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2013 World Baseball Classic qualification

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| dates = September 19 – November 19, 2012

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| medal_type = World Baseball Classic

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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 a 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 confeeration.{{cite news|url=http://www.ibaf.org/en/article-detail.aspx?id=7c72c2b7-5ea7-4c51-9c79-25ecc4b05123|title=2013 World Baseball Classic Field expands to 28 Teams|date=June 1, 2011|work=IBAF|accessdate=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

{{see also|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.{{cite news|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/israel-baseball-coach-ausmus-says-team-can-contend |title=World Baseball Classic: Israel, managed by Bra |publisher=Sporting News |date=May 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523041111/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/israel-baseball-coach-ausmus-says-team-can-contend |archive-date=May 23, 2012 }}{{cite news|last=Belson |first=Ken |url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/israel-to-participate-in-2013-world-baseball-classic/#h[MLBIan] |title=Israel to Participate in 2013 World Baseball Classic |work=The New York Times |date=June 1, 2011 |accessdate=July 16, 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/02/3087984/israel-invited-to-qualify-for-world-baseball-classic |title=Israel invited to qualify for World Baseball Classic |publisher=JTA |date=June 2, 2011 |accessdate=June 2, 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thegreatrabbino.com/ |title=The Great Rabbino |author=Jeremy Fine |accessdate=July 16, 2011}}{{cite news|author=Aaron Yellin|url=http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/138422/ |title=Israel to Participate in 2013 World Baseball Classic |work=The Forward |date=June 7, 2011 |accessdate=July 16, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shalomlife.com/news/13276/jews-to-play-in-baseball-all-star-game/ |title = Jews to Play in Baseball All-Star Game - Shalom Life |accessdate=2013-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106102328/http://www.shalomlife.com/news/13276/jews-to-play-in-baseball-all-star-game/ |archive-date=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."{{cite news|last=Ben |first=Daniel |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/baseball-jewish-mlb-stars-could-play-for-israel-1.370536 |title=Baseball / Jewish MLB stars could play for Israel |work=Haaretz |date=May 1, 2010 |accessdate=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.{{cite news|last=Leichenger |first=Alex |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/community/article/jewish_baseball_players_support_little_league_efforts_20110621/ |title=Jewish baseball player supports Little League efforts |work=Jewish Journal |date=June 21, 2011 |accessdate=September 5, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Belson |first=Ken |url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/shawn-green-says-hed-play-for-israel/ |title=Shawn Green Says He'd Play for Israel in World Baseball Classic |work=The New York Times |date=June 8, 2011 |accessdate=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.{{cite news|last=Neistat |first=Aimee |url=http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-file/baseball-world-classic-youkilis-says-he-will-play-for-israel-if-it-qualifies-for-tournament-1.460430 |title=Baseball / World Classic / Youkilis says he will play for Israel, if it qualifies for tournament |work=Haaretz |date=August 24, 2012 |accessdate=March 14, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/world-baseball-classic-ryan-braun-ian-kinsler-kevin-youkilis |title=World Baseball Classic: Israel squad could be dangerous with stars Ryan Braun, Ian Kinsler available |publisher=Sporting News |date=May 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125112051/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-21/world-baseball-classic-ryan-braun-ian-kinsler-kevin-youkilis |archive-date=November 25, 2012 }} Kevin Youkilis announced that he would play for the team if they made it past the qualifying round.{{cite web|last=Neistat |first=Aimee |url=http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-file/baseball-world-classic-youkilis-says-he-will-play-for-israel-if-it-qualifies-for-tournament-1.460430 |title=Baseball / World Classic / Youkilis says he will play for Israel, if it qualifies for tournament |work=Haaretz |date=August 24, 2012 |accessdate=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.{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120921&content_id=38770568&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209120845/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120921&content_id=38770568&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |title=World Baseball Classic: There are plenty of prospects to watch in this month's World Baseball Classic qualifiers |publisher=worldbaseballclassic.com |date=September 21, 2012 |accessdate=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.{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=isr&team_id=840 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209142856/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=isr&team_id=840 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |title=World Baseball Classic: Team – Israel |publisher=worldbaseballclassic.com |accessdate=March 14, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/stats/index.jsp?season=2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412050433/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/stats/index.jsp?season=2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |title=World Baseball Classic: Stats |publisher=worldbaseballclassic.com |accessdate=March 14, 2013 }} Retired major leaguer Shawn Green played for Israel (.333).

