 (avg. 20,037; pct. 59.5%) First round 359,243 (avg. 14,968; pct. 50.2%) Pool A – 79,168 (avg. 13,195; pct. 34.2%) Pool B – 69,834 (avg. 11,639; pct. 58.2%) Pool C – 95,058 (avg. 15,843; pct. 86.7%) Pool D – 115,183 (avg. 19,197; pct. 45.3%) Chase Field – 110,705 (avg. 22,141; pct. 45.5%) Salt River Fields at Talking Stick – 4,478 (avg. 4,478; pct. 40.7%) Second round 325,282 (avg. 27,107; pct. 68.8%) Pool 1 – 170,658 (avg. 28,443; pct. 67.7%) Pool 2 – 154,624 (avg. 25,771; pct. 70.1%) Championship round 96,913 (avg. 32,304; pct. 77.1%) Semifinals – 61,210 (avg. 30,605; pct. 73.0%) Final – 35,703 (avg. 35,703; pct. 85.2%) 2013 All-World Baseball Classic team right 600 Yadier Molina on April 1, 2007 (1).jpg Robinson Canó on on April 13, 2010 (1).jpg David Wright on July 25, 2013 (1).jpg Ángel Pagán on May 14, 2013 (1).jpg DSC04859 Kenta Maeda (1).jpg Fernando Rodney on August 20, 2013 (1).jpg Players named to the All-WBC Team (from left to right); Catcher – Yadier Molina of Puerto RicoSecond baseman – Robinson Canó of the Dominican RepublicThird baseman – David Wright of the United StatesOutfielder – Ángel Pagán of Puerto RicoPitcher – Kenta Maeda of JapanPitcher – Fernando Rodney of the Dominican Republic Note: The tournament Most Valuable Player was Robinson Canó. PositionPlayerCPUR Yadier Molina1BDOM Edwin Encarnación2BDOM Robinson Canó3BUSA David WrightSSDOM José ReyesOFDOM Nelson CruzPUR Ángel PagánCAN Michael SaundersDHJPN Hirokazu IbataPPUR Nelson FigueroaJPN Kenta MaedaDOM Fernando Rodney Statistics leaders Batting Statistic Name Total/AvgBatting average* CAN Michael Saunders .727Hits DOM Robinson Canó 15Runs NED Andrelton Simmons 10Home runs CUB José AbreuCUB Alfredo Despaigne 3RBI USA David Wright 10Walks DOM Carlos Santana 9Strikeouts DOM Alejandro De AzaDOM Edwin EncarnaciónNED Jonathan Schoop 8Stolen bases NED Randolph Oduber 3On-base percentage* CAN Michael Saunders .769Slugging percentage* CAN Michael Saunders 1.273OPS* CAN Michael Saunders 2.042 * Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game Pitching Statistic Name Total/AvgWins DOM Pedro Strop 3Losses 39 Players 1Saves DOM Fernando Rodney 7Innings pitched JPN Kenta Maeda 15.0Hits allowed NED Diego Markwell 17Runs allowed NED Tom Stuifbergen 9Earned runs allowed NED David BergmanNED Tom Stuifbergen 8ERA* TPE Chien-Ming Wang 0.00**Walks DOM Edinson Vólquez 6Strikeouts JPN Kenta Maeda 18WHIP* KOR Seung-hwan Oh 0.00 * Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per game ** Wang is tied with 14 others with a 0.00 ERA but he pitched the most innings with 12 Additional rules Once again, there were limits on the number of pitches thrown in a game, though the limits themselves were changed from the previous tournament: 65 pitches in First Round (down from 70 in 2009) 80 pitches in Second Round (down from 85 in 2009) 95 pitches in Championship Round (down from 100 in 2009) If a pitcher reached his limit during a plate appearance, he was allowed to finish pitching to the batter but was removed from the game at the end of the 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; For purposes of the pitcher use limitation rules, both semifinal games were to be deemed to have been played on the day of the latest semifinal game. A mercy rule came into effect when one team led by either 15 runs after five innings, or ten runs after seven innings in the first two rounds. Instant replay was also available to umpires during the tournament. As was introduced in Major League Baseball during the 2008 season, replays were only used to adjudicate on home run decisions, to determine whether the ball was fair or foul, over the fence or not, and the impact of fan interference. 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 the tournament, as the only extra-inning game in the tournament ended prior to a 13th inning. Media coverage MLB Network was announced as the English-language broadcaster of the 2013 and 2017 tournaments.http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121023&content_id=40001966&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb MLB Network to air all Classic games in '13, '17 Bobbie Dittmeier October 23, 2012 MLB.com October 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054959/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121023&content_id=40001966&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb November 2, 2012 dead ESPN Deportes provided Spanish-language coverage, and ESPN Radio had audio rights.Nuñez Gabriela January 13, 2013 ESPN Selected to Present Spanish-Language Multimedia Coverage of 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic « ESPN MediaZone https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2013/01/wbc/ March 12, 2013 ESPN Media Zone Sportsnet was the broadcaster in Canada and ESPN America in United Kingdom, Ireland, and other parts of Europe. Notes note References 30em External links Official website World Baseball Classic Category:World Baseball Classic Category:March 2013 in sports Category:Sporting events in the United States