2013 World Baseball Classic

International baseball competition in 2013

2013 World Baseball Classic

Tournament details
Countries| Japan
Puerto Rico
Taiwan
United States
Dates| March 2–19, 2013
Teams| 16
Final positions
Champions|  Dominican Republic (1st title)
Runner-up|  Puerto Rico
Third place|  Japan
Fourth place|  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Games played| 39
Attendance| 781,438 (20,037 per game)
MVP|  Robinson Canó

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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 sixteen countries, only the twelve countries that won at least one game in the 2009 WBC were guaranteed a berth in the main tournament.[1] 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 Classic 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, the two-time defending champions Japan were eliminated in the semi-finals game against stunning 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 World Baseball Classic. Robinson Canó was named the Most Valuable Player of the Classic.[2]

## Revenue-sharing dispute

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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.[3][4] The move was interpreted by some news outlets as a non-final decision, aimed at raising the pressure on MLB.[5][6] In September 2012, Japanese players agreed to take part after reaching a compromise with tournament organizers on sharing sponsorship and licensing revenue.[7]

## Qualification

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic qualification

The top three teams from each pool of the first round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic automatically qualified.

Team  | World ranking[8] | Method of qualification  | Classic appearance  | Previous best position

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Australia | 10th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Round 1
China | 18th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Round 1
Cuba | 1st  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Runners-up (2006)
Dominican Republic | 13th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Fourth place (2006)
Italy | 9th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Round 1
Japan | 3rd  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Champions (2006, 2009)
Mexico | 11th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Round 2 (2006, 2009)
Netherlands | 7th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Round 2 (2009)
Puerto Rico | 12th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Round 2 (2006, 2009)
South Korea | 4th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Runners-up (2009)
United States | 2nd  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Fourth place (2009)
Venezuela | 8th  | 2009 World Baseball Classic | 3rd  | Third place (2009)
Spain | 16th  | Qualifier 1 | 1st  | —
Canada | 6th  | Qualifier 2 | 3rd  | Round 1
Brazil | 20th  | Qualifier 3 | 1st  | —
Chinese Taipei | 5th  | Qualifier 4 | 3rd  | Round 1

## Format

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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 were to be 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:[9]

1. The winner of head-to-head games between the tied teams;
2. 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;
3. 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;
4. The team with the highest batting average (AVG) in head-to-head games between the tied teams;
5. Drawing of lots, conducted by World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI).

## Rosters

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Main article: 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 have 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

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Eight stadiums were used during the main tournament:

Pool A  | Pool B  | Pool C  | Pool D

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Fukuoka, Japan |  Taichung, Taiwan |  San Juan, Puerto Rico |  Phoenix, United States
Fukuoka Dome | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Chase Field
Capacity: 38,561 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 18,264 | Capacity: 48,633
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Pool D  | Pool 1  | Pool 2  | Championship

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Scottsdale, United States |  Tokyo, Japan |  Miami, United States |  San Francisco, United States
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | Tokyo Dome | Marlins Park | AT&T Park
Capacity: 11,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 36,742 | Capacity: 41,915
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## Pools composition

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The top 12 teams that participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic were invited back for the 2013 tournament.[10] Spain, Canada, Brazil, and Chinese Taipei won their pools of qualification.[11]

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the tournament.[8]

Pool A  | Pool B  | Pool C  | Pool D

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Japan (3)  |  South Korea (4)  |  Venezuela (8)  |  United States (2)
China (18)  |  Netherlands (7)  |  Puerto Rico (12)  |  Mexico (11)
Cuba (1)  |  Australia (10)  |  Dominican Republic (13)  |  Italy (9)
Brazil (20)  |  Chinese Taipei (5)  |  Spain (16)  |  Canada (6)

## First round

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### Pool A

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool A

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1  |  Cuba | 3  | 3  | 0  | 23  | 5  | +18  | 1.000  | -- | Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2  |  Japan (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 11  | +2  | .667  | 1
3  |  China | 3  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 19  | −12  | .333  | 2  | Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4  |  Brazil | 3  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 15  | −8  | .000  | 3  |

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Date  | Local time  | Road team  | Score  | Home team  | Inn.  | Venue  | Game duration  | Attendance  | Boxscore

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Mar 2, 2013  | 19:00  | Japan | 5–3 |  Brazil |  | Fukuoka Dome | 3:20  | 28,181  | Boxscore
Mar 3, 2013  | 12:30  | Cuba | 5–2 |  Brazil |  | Fukuoka Dome | 3:22  | 4,003  | Boxscore
Mar 3, 2013  | 19:00  | China | 2–5 |  Japan |  | Fukuoka Dome | 2:57  | 13,891  | Boxscore
Mar 4, 2013  | 16:30  | China | 0–12 |  Cuba | 7  | Fukuoka Dome | 2:38  | 3,123  | Boxscore
Mar 5, 2013  | 17:00  | Brazil | 2–5 |  China |  | Fukuoka Dome | 3:12  | 3,110  | Boxscore
Mar 6, 2013  | 19:00  | Japan | 3–6 |  Cuba |  | Fukuoka Dome | 3:39  | 26,860  | Boxscore

