2017 World Baseball Classic#2017 All-World Baseball Classic team

{{short description|International professional baseball competition}}

{{Infobox international baseball tournament

| image = 2017 World Baseball Classic logo.png

| size = 300px

| country = {{JAP}}

| country2 = {{MEX}}

| country3 = {{KOR}}

| country4 = {{USA}}

| country4-flagvar=1960

| dates = March 6–22, 2017

| num_teams = 16

| medal_type = world baseball classic

| champion = United States

| champion_flagvar=1960

| num_championships = 1

| second = Puerto Rico

| third = Japan

| fourth = Netherlands

| games = 40

| attendance = 973699

| mvp = {{bbicon|US|1960}} Marcus Stroman

| prevseason = 2013

| nextseason = 2023

}}

The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts were Seoul, Tokyo, Miami, and Zapopan. The second-round hosts were Tokyo and San Diego, and the championship round was played in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1156085-2017-world-baseball-classic-schedule-released|title=2017 World Baseball Classic schedule released|date=November 15, 2016 }}

Twelve of the sixteen competing nations qualified based on their performance during the first round of the 2013 tournament; the remaining four nations were the winners of four qualification tournaments that took place in February, March, and September 2016.{{cite news|last1=Morosi|first1=Jon Paul|title=Source: Brooklyn among four WBC qualifying sites to be named|url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/world-baseball-classic-qualifying-sites-brooklyn-sydney-mexicali-panama-city-091715|access-date=September 18, 2015|work=Fox Sports|date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307115758/http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/world-baseball-classic-qualifying-sites-brooklyn-sydney-mexicali-panama-city-091715|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live}} Two of the four qualifiers, Colombia and Israel, made their first appearance in the WBC, and both have secured their positions for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

The Netherlands, Japan, Puerto Rico, and the United States advanced to the championship round. Defending champion Dominican Republic was eliminated in the second round. The United States defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship game, 8–0. Marcus Stroman was named tournament MVP. He made three starts for the U.S. and posted a 2.35 ERA in 15{{frac|1|3}} total innings, including 6 shutout innings in the championship game.

Qualification

The top three teams from each pool of the first round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic automatically qualified.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" width="170" \|Team !scope="col" width="170" \|World ranking{{cite web \|title=WBSC Rankings – Men's baseball on 12/31/2016 \|url=https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2016-12-31 \|publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation \|access-date=May 2, 2021}} !scope="col" width=200\|Method of qualification !scope="col"\|Classic appearance !scope="col"\|Previous best position
scope="row"\|{{bb\|CAN}} \|8th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="10"\|Round 1
scope="row"\|{{bb\|CHN}} \|18th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="11"\|Round 1
scope="row"\|{{bb\|TPE}} \|4th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="7"\|Round 2 (2013)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|CUB}} \|5th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="2"\|Runners-up (2006)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|DOM}} \|13th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="1.2"\|Champions (2013)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|ITA}} \|10th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="8"\|Round 2 (2013)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|JPN}} \|1st \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="1.1"\|Champions (2006, 2009)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|NED}} \|9th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="4"\|Fourth place (2013)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|PUR}} \|12th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="2"\|Runners-up (2013)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|KOR}} \|3rd \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="2"\|Runners-up (2009)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|USA}} \|2nd \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="4"\|Fourth place (2009)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|VEN}} \|7th \|2013 World Baseball Classic \|4th \|data-sort-value="3"\|Third place (2009)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|AUS}} \|11th \|Qualifier 1 \|4th \|data-sort-value="9"\|Round 1
scope="row"\|{{bb\|MEX}} \|6th \|Qualifier 2 \|4th \|data-sort-value="6"\|Round 2 (2006, 2009)
scope="row"\|{{bb\|COL}} \|19th \|Qualifier 3 \|1st \|data-sort-value="100"\|—
scope="row"\|{{bb\|ISR}} \|41st \|Qualifier 4 \|1st \|data-sort-value="100"\|—

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scope="col" width="170" |Team

!scope="col" width="170" |World ranking{{cite web |title=WBSC Rankings – Men's baseball on 12/31/2016 |url=https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2016-12-31 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=May 2, 2021}}

!scope="col" width=200|Method of qualification

!scope="col"|Classic appearance

!scope="col"|Previous best position

scope="row"|{{bb|CAN}}

|8th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="10"|Round 1

scope="row"|{{bb|CHN}}

|18th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="11"|Round 1

scope="row"|{{bb|TPE}}

|4th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="7"|Round 2 (2013)

scope="row"|{{bb|CUB}}

|5th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="2"|Runners-up (2006)

scope="row"|{{bb|DOM}}

|13th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="1.2"|Champions (2013)

scope="row"|{{bb|ITA}}

|10th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="8"|Round 2 (2013)

scope="row"|{{bb|JPN}}

|1st

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="1.1"|Champions (2006, 2009)

scope="row"|{{bb|NED}}

|9th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="4"|Fourth place (2013)

scope="row"|{{bb|PUR}}

|12th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="2"|Runners-up (2013)

scope="row"|{{bb|KOR}}

|3rd

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="2"|Runners-up (2009)

scope="row"|{{bb|USA}}

|2nd

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="4"|Fourth place (2009)

scope="row"|{{bb|VEN}}

|7th

|2013 World Baseball Classic

|4th

|data-sort-value="3"|Third place (2009)

scope="row"|{{bb|AUS}}

|11th

|Qualifier 1

|4th

|data-sort-value="9"|Round 1

scope="row"|{{bb|MEX}}

|6th

|Qualifier 2

|4th

|data-sort-value="6"|Round 2 (2006, 2009)

scope="row"|{{bb|COL}}

|19th

|Qualifier 3

|1st

|data-sort-value="100"|—

scope="row"|{{bb|ISR}}

|41st

|Qualifier 4

|1st

|data-sort-value="100"|—

Format

The first and second rounds of the tournament were played in round-robin format, with each team playing each other team in their pool once, as was the case in 2006. However, in an effort to reduce the likelihood that a team would be eliminated on statistical tiebreakers, the tournament schedule allowed for a seventh game at each pool-play site.

