Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2023

[Topicmaster1010 4,182]

The tournament schedule was released yesterday. I put the full schedule on the first post of this thread. You can find game times in Local Time, Eastern Time, Central European time and Japanese Time. Enjoy!

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2nd and last qualification pool starts this Friday! This time from Panama City. This qualifier features teams from the Americas, Asia and Oceania and features  Argentina,  Brazil,  New Zealand,  Nicaragua,  Pakistan, and  Panama. Unlike the 1st qualification pool, this pool is a bit more top heavy. On paper, Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama are the 3 clear favourites competing for 2 spots in the World Baseball Classic with Panama being biggest favourite of the 3. Personally I'm hoping for Panama and Nicaragua to qualify here since they are countires where baseball is the number 1 sport in the country but they haven't had qualification success in past tournaments.

 

 

 

 

Opening Round		Semifinals		Qualifier
Winners Bracket
		Game 3
Game 1		Nicaragua		Game 8
New Zealand
Brazil		Winner Game 1		Winner Game 3
		Game 4		Winner Game 4
Game 2		Panama
Pakistan
Argentina		Winner Game 2

Lower Round 1		Lower Round 2		Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5		Game 7
Loser Game 2
Loser Game 3		Winner Game 5		Game 9
Game 6		Winner Game 6		Loser Game 8
Loser Game 1
Loser Game 4				Winner Game 7

 

 

Day 1 Schedule

 

 New Zealand vs. Brazil , 12:00 CST

 Pakistan vs. Argentina , 19:00 CST

 

And as I did for the 1st qualification pool, here's a breakdown of each roster by birth countries. Looks a bit more like national teams this time.

 

Argentina

 Argentina: 20

 Venezuela: 7

 United States: 1

 

Brazil

 Brazil: 21

 United States: 5

 Japan: 1

 Venezuela: 1

 

New Zealand

 New Zealand: 17

 United States: 5

 Australia: 2

 Japan: 2

 Italy: 1

 South Africa: 1

 

Nicaragua

 Nicaragua: 27

 United States: 1

 

Pakistan

 Pakistan: 15

 United States: 9

 Canada: 3

 Japan: 1

 

Panama

 Panama: 26

 United States: 2

Edited September 28, 2022 by Topicmaster1010

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1 hour ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

New Zealand

 New Zealand: 17

 United States: 5

 Australia: 2

 Japan: 2

 Italy: 1

 South Africa: 1

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September 30th Scores:

 New Zealand 7-12 Brazil

 Pakistan 4-7 Argentina 

 

No surprises today.

 

October 1st Schedule:

 Brazil vs. Nicaragua , 12:00 CDT

 Argentina vs. Panama , 19:00 CDT

 

 

Opening Round		Semifinals		Qualifier
Winners Bracket
		Game 3
Game 1		Nicaragua		Game 8
New Zealand	7
Brazil	12	Brazil		Winner Game 3
		Game 4		Winner Game 4
Game 2		Panama
Pakistan	4
Argentina	7	Argentina

Lower Round 1		Lower Round 2		Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5		Game 7
Pakistan
Loser Game 3		Winner Game 5		Game 9
Game 6		Winner Game 6		Loser Game 8
New Zealand
Loser Game 4				Winner Game 7

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October 1st Scores:

 

 Brazil 4-1 Nicaragua

 Argentina 0-11 Panama  F/7

 

Huge win by Brazil. Nicaragua looked pretty sloppy on the other hand so it'll be interesting to see if they can rebound if they end up playing again. In the other game, Panama clearly showed why they're the class of this qualifying group.

 

October 2nd Schedule: 

 

 Pakistan vs. Nicaragua , 12:00 CDT

 New Zealand vs. Argentina , 19:00 CDT

 

 

Opening Round		Semifinals		Qualifier
Winners Bracket
		Game 3
Game 1		Nicaragua	1	Game 8
New Zealand	7
Brazil	12	Brazil	4	Brazil
		Game 4		Panama
Game 2		Panama	11
Pakistan	4
Argentina	7	Argentina	0

Lower Round 1		Lower Round 2		Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5		Game 7
Pakistan
Nicaragua		Winner Game 5		Game 9
Game 6		Winner Game 6		Loser Game 8
New Zealand
Argentina				Winner Game 7

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October 2nd Scores:

 

 Pakistan 0-12 Nicaragua  F/7

 New Zealand 1-4 Argentina

 

Pakistan and New Zealand are eliminated from qualification. In the first game, no surprises as Nicaragua is in a completely different tier than Pakistan. Much different story in the 2nd game though. New Zealand was shutting out Argentina through 6 innings but had a complete meltdown in the 7th inning and allowed Argentina to score 4 runs. Nicaragua and Argentina will now play for the right to play for the final qualification spot. Brazil vs. Panama will be the first qualification matchup.

 

October 4th Schedule:

 

 Nicaragua vs. Argentina , 12:00 CDT

 Brazil vs. Panama , 19:00 CDT

 

Opening Round		Semifinals		Qualifier
Winners Bracket
		Game 3
Game 1		Nicaragua	1	Game 8
New Zealand	7
Brazil	12	Brazil	4	Brazil
		Game 4		Panama
Game 2		Panama	11
Pakistan	4
Argentina	7	Argentina	0

Lower Round 1		Lower Round 2		Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5		Game 7
Pakistan	0
Nicaragua	12	Nicaragua		Game 9
Game 6		Argentina		Loser Game 8
New Zealand	1
Argentina	4			Winner Game 7

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October 2nd Scores:

 

 Pakistan 0-12 Nicaragua  F/7

 New Zealand 1-4 Argentina

 

Pakistan and New Zealand are eliminated from qualification. In the first game, no surprises as Nicaragua is in a completely different tier than Pakistan. Much different story in the 2nd game though. New Zealand was shutting out Argentina through 6 innings but had a complete meltdown in the 7th inning and allowed Argentina to score 4 runs. Nicaragua and Argentina will now play for the right to play for the final qualification spot. Brazil vs. Panama will be the first qualification matchup.