### Pool B

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool B

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1  |  Chinese Taipei (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 14  | 7  | +7  | .667[a] | -- | Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2  |  Netherlands | 3  | 2  | 1  | 12  | 9  | +3  | .667[a] | --
3  |  South Korea | 3  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 7  | +2  | .667[a] | -- | Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4  |  Australia | 3  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 14  | −12  | .000  | 2  |

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Chinese Taipei 0.235 TQB, Netherlands 0.000 TQB, South Korea -0.235 TQB

Date  | Local time  | Road team  | Score  | Home team  | Inn.  | Venue  | Game duration  | Attendance  | Boxscore

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Mar 2, 2013  | 12:30  | Australia | 1–4 |  Chinese Taipei |  | Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | 2:53  | 20,035  | Boxscore
Mar 2, 2013  | 19:30  | South Korea | 0–5 |  Netherlands |  | Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | 3:24  | 1,085  | Boxscore
Mar 3, 2013  | 14:30  | Netherlands | 3–8 |  Chinese Taipei |  | Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | 3:09  | 22,689  | Boxscore
Mar 4, 2013  | 18:30  | South Korea | 6–0 |  Australia |  | Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | 3:31  | 1,481  | Boxscore
Mar 5, 2013  | 12:30  | Australia | 1–4 |  Netherlands |  | Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | 2:50  | 1,113  | Boxscore
Mar 5, 2013  | 19:30  | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 |  South Korea |  | Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | 3:27  | 23,431  | Boxscore

### Pool C

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool C

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1  |  Dominican Republic | 3  | 3  | 0  | 19  | 8  | +11  | 1.000  | -- | Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2  |  Puerto Rico (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 7  | +4  | .667  | 1
3  |  Venezuela | 3  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 21  | −4  | .333  | 2  | Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4  |  Spain | 3  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 20  | −11  | .000  | 3  |

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Date  | Local time  | Road team  | Score  | Home team  | Inn.  | Venue  | Game duration  | Attendance  | Boxscore

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Mar 7, 2013  | 19:30  | Venezuela | 3–9 |  Dominican Republic |  | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 3:55  | 15,055  | Boxscore
Mar 8, 2013  | 18:30  | Spain | 0–3 |  Puerto Rico |  | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 3:05  | 14,974  | Boxscore
Mar 9, 2013  | 12:00  | Dominican Republic | 6–3 |  Spain |  | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 3:47  | 13,421  | Boxscore
Mar 9, 2013  | 18:30  | Puerto Rico | 6–3 |  Venezuela |  | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 3:35  | 18,800  | Boxscore
Mar 10, 2013  | 12:30  | Spain | 6–11 |  Venezuela |  | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 3:59  | 13,395  | Boxscore
Mar 10, 2013  | 19:30  | Dominican Republic | 4–2 |  Puerto Rico |  | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | 3:41  | 19,413  | Boxscore

### Pool D

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool D

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1  |  United States (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 17  | 11  | +6  | .667[a] | -- | Advance to second round
Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
2  |  Italy | 3  | 2  | 1  | 22  | 15  | +7  | .667[a] | --
3  |  Canada | 3  | 1  | 2  | 18  | 26  | −8  | .333[b] | 1  | Qualification for 2017 World Baseball Classic
4  |  Mexico | 3  | 1  | 2  | 13  | 18  | −5  | .333[b] | 1  |

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b United States defeated Italy 6–2.
2. ^ a b Canada defeated Mexico 10–3.

Date  | Local time  | Road team  | Score  | Home team  | Inn.  | Venue  | Game duration  | Attendance  | Boxscore

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Mar 7, 2013  | 13:00  | Italy | 6–5 |  Mexico |  | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | 3:41  | 4,478  | Boxscore
Mar 8, 2013  | 12:00  | Canada | 4–14 |  Italy | 8  | Chase Field[note 1] | 3:27  | 5,140  | Boxscore
Mar 8, 2013  | 19:00  | Mexico | 5–2 |  United States |  | Chase Field | 3:29  | 44,256  | Boxscore
Mar 9, 2013  | 12:30  | Canada | 10–3 |  Mexico |  | Chase Field | 3:44  | 19,581  | Boxscore
Mar 9, 2013  | 19:00  | United States | 6–2 |  Italy |  | Chase Field | 3:21  | 19,303  | Boxscore
Mar 10, 2013  | 13:00  | United States | 9–4 |  Canada |  | Chase Field | 3:18  | 22,425  | Boxscore