If there is a two-way tie for first, since both teams advance, there would be no extra game. The team that won the original game between the teams would be declared the pool winner, and the other team the pool runner-up.
If there is a three-way tie for first (all three teams being 2–1, and the last team 0–3), head-to-head results would not help to break the tie. In this case, statistics would determine the first-place team, and the other two would play to determine the pool runner-up.
If there is a three-way tie for second (all three teams being 1–2, and the first team 3–0), statistics would determine the top two teams who would then play to determine the pool runner-up. The team ranked worst on the calculation would be eliminated.

In either of the latter cases, the statistics used to rank the tied teams were:

Fewest runs allowed per inning of defense in head-to-head games
Fewest earned runs allowed per inning of defense in head-to-head games
Highest batting average in head-to-head games
Drawing of lots{{cite web|title=Rules – World Baseball Classic|url=https://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/info/rules#tiebreakers|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129191343/https://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/info/rules#tiebreakers|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=2017 World Baseball Classic Rules and Rule Modifications |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/2/9/8/215427298/2017_WBC_Rules_and_Rule_Modifications_taqdgzdk.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307153559/http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/2/9/8/215427298/2017_WBC_Rules_and_Rule_Modifications_taqdgzdk.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-date=March 7, 2017 |date=March 7, 2017 |access-date=March 18, 2018}}

Rosters

Venues

Six stadiums were used during the main tournament:

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width=33%\|Pool A !width=33%\|Pool B & E !width=33%\|Pool C
{{flagicon\|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Miami, United States
Gocheok Sky Dome \|Tokyo Dome \|Marlins Park
Capacity: 16,813 \|Capacity: 42,000 \|Capacity: 36,742
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width=33%|Pool A

!width=33%|Pool B & E

!width=33%|Pool C

{{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan

|{{flagicon|USA}} Miami, United States

Gocheok Sky Dome

|Tokyo Dome

|Marlins Park

Capacity: 16,813

|Capacity: 42,000

|Capacity: 36,742

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|200px

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width=33%\|Pool D !width=33%\|Pool F !width=33%\|Championship
{{flagicon\|MEX}} Zapopan, Mexico \|{{flagicon\|USA}} San Diego, United States \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Los Angeles, United States
Estadio Charros de Jalisco \|Petco Park \|Dodger Stadium
Capacity: 16,000 \|Capacity: 40,162 \|Capacity: 56,000
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width=33%|Pool D

!width=33%|Pool F

!width=33%|Championship

{{flagicon|MEX}} Zapopan, Mexico

|{{flagicon|USA}} San Diego, United States

|{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles, United States

Estadio Charros de Jalisco

|Petco Park

|Dodger Stadium

Capacity: 16,000

|Capacity: 40,162

|Capacity: 56,000

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|200px

Pools composition

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

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width="25%" \|Pool A ! width="25%" \|Pool B !width=25%\|Pool C !width=25%\|Pool D
{{bb\|KOR}} (3) (hosts) \|{{bb\|JPN}} (1) (hosts) \|{{bb\|USA}} (2) (hosts) \|{{bb\|MEX}} (6) (hosts)
{{bb\|TPE}} (4) \|{{bb\|AUS}} (11) \|{{bb\|CAN}} (8) \|{{bb\|ITA}} (10)
{{bb\|NED}} (9) \|{{bb\|CHN}} (18) \|{{bb\|COL}} (19) \|{{bb\|PUR}} (12)
{{bb\|ISR}} (41) \|{{bb\|CUB}} (5) \|{{bb\|DOM}} (13) \|{{bb\|VEN}} (7)

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width="25%" |Pool A

! width="25%" |Pool B

!width=25%|Pool C

!width=25%|Pool D

{{bb|KOR}} (3) (hosts)

|{{bb|JPN}} (1) (hosts)

|{{bb|USA}} (2) (hosts)

|{{bb|MEX}} (6) (hosts)

{{bb|TPE}} (4)

|{{bb|AUS}} (11)

|{{bb|CAN}} (8)

|{{bb|ITA}} (10)

{{bb|NED}} (9)

|{{bb|CHN}} (18)

|{{bb|COL}} (19)

|{{bb|PUR}} (12)

{{bb|ISR}} (41)

|{{bb|CUB}} (5)

|{{bb|DOM}} (13)

|{{bb|VEN}} (7)

First round

=Pool A=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2017 World Baseball Classic Pool A|Standings}}}}

{{bb res|Mar 6, 2017|18:30|{{bb-rt|ISR}}|2–1|{{bb|KOR}}|10|Gocheok Sky Dome|4:11|15,470|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/israel-vs-korea/2017/03/06/486904 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 7, 2017|12:00|{{bb-rt|ISR}}|15–7|{{bb|TPE}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|3:54|3,287|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/israel-vs-chinese-taipei/2017/03/07/486905 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 7, 2017|18:30|{{bb-rt|KOR}}|0–5|{{bb|NED}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|3:03|15,184|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/korea-vs-netherlands/2017/03/07/486906 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 8, 2017|18:30|{{bb-rt|TPE}}|5–6|{{bb|NED}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|3:21|3,606|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/chinese-taipei-vs-netherlands/2017/03/08/486907 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 9, 2017|12:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|2–4|{{bb|ISR}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|3:12|2,739|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/netherlands-vs-israel/2017/03/08/486908 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 9, 2017|18:30|{{bb-rt|KOR}}|11–8|{{bb|TPE}}|10|Gocheok Sky Dome|4:40|12,000|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/korea-vs-chinese-taipei/2017/03/09/486909 Boxscore]}}

Pool A of the First Round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic was held at Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea from March 6 to 10, 2017, between Team Israel, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Taiwan. Pool A was a round-robin tournament. Prior to the start of the tournament, ESPN considered Team Israel, ranked 41st in the world, to be the biggest underdog in the tournament, referring to them as the "Jamaican bobsled team of the WBC".[http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18805572/team-israel-wbc-biggest-underdog-ever "Team Israel – and its mascot, Mensch on a Bench – is the Jamaican bobsled team of the WBC"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309213652/http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18805572/team-israel-wbc-biggest-underdog-ever |date=March 9, 2017 }}, ESPN.[http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/1.775667 "World Baseball Classic: Israel's Cinderella Run Forges Ahead After Upsetting Taiwan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310051229/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/1.775667 |date=March 10, 2017 }}, Haaretz.