Similarly, Joey Votto and Justin Morneau were unable to play for Canada.{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=can&team_id=784 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111111916/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=can&team_id=784 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |title=World Baseball Classic: Canada: Team – Canada |publisher=worldbaseballclassic.com |accessdate=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.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40286220&vkey=news_t792&c_id=t792 |title=Panama City set to host World Baseball Classic qualifying action |publisher=World Baseball Classic |date=November 14, 2012 |accessdate=March 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209111708/http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40286220&vkey=news_t792&c_id=t792 |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=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.{{cite web |url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40281828&vkey=news_t791&c_id=t791 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209164025/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40281828&vkey=news_t791&c_id=t791 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |title=World Baseball Classic: Chinese Taipei favorites in World Baseball Classic qualifier |publisher=worldbaseballclassic.com |date=November 14, 2012 |accessdate=March 14, 2013 }}

Venues

Four stadiums were used during the qualifying round:{{cite news|url=http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2012/07/04/wbc-qualifier-in-florida-scheduled-for-september/19a23abf-0534-4334-b0ae-63adef546bf8|title=World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Florida scheduled for September|date=July 4, 2012|work=IBAF|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2012/03/19/world-baseball-classic-qualifier-to-take-place-in-/901cda32-a925-4e85-952a-0fcb85f50993|title=World Baseball Classic Qualifier to Take Place in Regensburg from September 20–24th|date=March 19, 2012|work=IBAF|accessdate=March 19, 2012}}

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width=25%|Qualifier 1

!width=25%|Qualifier 2

!width=25%|Qualifier 3

!width=25%|Qualifier 4

{{flagicon|USA}} Jupiter, United States

|{{flagicon|GER}} Regensburg, Germany

|{{flagicon|PAN}} Panama City, Panama

|{{flagicon|TWN}} New Taipei City, Taiwan

Roger Dean Stadium

|Armin-Wolf-Arena

|Rod Carew Stadium

|Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium

Capacity: 6,871

|Capacity: 10,000

|Capacity: 27,000

|Capacity: 12,500

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Pools composition

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings at the time of the tournament.{{cite web |title=WBSC Rankings - Men's baseball on 12/31/2012 |url=https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2012-12-31 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=2 May 2021}}

class="wikitable" width=879
width=25%|Qualifier 1

!width=25%|Qualifier 2

!width=25%|Qualifier 3

!width=25%|Qualifier 4

{{bb|FRA}} (30)

|{{bb|CAN}} (6)

|{{bb|BRA}} (20)

|{{bb|TPE}} (5)

{{bb|ISR}} (74)

|{{bb|CZE}} (25)

|{{bb|COL}} (19)

|{{bb|NZL}} (28)

{{bb|RSA}} (27)

|{{bb|GER}} (17)

|{{bb|NCA}} (15)

|{{bb|PHI}} (22)

{{bb|ESP}} (16)

|{{bb|GBR}} (21)

|{{bb|PAN}} (14)

|{{bb|THA}} (23)

Qualifying round

=Qualifier 1=

{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 1}}

{{:2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 1|transcludesection=Bracket}}

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{{bb res|Sep 19, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|ISR}}|7–3|{{bb|RSA}}||Roger Dean Stadium|3:16|1,581|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_19_isrint_rsaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 20, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|FRA}}|0–8|{{bb|ESP}}||Roger Dean Stadium|2:51|975|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_20_fraint_espint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 21, 2012|13:00|{{bb-rt|ISR}}|4–2|{{bb|ESP}}||Roger Dean Stadium|2:43|814|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_21_isrint_espint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 21, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|RSA}}|5–2|{{bb|FRA}}|11|Roger Dean Stadium|3:57|922|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_21_rsaint_fraint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 22, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|ESP}}|13–3|{{bb|RSA}}||Roger Dean Stadium|3:11|1,183|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_22_espint_rsaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 23, 2012|17:00|{{bb-rt|ESP}}|9–7|{{bb|ISR}}|10|Roger Dean Stadium|4:50|4,463|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_23_espint_isrint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

|}

=Qualifier 2=

{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 2}}

{{:2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 2|transcludesection=Bracket}}

{{bb res start}}

{{bb res|Sep 20, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|GBR}}|1–11|{{bb|CAN}}|7|Armin-Wolf-Arena|2:28|3,704|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_20_gbrint_canint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 21, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|CZE}}|1–16|{{bb|GER}}|6|Armin-Wolf-Arena|2:15|3,019|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_21_czeint_gerint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 22, 2012|13:00|{{bb-rt|GBR}}|12–5|{{bb|CZE}}||Armin-Wolf-Arena|3:10|1,806|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_22_gbrint_czeint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 22, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|CAN}}|16–7|{{bb|GER}}||Armin-Wolf-Arena|4:00|4,085|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_22_canint_gerint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 23, 2012|14:00|{{bb-rt|GER}}|16–1|{{bb|GBR}}|7|Armin-Wolf-Arena|2:35|1,452|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_23_gerint_gbrint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Sep 24, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|GER}}|1–11|{{bb|CAN}}|8|Armin-Wolf-Arena|2:33|3,120|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_24_gerint_canint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

|}

=Qualifier 3=

{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 3}}

{{:2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 3|transcludesection=Bracket}}