 

October 4th Schedule:

 

 Nicaragua vs. Argentina , 12:00 CDT

 Brazil vs. Panama , 19:00 CDT

 

Opening Round		Semifinals		Qualifier
Winners Bracket
		Game 3
Game 1		Nicaragua	1	Game 8
New Zealand	7
Brazil	12	Brazil	4	Brazil
		Game 4		Panama
Game 2		Panama	11
Pakistan	4
Argentina	7	Argentina	0

Lower Round 1		Lower Round 2		Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5		Game 7
Pakistan	0
Nicaragua	12	Nicaragua		Game 9
Game 6		Argentina		Loser Game 8
New Zealand	1
Argentina	4			Winner Game 7

I think Nicaragua were going to boycott the 1984 Olympics in support of the Soviet Union but the people were so keen to see their country in the baseball demonstration event that the president had to back down and allow the team to go to LA.

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Off day for the qualification tournament so it's a good time to do a roster update.

 

World Baseball Classic MLB Player Commitment Updates (in bold) 

 

 Australia: Liam Hendriks (Chicago White Sox), Curtis Mead (Tampa Bay Rays)

 Canada: Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers), Josh Naylor (Cleveland Guardians), Cal Quantrill (Cleveland Guardians)

 Colombia: Sandy Leon (Minnesota Twins), Reiver Sanmartin (Cincinnati Reds), Donovan Solano (Cincinnati Reds), Jose Quintana (St. Louis Cardinals), Harold Ramirez (Tampa Bay Rays), Gio Urshela (Minnesota Twins)

 Dominican Republic: Sandy Alcantara (Miami Marlins), Genesis Cabrera (St. Louis Cardinals), Emmanuel Clase (Cleveland Guardians), Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays), Manny Machado (San Diego Padres), Starling Marte (New York Mets), Jose Ramirez (Cleveland Guardians), Gary Sanchez (Minnesota Twins), Juan Soto (San Diego Padres)

 Great Britain: Jazz Chisholm (Miami Marlins), Harry Ford (Seattle Mariners)

 Israel: Harrison Bader (St. Louis Cardinals), Jake Bird (Colorado Rockies), Richard Bleier (Miami Marlins), Jake Fishman (Miami Marlins), Dean Kremer (Baltimore Orioles), Ryan Lavarnway (Miami Marlins), Joc Pederson (San Francisco Giants), Kevin Pillar (Los Angeles Dodgers)

 Italy: David Fletcher (Los Angeles Angels), Trey Mancini (Houston Astros), Adam Ottavino (New York Mets), Jordan Romano (Toronto Blue Jays)

 Japan: Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels)

 Mexico: Randy Arozarena (Tampa Bay Rays), Javier Assad (Chicago Cubs), Andres Munoz (Seattle Mariners), Isaac Paredes (Tampa Bay Rays), Manuel Rodriguez (Chicago Cubs), Rowdy Tellez (Milwaukee Brewers), Julio Urias (Los Angeles Dodgers), Jose Urquidy (Houston Astros), Alex Verdugo (Boston Red Sox)

 Puerto Rico: Javier Baez (Detroit Tigers), Jose Berrios (Toronto Blue Jays), Carlos Correa (Minnesota Twins), Alexis Diaz (Cincinnati Reds), Edwin Diaz (New York Mets), Kike Hernandez (Boston Red Sox), Joe Jimenez (Detroit Tigers), Alex Lange (Detroit Tigers), Francisco Lindor (New York Mets), Jorge Lopez (Minnesota Twins), Seth Lugo (New York Mets), Martin Maldonado (Houston Astros), MJ Melendez (Kansas City Royals), Jose Miranda (Minnesota Twins), Jovani Moran (Minnesota Twins), Emilio Pagan (Minnesota Twins), Roberto Perez (Pittsburgh Pirates), Edwin Rios (Los Angeles Dodgers), Emmanuel Rivera (Arizona Diamondbacks), Eddie Rosario (Atlanta Braves), Marcus Stroman (Chicago Cubs), Christian Vazquez (Houston Astros)

 United States: Pete Alonso (New York Mets), Tim Anderson (Chicago White Sox), Nolan Arenado (St. Louis Cardinals), Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers), Paul Goldschmidt (St. Louis Cardinals), Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies), Cedric Mullins (Baltimore Orioles), J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies), Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers), Trevor Story (Boston Red Sox), Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels), Kyle Tucker (Houston Astros), Trea Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers)

 Venezuela: Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves), Jose Altuve (Houston Astros), Jose Alvarado (Philadelphia Phillies), Pablo Lopez (Miami Marlins), German Marquez (Colorado Rockies), Ranger Suarez (Philadelphia Phillies)

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Argentina almost beat Nicaragua . But Nicaragua still hangs on 6-5 and will play the loser of Panama vs. Brazil. Looks like it's Panama and Brazil's qualifying spots to lose.

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