Team Israel (3–0) and Team Netherlands (2–1) qualified for the second round, in Japan.[http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Israel-clinches-birth-in-World-Baseball-Classic-quarterfinals-483596 "Israel clinches berth in World Baseball Classic quarterfinals."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310125249/http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Israel-clinches-birth-in-World-Baseball-Classic-quarterfinals-483596 |date=March 10, 2017 }} The Jerusalem Post Israel became the first baseball team to go undefeated in the first round of the WBC's main draw after entering the main draw by winning in a qualifying round.[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/sports/baseball/wbc-israel-beats-netherlands.html "Israel Goes to 3–0 at World Baseball Classic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309205641/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/sports/baseball/wbc-israel-beats-netherlands.html |date=March 9, 2017 }}, The New York Times, March 9, 2017.[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/sports/baseball/wbc-israel-beats-netherlands.html .] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309205641/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/sports/baseball/wbc-israel-beats-netherlands.html |date=March 9, 2017 }}, The New York Times. In what NBC reported was thought to be the tallest batter-pitcher matchup in baseball history, the Dutch team's {{convert|7|ft|1|in|adj=on}} Loek van Mil walked Israel's {{convert|6|ft|8|in|adj=on}} Nate Freiman.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/03/09/video-71-vs-68-the-tallest-pitcher-batter-matchup-ever/|title=Video: 7'1" vs. 6'8" — the tallest pitcher-batter matchup ever|first=Craig|last=Calcaterra|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311145135/http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/03/09/video-71-vs-68-the-tallest-pitcher-batter-matchup-ever/|archive-date=March 11, 2017|url-status=live}} Israel's catcher, Ryan Lavarnway, was named Pool A MVP, after going 5-for-9 (.556/.692/.889), with four walks, a home run, and three RBIs.[http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/218586550/ryan-lavarnway-named-wbc-pool-a-mvp/ "Israel's Lavarnway named MVP of Pool A"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312042250/http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/218586550/ryan-lavarnway-named-wbc-pool-a-mvp/ |date=March 12, 2017 }}, mlb.com.[https://www.mlb.com/news/israel-beats-netherlands-to-win-wbc-17-pool-a-c218548686 "Israel beats Netherlands to win WBC '17 Pool A,"] mlb.com

=Pool B=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2017 World Baseball Classic Pool B|Standings}}}}

{{bb res|Mar 7, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|CUB}}|6–11|{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|3:56|44,908|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cuba-vs-japan/2017/03/07/486897 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 8, 2017|12:00|{{bb-rt|CHN}}|0–6|{{bb|CUB}}||Tokyo Dome|3:14|39,102|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/china-vs-cuba/2017/03/07/486898 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 8, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|JPN}}|4–1|{{bb|AUS}}||Tokyo Dome|3:18|41,408|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/japan-vs-australia/2017/03/08/486899 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 9, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}|11–0|{{bb|CHN}}|8|Tokyo Dome|2:59|3,013|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/australia-vs-china/2017/03/09/486900 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 10, 2017|12:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}|3–4|{{bb|CUB}}||Tokyo Dome|3:36|38,050|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/australia-vs-cuba/2017/03/09/486901 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 10, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|CHN}}|1–7|{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|2:41|40,053|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/china-vs-japan/2017/03/10/486902 Boxscore]}}

Two-time champion Japan concluded Pool B with a 3–0 record. Cuba defeated Australia to advance to the second round.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/world-baseball-classic-friday-recaps-1.4019094|title=World Baseball Classic: Cuba, Japan advance to 2nd round|access-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312051311/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/world-baseball-classic-friday-recaps-1.4019094|archive-date=March 12, 2017|url-status=live}} In the first round, after batting .364, Japanese outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh was named the Pool B MVP.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yoshitomo-tsutsugoh-is-mvp-of-wbc-17-pool-b-c218721218|title=Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh is MVP of WBC '17 Pool B|website=MLB.com |access-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313095009/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/218721218/yoshitomo-tsutsugoh-is-mvp-of-wbc-17-pool-b/|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=live}}

=Pool C=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2017 World Baseball Classic Pool C|Standings}}}}

{{bb res|Mar 9, 2017|18:00|{{bb-rt|CAN}}|2–9|{{bb|DOM}}||Marlins Park|3:14|27,388|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/canada-vs-dominican-rep/2017/03/09/486911 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 10, 2017|18:00|{{bb-rt|COL}}|2–3|{{bb|USA}}|10|Marlins Park|3:25|22,580|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/colombia-vs-united-states/2017/03/10/486912 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 11, 2017|12:00|{{bb-rt|COL}}|4–1|{{bb|CAN}}||Marlins Park|2:54|17,209|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/colombia-vs-canada/2017/03/11/486913 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 11, 2017|18:30|{{bb-rt|USA}}|5–7|{{bb|DOM}}||Marlins Park|3:38|37,446|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/united-states-vs-dominican-rep/2017/03/11/486914 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 12, 2017|12:30|{{bb-rt|DOM}}|10–3|{{bb|COL}}|11|Marlins Park|4:44|36,952|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dominican-rep-vs-colombia/2017/03/12/486915 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 12, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|CAN}}|0–8|{{bb|USA}}||Marlins Park|3:01|22,303|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/canada-vs-united-states/2017/03/12/486916 Boxscore]}}

After falling behind 5–0 in the sixth inning, Dominican Republic rallied to defeat the U.S. 7–5 in their second game. On the last day of the pool, Colombia tied their game against Dominican Republic 3–3 in the eighth on a Jorge Alfaro home run, and had a chance to win in the ninth inning, but Oscar Mercado was called out at home trying to score on a sacrifice fly. The game continued into extra innings, where Dominican Republic scored 7 runs in the 11th to win and finish the pool undefeated. The U.S. then took an early lead on Canada, winning 8–0 to claim the second berth in San Diego. Manny Machado of the Dominican Republic was named MVP for the first-round Pool C bracket of the WBC, after batting .357.{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article138129763.html|title=United States puts away Canada early, advances to second round of WBC|website=Miami Herald |access-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313125359/http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article138129763.html|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=live}}