{{bb res start}}

{{bb res|Nov 15, 2012|20:00|{{bb-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{bb|PAN}}||Rod Carew Stadium|3:23|13,728|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_15_braint_panint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 16, 2012|20:00|{{bb-rt|NCA}}|1–8|{{bb|COL}}||Rod Carew Stadium|3:31|4,028|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_16_ncaint_colint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 17, 2012|14:00|{{bb-rt|COL}}|1–7|{{bb|BRA}}||Rod Carew Stadium|3:33|2,952|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_17_colint_braint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 17, 2012|20:00|{{bb-rt|NCA}}|2–6|{{bb|PAN}}||Rod Carew Stadium|3:46|8,531|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_17_ncaint_panint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 18, 2012|19:00|{{bb-rt|PAN}}|9–7|{{bb|COL}}||Rod Carew Stadium|3:30|5,317|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_18_panint_colint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 19, 2012|20:00|{{bb-rt|PAN}}|0–1|{{bb|BRA}}||Rod Carew Stadium|2:38|10,638|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_19_panint_braint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

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=Qualifier 4=

{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4}}

{{:2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4|transcludesection=Bracket}}

{{bb res start}}

{{bb res|Nov 15, 2012|11:30|{{bb-rt|PHI}}|8–2|{{bb|THA}}||Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium|3:10|923|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_15_phiint_thaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 15, 2012|18:30|{{bb-rt|NZL}}|0–10|{{bb|TPE}}|7|Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium|2:29|9,788|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_15_nzlint_tpeint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 16, 2012|11:30|{{bb-rt|NZL}}|12–2|{{bb|THA}}|8|Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium|3:05|1,168|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_16_nzlint_thaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 16, 2012|18:30|{{bb-rt|TPE}}|16–0|{{bb|PHI}}|7|Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium|2:56|10,911|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_16_tpeint_phiint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 17, 2012|14:00|{{bb-rt|NZL}}|10–6|{{bb|PHI}}||Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium|3:13|503|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_17_nzlint_phiint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Nov 18, 2012|14:00|{{bb-rt|NZL}}|0–9|{{bb|TPE}}||Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium|3:31|8,163|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_11_18_nzlint_tpeint_1&mode=box 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

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{{col-2}}

=Batting=

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StatisticNameTotal/Avg
Batting average*{{flagicon|CZE}} Mike Cervenakalign=center| .714
Hits7 Playersalign=center| 7
Runs{{flagicon|CAN}} Jimmy Van Ostrandalign=center| 9
Home runs{{flagicon|ISR}} Nate Freiman
{{flagicon|CAN}} Jimmy Van Ostrand		align=center| 4
RBI{{flagicon|CAN}} Jimmy Van Ostrandalign=center| 10
Walks{{flagicon|TPE}} Szu-Chi Chou
{{flagicon|RSA}} Gift Ngoepe		align=center| 6
Strikeouts{{flagicon|NZL}} Boss Moanaroaalign=center| 7
Stolen bases{{flagicon|NZL}} Alan Schoenbergeralign=center| 5
On-base percentage*{{flagicon|CZE}} Mike Cervenakalign=center| .750
Slugging percentage*{{flagicon|CAN}} Jimmy Van Ostrandalign=center| 1.538
OPS*{{flagicon|CAN}} Jimmy Van Ostrandalign=center| 2.138

* Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game

{{col-2}}

=Pitching=

class=wikitable
StatisticNameTotal/Avg
Wins24 Playersalign=center| 1
Losses24 Playersalign=center| 1
Saves{{flagicon|BRA}} Thyago Vieiraalign=center| 2
Innings pitched{{flagicon|PAN}} Ramiro Mendozaalign=center| 8.2
Hits allowed{{flagicon|ISR}} Eric Bergeralign=center| 10
Runs allowed{{flagicon|PHI}} Charlie Labrador
{{flagicon|RSA}} Kieran Lovegrove
{{flagicon|CZE}} Michael Sobotka		align=center| 7
Earned runs allowed{{flagicon|RSA}} Kieran Lovegrovealign=center| 7
ERA*{{flagicon|PAN}} Ramiro Mendozaalign=center| 0.00**
Walks{{flagicon|THA}} Siraphop Nadee
{{flagicon|BRA}} Andre Rienzo		align=center| 5
Strikeouts{{flagicon|GER}} Enorbel Marquezalign=center| 8
WHIP*{{flagicon|GER}} Enorbel Marquezalign=center| 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

{{col-end}}

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

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External links

  • [https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic Official website]

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