World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic is an international competition held every 3 or 4 years between some of the most prolific baseball playing countries in the world. The format changes from tournament to tournament, but the ultimate goal is always the same: win and bring the bragging rights to your home country to flex on the rest of the world.
2006
(China, Cuba 🥈and South Africa featured no MLB players)
Australia, Italy, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Panama and Taiwan
Japan and South Korea (Japan 🥇, Korea🥉)
2009
(China, Cuba and South Africa featured no MLB players)
Australia, Canada, Italy and Taiwan
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mexico and Panama
Venezuela 🥉
Japan and South Korea (Japan 🥇, Korea🥈)
2013
(Australia, China, Cuba, Japan 🥉and South Korea featured no MLB players)
Brazil, Italy, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Spain and Taiwan
Puerto Rico 🥈
Dominican Republic 🥇
2017
(China and Cuba featured no MLB players)
Puerto Rico 🥈
Japan, South Korea, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Taiwan (Japan 🥉)