=Pool D=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2017 World Baseball Classic Pool D|Standings}}}}

{{bb res|Mar 9, 2017|20:00|{{bb-rt|MEX}}|9–10|{{bb|ITA}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|3:39|14,296|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mexico-vs-italy/2017/03/09/486918 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 10, 2017|20:00|{{bb-rt|VEN}}|0–11|{{bb|PUR}}|7|Estadio Charros de Jalisco|2:43|14,806|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-puerto-rico/2017/03/10/486921 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 11, 2017|14:00|{{bb-rt|VEN}}|11–10|{{bb|ITA}}|10|Estadio Charros de Jalisco|4:43|12,187|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-italy/2017/03/11/486919 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 11, 2017|20:30|{{bb-rt|PUR}}|9–4|{{bb|MEX}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|3:40|15,647|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/puerto-rico-vs-mexico/2017/03/11/486920 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 12, 2017|13:30|{{bb-rt|ITA}}|3–9|{{bb|PUR}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|2:42|11,924|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/italy-vs-puerto-rico/2017/03/12/486922 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 12, 2017|20:00|{{bb-rt|MEX}}|11–9|{{bb|VEN}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|4:44|15,489|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mexico-vs-venezuela/2017/03/12/486923 Boxscore]}}

;Tiebreaker game

{{bb res|Mar 13, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|VEN}}|4–3|{{bb|ITA}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|3:26|1,783|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-italy/2017/03/13/486924 Boxscore]}}

While Puerto Rico cruised in all three of its games, the fight for the other three places was extremely tight. Italy scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to shock Mexico in the first game, then lost an extra-inning slugfest against Venezuela. In the final game, Mexico defeated Venezuela in another slugfest and thought they had scored enough runs to advance on tiebreakers, though this turned out not to be the case.

The first tiebreaker criterion is fewest runs allowed per defensive inning played (RA/IPD) in the games among the tied teams. Although Mexico allowed the fewest runs in those games (19, to Italy's 20, and Venezuela's 21), Mexico played fewer defensive innings (17, while the other two teams had 19) and thus had the highest average RA/IPD (1.117, to Italy's 1.053 and Venezuela's 1.105). This occurred for two reasons: the Italy-Venezuela game went 10 innings, and Mexico was the road team while losing to Italy. In fact, the Mexico-Italy game did go into the bottom of the 9th, in which Italy scored runs that were charged against Mexico but Mexico failed to record an out. There was confusion during and after the Mexico-Venezuela game, with an initial calculation showing that Mexico had advanced. Mexico filed a formal protest of its elimination, but the protest was denied.[https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/03/13/venezuela-mexico-wbc-tiebreaker Venezuela eliminates Mexico from World Baseball Classic after tiebreaker mixup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615084125/https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/03/13/venezuela-mexico-wbc-tiebreaker |date=June 15, 2017 }} – Sports Illustrated, March 13, 2017[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/03/13/mexico-venezuela-world-baseball-classic-tiebreaker-protest/99114100/ Mexico files protest after beating Venezuela, losing World Baseball Classic tiebreaker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912013739/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/03/13/mexico-venezuela-world-baseball-classic-tiebreaker-protest/99114100/ |date=September 12, 2017 }} – USA Today, March 13, 2017

As specified in the rules, Mexico was eliminated by the tiebreaker calculation and a tiebreaker game was played between Italy and Venezuela, which Venezuela won with a 9th-inning rally.

According to the rules as announced at the time, Mexico's last-place finish would have required it to participate in a qualifying tournament in order to re-qualify for the 2021 World Baseball Classic. However, MLB announced in 2020 that the field of teams for the 2021 WBC would be expanded, with all 2017 WBC participants qualifying automatically and four new teams coming from qualifying tournaments.

Second round

=Pool E=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2017 World Baseball Classic Pool E|Standings}}}}

{{bb res|Mar 12, 2017|12:00|{{bb-rt|CUB}}|1–4|{{bb|ISR}}||Tokyo Dome|3:14|43,153|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cuba-vs-israel/2017/03/11/486925 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 12, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|JPN}}|8–6|{{bb|NED}}|11|Tokyo Dome|4:46|44,326|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/japan-vs-netherlands/2017/03/12/486926 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 13, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|12–2|{{bb|ISR}}|8|Tokyo Dome|3:04|5,017|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/netherlands-vs-israel/2017/03/13/486927 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 14, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|CUB}}|5–8|{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|3:25|32,717|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cuba-vs-japan/2017/03/14/486928 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 15, 2017|12:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|14–1|{{bb|CUB}}|7|Tokyo Dome|2:19|40,680|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/netherlands-vs-cuba/2017/03/14/486929 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 15, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|ISR}}|3–8|{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|3:28|43,179|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/israel-vs-japan/2017/03/15/486930 Boxscore]}}

Undefeated Japan (3–0) and the Netherlands (2–1) advanced to the semi-final round, as Israel (1–2) came in third, and Cuba (0–3) fourth.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/japan-beats-israel-8-3-to-advance-to-world-baseball-classic-semifinals|title=Japan beats Israel 8-3 to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals|website=japantoday.com|date=March 16, 2017 |access-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055115/https://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/japan-beats-israel-8-3-to-advance-to-world-baseball-classic-semifinals|archive-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=live}}

=Pool F=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2017 World Baseball Classic Pool F|Standings}}}}

{{bb res|Mar 14, 2017|18:00|{{bb-rt|DOM}}|1−3|{{bb|PUR}}||Petco Park|3:16|16,637|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dominican-rep-vs-puerto-rico/2017/03/14/486932 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 15, 2017|18:00|{{bb-rt|VEN}}|2−4|{{bb|USA}}||Petco Park|3:13|16,635|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-united-states/2017/03/15/486933 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 16, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|VEN}}|0−3|{{bb|DOM}}||Petco Park|4:05|16,390|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-dominican-rep/2017/03/16/486934 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 17, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}|5−6|{{bb|PUR}}||Petco Park|3:09|32,463|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/united-states-vs-puerto-rico/2017/03/17/486935 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 18, 2017|12:30|{{bb-rt|PUR}}|13−2|{{bb|VEN}}||Petco Park|3:24|20,778|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/puerto-rico-vs-venezuela/2017/03/18/486936 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 18, 2017|19:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}|6−3|{{bb|DOM}}||Petco Park|3:40|43,002|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/united-states-vs-dominican-rep/2017/03/18/486937 Boxscore]}}

Pool F started with Puerto Rico handing the Dominican Republic its first loss since the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Puerto Rico ended Pool F still undefeated and Venezuela was eliminated, going 0–3. The final game of the pool was a rematch between the United States and Dominican Republic to advance to the championship round. The DR took an early 2–0 lead in the first inning, but the United States came back to win 6–3 to eliminate the defending champions.