## Second round

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### Pool 1

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 1

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| Preliminaries| | | Qualifiers| | | Seeding
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| BR|  Netherlands| 6
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| AW|  Cuba| 2| |
| | | W1|  Netherlands| 4
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| | | W2|  Japan| 16| |
| AR|  Japan| 4| | | |
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| BW|  Chinese Taipei| 3| |
| | | W4|  Japan| 10
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| | | W5|  Netherlands| 6
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| L1|  Cuba| 14| | | L4|  Netherlands| 7| |
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| L2|  Chinese Taipei| 0| | |
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Mar 8, 2013  | 12:00  | Netherlands | 6–2 |  Cuba |  | Tokyo Dome | 3:38  | 38,588  | Boxscore
Mar 8, 2013  | 19:00  | Japan | 4–3 |  Chinese Taipei | 10  | Tokyo Dome | 4:47  | 43,527  | Boxscore
Mar 9, 2013  | 19:00  | Chinese Taipei | 0–14 |  Cuba | 7  | Tokyo Dome | 2:43  | 12,884  | Boxscore
Mar 10, 2013  | 19:00  | Japan | 16–4 |  Netherlands | 7  | Tokyo Dome | 2:53  | 37,745  | Boxscore
Mar 11, 2013  | 19:00  | Cuba | 6–7 |  Netherlands |  | Tokyo Dome | 3:52  | 7,613  | Boxscore
Mar 12, 2013  | 19:00  | Netherlands | 6–10 |  Japan |  | Tokyo Dome | 3:30  | 30,301  | Boxscore

### Pool 2

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 2

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| Preliminaries| | | Qualifiers| | | Seeding
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| DR|  Italy| 4
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| CW|  Dominican Rep.| 5| |
| | | W1|  Dominican Rep.| 3
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| | | W2|  United States| 1| |
| CR|  Puerto Rico| 1| | | |
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| DW|  United States| 7| |
| | | W4|  Dominican Rep.| 2
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| L1|  Italy| 3| | | L4|  United States| 3| |
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| L2|  Puerto Rico| 4| | |
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Mar 12, 2013  | 13:00  | Italy | 4–5 |  Dominican Republic |  | Marlins Park | 3:17  | 14,482  | Boxscore
Mar 12, 2013  | 20:00  | Puerto Rico | 1–7 |  United States |  | Marlins Park | 3:22  | 32,872  | Boxscore
Mar 13, 2013  | 19:00  | Italy | 3–4 |  Puerto Rico |  | Marlins Park | 3:46  | 27,296  | Boxscore
Mar 14, 2013  | 19:00  | Dominican Republic | 3–1 |  United States |  | Marlins Park | 3:17  | 34,366  | Boxscore
Mar 15, 2013  | 19:00  | Puerto Rico | 4–3 |  United States |  | Marlins Park | 3:24  | 19,762  | Boxscore
Mar 16, 2013  | 13:00  | Puerto Rico | 0–2 |  Dominican Republic |  | Marlins Park | 2:58  | 25,846  | Boxscore

## Championship round

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Main article: 2013 World Baseball Classic championship

| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 1W |  Japan | 1 |
| | SF1W |  Puerto Rico | 0 |
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| 1R |  Netherlands | 1 |

| 2W |  Dominican Republic | 4 |

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Mar 17, 2013  | 18:00  | Puerto Rico | 3–1 |  Japan |  | AT&T Park | 3:27  | 33,683  | Boxscore
Mar 18, 2013  | 18:00  | Netherlands | 1–4 |  Dominican Republic |  | AT&T Park | 3:09  | 27,527  | Boxscore

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Mar 19, 2013  | 17:00  | Puerto Rico | 0–3 |  Dominican Republic |  | AT&T Park | 3:06  | 35,703  | Boxscore

## Final standings

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Organizer WBCI has no interest in the final standings and did not compute. So, it was calculated by IBAF for the IBAF Men's Baseball World Rankings.

In the final standings, ties were to be broken in the following order of priority:

1. The team with the highest Team's Quality Balance (TQB=(RS/IPO)–(RA/IPD)) in all games;
2. The team with the highest Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance (ER–TQB=(ERS/IPO)–(ERA/IPD)) in all games;
3. The team with the highest batting average (AVG) in all games;

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1  |  Dominican Republic | 8 | 0 | –
Lost in Final
2  |  Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 | –
Lost in Semifinals
3  |  Japan | 5 | 2 | –
4  |  Netherlands | 4 | 4 | –
Eliminated in Second Round
5  |  Cuba | 4 | 2 | –
6  |  United States | 3 | 3 | –
7  |  Italy | 2 | 3 | 0.103 TQB
8  |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | −0.190 TQB
Eliminated in First Round
9  |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | –
10  |  Venezuela | 1 | 2 | −0.154 TQB
11  |  Mexico | 1 | 2 | −0.185 TQB
12  |  Canada | 1 | 2 | −0.308 TQB
13  |  China | 1 | 2 | −0.534 TQB
14  |  Brazil | 0 | 3 | −0.318 TQB
15  |  Spain | 0 | 3 | −0.467 TQB
16  |  Australia | 0 | 3 | −0.486 TQB
|  2013 World Baseball Classic champions