Championship round

{{trim|{{#section-h:2017 World Baseball Classic championship|Bracket}}}}

=Semifinals=

{{bb res|Mar 20, 2017|18:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|3–4|{{bb|PUR}}|11|Dodger Stadium|4:19|24,865|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/netherlands-vs-puerto-rico/2017/03/20/486939 Boxscore]}}

{{bb res|Mar 21, 2017|18:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}|2–1|{{bb|JPN}}||Dodger Stadium|3:12|33,462|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/united-states-vs-japan/2017/03/21/486940 Boxscore]}}

=Final=

{{bb res|Mar 22, 2017|18:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}|8–0|{{bb|PUR}}||Dodger Stadium|3:30|51,565|10=[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/united-states-vs-puerto-rico/2017/03/22/486941 Boxscore]}}

Final standings

The final standings were calculated by the WBSC for inclusion in the WBSC Men's Baseball World Rankings system.{{cite web|url=http://www.wbsc.org/news/new-wbsc-world-rankings-revealed-following-world-baseball-classic/|title=New WBSC World Rankings revealed following World Baseball Classic 2017|publisher=WBSC|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401131023/http://www.wbsc.org/news/new-wbsc-world-rankings-revealed-following-world-baseball-classic/|archive-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

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;

width=25\|Rk !width=170\|Team !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=175\|Tiebreaker
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1 \|align=left\|{{bb\|USA}} \|6	2	–
colspan="6"\|Lost in Final
2 \|align=left\|{{bb\|PUR}} \|7	1	–
colspan="6"\|Lost in Semifinals
3 \|align=left\|{{bb\|JPN}} \|6	1	–
4 \|align=left\|{{bb\|NED}} \|4	3	–
colspan="6"\|3rd place in Second Round pools
5 \|align=left\|{{bb\|DOM}} \|4	2	0.277 TQB
6 \|align=left\|{{bb\|ISR}} \|4	2	−0.008 TQB
colspan="6"\|4th place in Second Round pools
7 \|align=left\|{{bb\|CUB}} \|2	4	–
8 \|align=left\|{{bb\|VEN}} \|2	5	–
colspan="6"\|3rd place in First Round pools
9 \|align=left\|{{bb\|AUS}} \|1	2	0.257 TQB
10 \|align=left\|{{bb\|KOR}} \|1	2	−0.122 TQB
11 \|align=left\|{{bb\|COL}} \|1	2	−0.172 TQB
12 \|align=left\|{{bb\|ITA}} \|1	3	–
colspan="6"\|4th place in First Round pools
13 \|align=left\|{{bb\|MEX}} \|1	2	–
14 \|align=left\|{{bb\|TPE}} \|0	3	−0.471 TQB
15 \|align=left\|{{bb\|CAN}} \|0	3	−0.729 TQB
16 \|align=left\|{{bb\|CHN}} \|0	3	−0.962 TQB

When the 2017 WBC was played, it was assumed that the field for the following 2021 WBC would remain 16 teams. Under the qualification format in use at the time, the bottom four finishers from 2017 (Canada, China, Mexico, and Chinese Taipei) would've been forced to re-qualify for 2021.{{cite web |last1=Normandin |first1=Marc |title=Canada and Mexico now need to qualify for the 2021 World Baseball Classic |url=https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/3/13/14906536/world-baseball-classic-mexico-canada |website=SBNation.com |date=March 13, 2017 |access-date=February 19, 2020}} However, in January 2020, MLB announced it was expanding the field for the 2021 WBC from 16 teams to 20 and that all 16 participants from 2017 would receive automatic bids for 2021, thus sparing the bottom four nations from relegation to the qualifiers.{{cite web |title=Qualifying Round brackets set for '21 Classic |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/world-baseball-classic-qualifying-round-brackets |website=MLB.com |access-date=February 19, 2020}}

Awards

= Most Valuable Players=

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|image2=Manny Machado on July 15, 2017 (1).jpg

|image3=Francisco Lindor on May 24, 2017 (1).jpg

|image4=Wladimir Balentien on May 3, 2012 (1).jpg

|footer=MVPs of each pools (from left to right);
Pool B – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of Japan
Pool C – Manny Machado of the Dominican Republic
Pool D – Francisco Lindor of Puerto Rico
Pool E – Wladimir Balentien of the Netherlands

}}

== First round ==

Pool A – {{bbicon|ISR}} Ryan Lavarnway
Pool B – {{bbicon|JPN}} Yoshitomo Tsutsugo
Pool C – {{bbicon|DOM}} Manny Machado
Pool D – {{bbicon|PUR}} Francisco Lindor

== Second round ==

Pool E – {{bbicon|NED}} Wladimir Balentien
Pool F – {{bbicon|PUR}} Yadier Molina

== Championship round ==

Tournament – {{bbicon|USA}} Marcus Stroman

= 2017 All-World Baseball Classic team =

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|image1=Carlos Correa on April 23, 2018 (1).jpg

|image2=Christian Yelich on May 14, 2019 (1).jpg

|image3=Kodai Senga on April 11, 2013 (1).jpg

|image4=Marcus Stroman on September 30, 2015 (1).jpg

|footer=Players named to the All-WBC Team (from left to right);
Third baseman – Carlos Correa of Puerto Rico
Outfielder – Christian Yelich of the United States
Pitcher – Kodai Senga of Japan
Pitcher – Marcus Stroman of the United States