Dominican Republic
First title

## Attendance

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781,438 (avg. 20,037; pct. 59.5%)

### First round

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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

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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

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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

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Players named to the All-WBC Team (from left to right);
Catcher – Yadier Molina of Puerto Rico
Second baseman – Robinson Canó of the Dominican Republic
Third baseman – David Wright of the United States
Outfielder – Ángel Pagán of Puerto Rico
Pitcher – Kenta Maeda of Japan
Pitcher – Fernando Rodney of the Dominican Republic

Note: The tournament Most Valuable Player was Robinson Canó.[12]
Position | Player

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C  |  Yadier Molina
1B  |  Edwin Encarnación
2B  |  Robinson Canó
3B  |  David Wright
SS  |  José Reyes
OF  |  Nelson Cruz
Ángel Pagán
Michael Saunders
DH  |  Hirokazu Ibata
P  |  Nelson Figueroa
Kenta Maeda
Fernando Rodney

## Statistics leaders

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### Batting

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Batting average* |  Michael Saunders | .727
Hits |  Robinson Canó | 15
Runs |  Andrelton Simmons | 10
Home runs |  José Abreu
Alfredo Despaigne | 3
RBI |  David Wright | 10
Walks |  Carlos Santana | 9
Strikeouts |  Alejandro De Aza
Edwin Encarnación
Jonathan Schoop | 8
Stolen bases |  Randolph Oduber | 3
On-base percentage* |  Michael Saunders | .769
Slugging percentage* |  Michael Saunders | 1.273
OPS* |  Michael Saunders | 2.042

* Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game

### Pitching

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| Statistic | Name | Total/Avg

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Wins |  Pedro Strop | 3
Losses | 39 Players | 1
Saves |  Fernando Rodney | 7
Innings pitched |  Kenta Maeda | 15.0
Hits allowed |  Diego Markwell | 17
Runs allowed |  Tom Stuifbergen | 9
Earned runs allowed |  David Bergman
Tom Stuifbergen | 8
ERA* |  Chien-Ming Wang | 0.00**
Walks |  Edinson Vólquez | 6
Strikeouts |  Kenta Maeda | 18
WHIP* |  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 12.0

## Additional rules

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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 an at bat, he was allowed to finish pitching to the batter, but was removed from the game at the end of the at bat.

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 fifteen 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 this year's Classic, as the only extra-inning game in the tournament ended prior to a 13th inning.

## Media coverage

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MLB Network has been announced as the English-language broadcaster of the 2013 and 2017 tournaments.[13] ESPN Deportes provided Spanish-language coverage, and ESPN Radio had audio rights.[14]

Sportsnet was the broadcaster in Canada and ESPN America in United Kingdom, Ireland and other parts of Europe.

## Notes

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1. ^ The game was originally scheduled to be played at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, but was moved due to potential inclement weather.

## References

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1. ^ Belson, Ken (June 1, 2011). "Israel to Participate in 2013 World Baseball Classic". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
2. ^ Schlegel, John (March 20, 2013). "Torrid stretch earns Cano Classic MVP". MLB.com.
3. ^ Coskrey, Jason (July 21, 2012). "JPBPA unanimously votes to boycott WBC". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
4. ^ "NPB players decide to sit out upcoming WBC". Daily Yomiuri Online. July 21, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
5. ^ Martin, Alexander (July 20, 2012). "Japanese Pros Threaten to Boycott World Baseball Classic". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
6. ^ "Japan threatens to boycott World Baseball Classic". Sports Illustrated. July 20, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
7. ^ "Japan agrees to play in 2013 WBC". ESPN. Associated Press. September 4, 2012.
8. ^ a b "WBSC Rankings – Men's baseball on 12/31/2012". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
9. ^ "World Baseball Classic Tournament Rules and Regulations". Secure.worldbaseballclassic.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
10. ^ "International venues set for 2013 Classic". Retrieved September 25, 2012.
11. ^ "The 2013 World Baseball Classic is ready to go". Retrieved December 2, 2012.
12. ^ See: 2013 World Baseball Classic – Championship#Final – Dominican Republic 3, Puerto Rico 0.
13. ^ Dittmeier, Bobbie (October 23, 2012). "MLB Network to air all Classic games in '13, '17". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
14. ^ gabriela nunez on (January 13, 2013). "ESPN Selected to Present Spanish-Language Multimedia Coverage of 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic « ESPN MediaZone". Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved March 12, 2013.

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