}}

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Position	Player
C \|{{bbicon\|PUR}} Yadier Molina
1B \|{{bbicon\|USA}} Eric Hosmer
2B \|{{bbicon\|PUR}} Javier Báez
3B \|{{bbicon\|PUR}} Carlos Correa
SS \|{{bbicon\|PUR}} Francisco Lindor
rowspan=3\|OF \|{{bbicon\|NED}} Wladimir Balentien
{{bbicon\|DOM}} Gregory Polanco
{{bbicon\|USA}} Christian Yelich
DH \|{{bbicon\|PUR}} Carlos Beltrán
rowspan=3\|P \|{{bbicon\|JPN}} Kodai Senga
{{bbicon\|USA}} Marcus Stroman
{{bbicon\|ISR}} Josh Zeid

class=wikitable

Position

Player

|{{bbicon|PUR}} Yadier Molina

|{{bbicon|USA}} Eric Hosmer

|{{bbicon|PUR}} Javier Báez

|{{bbicon|PUR}} Carlos Correa

|{{bbicon|PUR}} Francisco Lindor

rowspan=3|OF

|{{bbicon|NED}} Wladimir Balentien

{{bbicon|DOM}} Gregory Polanco

{{bbicon|USA}} Christian Yelich

|{{bbicon|PUR}} Carlos Beltrán

rowspan=3|P

|{{bbicon|JPN}} Kodai Senga

{{bbicon|USA}} Marcus Stroman

{{bbicon|ISR}} Josh Zeid

Source: {{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-previous-champs-results-medal-count-mvps-all-wbc-teams/|title=World Baseball Classic: Previous champs, results, medal count, MVPs, All-WBC teams|website=cbssports.com|date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230644/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-previous-champs-results-medal-count-mvps-all-wbc-teams/|archive-date=June 27, 2018|url-status=live}}

Attendance

973,699 (avg. 24,342; pct. 72.3%)

=First round=

508,830 (avg. 20,353; pct. 74.3%)

Pool A – 52,286 (avg. 8,714; pct. 51.9%)
Pool B – 206,534 (avg. 34,422; pct. 82.0%)
Pool C – 163,878 (avg. 27,313; pct. 74.3%)
Pool D – 86,132 (avg. 12,305; pct. 76.9%)

=Second round=

354,977 (avg. 29,581; pct. 72.0%)

Pool E – 209,072 (avg. 34,845; pct. 83.0%)
Pool F – 145,905 (avg. 24,318; pct. 60.5%)

=Championship round=

109,892 (avg. 36,631; pct. 65.4%)

Semifinals – 58,327 (avg. 29,164; pct. 52.1%)
Final – 51,565 (avg. 51,565; pct. 92.1%)

Statistics leaders

=Batting=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders
scope="col"\|Statistic !scope="col"\|Name !scope="col"\|Total/Avg
scope="row"\|Batting average* \| {{bbicon\|MEX}} Luis Velarde \|\|align=center\| .667
scope="row"\|Hits \| {{bbicon\|NED}} Wladimir Balentien \|\|align=center\| 16
scope="row"\|Runs \| {{bbicon\|NED}} Wladimir Balentien {{bbicon\|PUR}} Carlos Correa \|\|align=center\| 10
scope="row"\|Home runs \| {{bbicon\|NED}} Wladimir Balentien \|\|align=center\| 4
scope="row"\|Runs batted in \| {{bbicon\|NED}} Wladimir Balentien \|\|align=center\| 12
scope="row"\|Strikeouts \| {{bbicon\|USA}} Nolan Arenado \|\|align=center\| 11
scope="row"\|Stolen bases \| {{bbicon\|PUR}} Javier Báez \|\|align=center\| 4
scope="row"\|On-base percentage* \| {{bbicon\|MEX}} Esteban Quiroz \|\|align=center\| .800
scope="row"\|Slugging percentage* \| {{bbicon\|MEX}} Esteban Quiroz \|\|align=center\| 1.833
scope="row"\|OPS* \| {{bbicon\|MEX}} Esteban Quiroz \|\|align=center\| 2.633

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scope="col"|Statistic

!scope="col"|Name

!scope="col"|Total/Avg

scope="row"|Batting average*

| {{bbicon|MEX}} Luis Velarde ||align=center| .667

scope="row"|Hits

| {{bbicon|NED}} Wladimir Balentien ||align=center| 16

scope="row"|Runs

| {{bbicon|NED}} Wladimir Balentien
{{bbicon|PUR}} Carlos Correa ||align=center| 10

scope="row"|Home runs

| {{bbicon|NED}} Wladimir Balentien ||align=center| 4

scope="row"|Runs batted in

| {{bbicon|NED}} Wladimir Balentien ||align=center| 12

scope="row"|Strikeouts

| {{bbicon|USA}} Nolan Arenado ||align=center| 11

scope="row"|Stolen bases

| {{bbicon|PUR}} Javier Báez ||align=center| 4

scope="row"|On-base percentage*

| {{bbicon|MEX}} Esteban Quiroz ||align=center| .800

scope="row"|Slugging percentage*

| {{bbicon|MEX}} Esteban Quiroz ||align=center| 1.833

scope="row"|OPS*

| {{bbicon|MEX}} Esteban Quiroz ||align=center| 2.633

* Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game

=Pitching=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders
scope="col"\|Statistic !scope="col"\|Name !scope="col"\|Total/Avg
scope="row"\|Wins \| {{bbicon\|USA}} Danny Duffy {{bbicon\|PUR}} Seth Lugo \|\|align=center\| 2
scope="row"\|Losses \| {{bbicon\|TPE}} Hung-wen Chen {{bbicon\|CAN}} Ryan Dempster {{bbicon\|CUB}} Yoanni Yera \|\|align=center\| 2
scope="row"\|Saves \| {{bbicon\|USA}} Luke Gregerson \|\|align=center\| 3
scope="row"\|Innings pitched \| {{bbicon\|USA}} Marcus Stroman \|\|align=center\| 15.1
scope="row"\|Hits allowed \| {{bbicon\|NED}} Rick van den Hurk \|\|align=center\| 15
scope="row"\|Runs allowed \| {{bbicon\|NED}} Rick van den Hurk \|\|align=center\| 8
scope="row"\|Earned runs allowed \| {{bbicon\|NED}} Rick van den Hurk \|\|align=center\| 8
scope="row"\|Earned run average* \| {{bbicon\|ISR}} Josh Zeid \|\|align=center\| 0.00**
scope="row"\|Walks \| {{bbicon\|CUB}} Yoanni Yera \|\|align=center\| 7
scope="row"\|Strikeouts \| {{bbicon\|JPN}} Kodai Senga {{bbicon\|JPN}} Tomoyuki Sugano \|\|align=center\| 16
scope="row"\|WHIP* \| {{bbicon\|COL}} José Quintana \|\|align=center\| 0.35

class="wikitable plainrowheaders

scope="col"|Statistic

!scope="col"|Name

!scope="col"|Total/Avg

scope="row"|Wins

| {{bbicon|USA}} Danny Duffy
{{bbicon|PUR}} Seth Lugo ||align=center| 2

scope="row"|Losses

| {{bbicon|TPE}} Hung-wen Chen
{{bbicon|CAN}} Ryan Dempster
{{bbicon|CUB}} Yoanni Yera ||align=center| 2

scope="row"|Saves

| {{bbicon|USA}} Luke Gregerson ||align=center| 3

scope="row"|Innings pitched

| {{bbicon|USA}} Marcus Stroman ||align=center| 15.1

scope="row"|Hits allowed

| {{bbicon|NED}} Rick van den Hurk ||align=center| 15

scope="row"|Runs allowed

| {{bbicon|NED}} Rick van den Hurk ||align=center| 8

scope="row"|Earned runs allowed

| {{bbicon|NED}} Rick van den Hurk ||align=center| 8

scope="row"|Earned run average*

| {{bbicon|ISR}} Josh Zeid ||align=center| 0.00**

scope="row"|Walks

| {{bbicon|CUB}} Yoanni Yera ||align=center| 7

scope="row"|Strikeouts

| {{bbicon|JPN}} Kodai Senga
{{bbicon|JPN}} Tomoyuki Sugano ||align=center| 16

scope="row"|WHIP*

| {{bbicon|COL}} José Quintana ||align=center| 0.35

* Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per game

** Zeid is tied with 12 others with a 0.00 ERA but he has pitched the most innings (10.0)

Broadcasting

=Television=

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scope="col"\|Territory !scope="col"\|Rights holder
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Australia}} \| rowspan="2" \|ESPN Australia
scope="row"\|{{flag\|New Zealand}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Brazil}} \|ESPN Brazil
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Canada}} \|Sportsnet/RDS
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Colombia}} \|Telecaribe/Win Sports
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Cuba}} \|Tele Rebelde, Digital Channels: HD 1 y HD 2.
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Dominican Republic}} \|CDN Sports-Max{{cite news\|title=CDN Sports-Max presenta su oferta para el 2017\|url=http://www.listindiario.com/el-deporte/2017/01/20/451058/cdn-sports-max-presenta-su-oferta-para-el-2017\|publisher=listindiario.com\|date=January 20, 2017\|language=es\|access-date=February 9, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081422/http://www.listindiario.com/el-deporte/2017/01/20/451058/cdn-sports-max-presenta-su-oferta-para-el-2017\|archive-date=February 11, 2017\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Cyprus}} \| rowspan="2" \|Fox Sports Greece
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Greece}}
scope="row" \|{{flag\|Turkey}} \|Fox Sports Turkey
scope="row" \|{{flag\|Italy}} \| rowspan="3" \|{{Interlanguage link\|Fox Sports Italy\|it\|Fox Sports (Italia)}}{{cite news \|date=February 17, 2017 \|title=WBC 2017: tutte le partite dell'Italia in diretta su Fox Sports \|url=https://www.baseball.it/2017/02/17/wbc-2017-tutte-le-partite-dellitalia-in-diretta-su-fox-sports \|access-date=2025-03-07 \|work=baseball.it \|language=it}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Malta}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|San Marino}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Israel}} \|Fox Sports Israel
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Japan}} \|J Sports, TBS, TV Asahi
scope="row"\|Latin America \|DirecTV Sports (es){{cite web\|url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2017030146346/directv-wins-exclusive-world-baseball-classic-rights-for-latam.html\|title=DirecTV wins World Baseball Classic rights for LATAM\|first=Juan Fernandez\|last=Gonzalez\|access-date=March 14, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313220247/https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2017030146346/directv-wins-exclusive-world-baseball-classic-rights-for-latam.html\|archive-date=March 13, 2017\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \|Southeast Asia \| rowspan="4" \|Fox Sports Asia
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Hong Kong}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Macau}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Taiwan}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Mexico}} \|Televisa Deportes
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Netherlands}} \|Fox Sports Netherlands
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Philippines}} \|Sports5
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Puerto Rico}} \|Wapa 2 Deportes{{cite news\|title=Wapa 2 transmitirá el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol en Puerto Rico\|url=http://primerahora.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/wapa2transmitiraelclasicomundialdebeisbolenpuertorico-1191436/\|publisher=PrimeraHora.com\|date=November 30, 2016\|language=es\|access-date=January 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042657/http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/wapa2transmitiraelclasicomundialdebeisbolenpuertorico-1191436/\|archive-date=February 2, 2017\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Russia}} \|Viasat Sport (semifinals and final){{cite news\|title=едем в Лос-Анджелес на первый полуфинал Мировой Бейсбольной Классики!\|url=http://viasat-sport.livejournal.com/1340370.html\|publisher=Viasat-sport.livejournal.com\|date=March 20, 2017\|language=ru}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|South Korea}} \|:JTBC, JTBC3 Fox Sports
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Taiwan}} \|Eleven Sports/PTS
scope="row"\|{{flag\|United States}} \|MLB Network/ESPN Deportes{{cite web\|title=ESPN Deportes to air exclusive Spanish-language coverage of 2017 World Baseball Classic\|url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/eng/espn-deportes-to-air-exclusive-spanish-language-coverage-of-2017-world-baseball-classic\|website=Produ\|date=October 23, 2012}}
scope="row"\|{{flag\|Venezuela}} \|Direct TV/IVC/TLT/TVes

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scope="col"|Territory

!scope="col"|Rights holder

scope="row"|{{flag|Australia}}

| rowspan="2" |ESPN Australia

scope="row"|{{flag|New Zealand}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Brazil}}

|ESPN Brazil

scope="row"|{{flag|Canada}}

|Sportsnet/RDS

scope="row"|{{flag|Colombia}}

|Telecaribe/Win Sports

scope="row"|{{flag|Cuba}}

|Tele Rebelde, Digital Channels: HD 1 y HD 2.

scope="row"|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}

|CDN Sports-Max{{cite news|title=CDN Sports-Max presenta su oferta para el 2017|url=http://www.listindiario.com/el-deporte/2017/01/20/451058/cdn-sports-max-presenta-su-oferta-para-el-2017|publisher=listindiario.com|date=January 20, 2017|language=es|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081422/http://www.listindiario.com/el-deporte/2017/01/20/451058/cdn-sports-max-presenta-su-oferta-para-el-2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Cyprus}}

| rowspan="2" |Fox Sports Greece

scope="row"|{{flag|Greece}}

scope="row" |{{flag|Turkey}}

|Fox Sports Turkey

scope="row" |{{flag|Italy}}

| rowspan="3" |{{Interlanguage link|Fox Sports Italy|it|Fox Sports (Italia)}}{{cite news |date=February 17, 2017 |title=WBC 2017: tutte le partite dell'Italia in diretta su Fox Sports |url=https://www.baseball.it/2017/02/17/wbc-2017-tutte-le-partite-dellitalia-in-diretta-su-fox-sports |access-date=2025-03-07 |work=baseball.it |language=it}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Malta}}

scope="row"|{{flag|San Marino}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Israel}}

|Fox Sports Israel

scope="row"|{{flag|Japan}}

|J Sports, TBS, TV Asahi

scope="row"|Latin America

|DirecTV Sports (es){{cite web|url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2017030146346/directv-wins-exclusive-world-baseball-classic-rights-for-latam.html|title=DirecTV wins World Baseball Classic rights for LATAM|first=Juan Fernandez|last=Gonzalez|access-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313220247/https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2017030146346/directv-wins-exclusive-world-baseball-classic-rights-for-latam.html|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |Southeast Asia

| rowspan="4" |Fox Sports Asia

scope="row"|{{flag|Hong Kong}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Macau}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Taiwan}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Mexico}}

|Televisa Deportes

scope="row"|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|Fox Sports Netherlands

scope="row"|{{flag|Philippines}}

|Sports5

scope="row"|{{flag|Puerto Rico}}

|Wapa 2 Deportes{{cite news|title=Wapa 2 transmitirá el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol en Puerto Rico|url=http://primerahora.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/wapa2transmitiraelclasicomundialdebeisbolenpuertorico-1191436/|publisher=PrimeraHora.com|date=November 30, 2016|language=es|access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042657/http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/wapa2transmitiraelclasicomundialdebeisbolenpuertorico-1191436/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Russia}}

|Viasat Sport (semifinals and final){{cite news|title=едем в Лос-Анджелес на первый полуфинал Мировой Бейсбольной Классики!|url=http://viasat-sport.livejournal.com/1340370.html|publisher=Viasat-sport.livejournal.com|date=March 20, 2017|language=ru}}

scope="row"|{{flag|South Korea}}

|:JTBC, JTBC3 Fox Sports

scope="row"|{{flag|Taiwan}}

|Eleven Sports/PTS

scope="row"|{{flag|United States}}

|MLB Network/ESPN Deportes{{cite web|title=ESPN Deportes to air exclusive Spanish-language coverage of 2017 World Baseball Classic|url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/eng/espn-deportes-to-air-exclusive-spanish-language-coverage-of-2017-world-baseball-classic|website=Produ|date=October 23, 2012}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Venezuela}}

|Direct TV/IVC/TLT/TVes

{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/info/broadcast-partners|title=International Broadcast Partners|work=World Baseball Classic|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312054843/https://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/info/broadcast-partners|archive-date=March 12, 2017|url-status=live}}

=Radio=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"\|Territory !scope="col"\|Rights holder
scope="row" rowspan=2 \| {{flag\|United States}} \|ESPN Radio (semifinals and finals)/ESPN Deportes Radio
SiriusXM

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scope="col"|Territory

!scope="col"|Rights holder

scope="row" rowspan=2 | {{flag|United States}}

|ESPN Radio (semifinals and finals)/ESPN Deportes Radio

SiriusXM

References

External links

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

Category:World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic

Category:March 2017 in sports

width=25\|Rk !width=170\|Team !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=175\|Tiebreaker
class=wikitable style=text-align:center
1 \|align=left\|{{bb\|USA}} \|6	2	–
colspan="6"\|Lost in Final
2 \|align=left\|{{bb\|PUR}} \|7	1	–
colspan="6"\|Lost in Semifinals
3 \|align=left\|{{bb\|JPN}} \|6	1	–
4 \|align=left\|{{bb\|NED}} \|4	3	–
colspan="6"\|3rd place in Second Round pools
5 \|align=left\|{{bb\|DOM}} \|4	2	0.277 TQB
6 \|align=left\|{{bb\|ISR}} \|4	2	−0.008 TQB
colspan="6"\|4th place in Second Round pools
7 \|align=left\|{{bb\|CUB}} \|2	4	–
8 \|align=left\|{{bb\|VEN}} \|2	5	–
colspan="6"\|3rd place in First Round pools
9 \|align=left\|{{bb\|AUS}} \|1	2	0.257 TQB
10 \|align=left\|{{bb\|KOR}} \|1	2	−0.122 TQB
11 \|align=left\|{{bb\|COL}} \|1	2	−0.172 TQB
12 \|align=left\|{{bb\|ITA}} \|1	3	–
colspan="6"\|4th place in First Round pools
13 \|align=left\|{{bb\|MEX}} \|1	2	–
14 \|align=left\|{{bb\|TPE}} \|0	3	−0.471 TQB
15 \|align=left\|{{bb\|CAN}} \|0	3	−0.729 TQB
16 \|align=left\|{{bb\|CHN}} \|0	3	−0.962 TQB