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{{Infobox international baseball tournament
|image = Logo of the 2013 World Baseball Classic.png
|size = 200px
|country = Japan
|country2 = Puerto Rico
|country3 = Taiwan
|country4 = United States
|dates = March 2–19
|num_teams = 16
|continents = 5
|defending_champion = Japan
|prev_year = 2009
|medal_type = world baseball classic
|champion = Dominican Republic
|num_championships = 1
|second = Puerto Rico
|third = Japan
|fourth = Netherlands
|games = 39
|attendance = 781429
|mvp = {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Robinson Canó]]
|updated =
|prev_edition = [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]]
|next_edition = [[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017]]
}}
The '''2013 [[World Baseball Classic]]''' (WBC) was an [[International Baseball Federation|international professional baseball]] competition, held from March 2, to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]] and [[2009 World Baseball Classic|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.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news|last=Belson|first=Ken|url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/israel-to-participate-in-2013-world-baseball-classic/#h&#91;MLBIan&#93;|title=Israel to Participate in 2013 World Baseball Classic|work=The New York Times|date={{#formatdate:June 1, 2011}}|accessdate={{#formatdate:July 16, 2011}}| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110711192453/http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/israel-to-participate-in-2013-world-baseball-classic/|archivedate={{#formatdate:July 11, 2011}} <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> The automatic qualifiers were [[Australia]], [[China]], [[Cuba]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Mexico]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[South Korea]], the [[United States]], and [[Venezuela]].

Japan entered as the defending champions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2011-06-02-2908376464_x.htm|title=Israel invited to World Baseball Classic|publisher=USA Today|date={{#formatdate:February 6, 2011}}|author=Josef Federman|agency=Associated Press|accessdate={{#formatdate:June 2, 2011}}}}</ref> The four finalists were the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Japan, and the Netherlands. The Dominican Republic team went undefeated (a WBC first) en route to the title, finishing with a 3–0 victory over Puerto Rico. [[Robinson Canó]] was named the [[Most Valuable Player]] of the Classic.<ref name=cano>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130319&content_id=43006960&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|publisher=MLB.com|date=March 20, 2013|first=John|last=Schlegel|title=Torrid stretch earns Cano Classic MVP}}</ref>

==Revenue–sharing dispute==
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 [[Major League Baseball Players Association|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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coskrey|first=Jason|title=JPBPA unanimously votes to boycott WBC|publisher=The Japan Times|date={{#formatdate:July 21, 2012}}|accessdate={{#formatdate:August 13, 2012}}|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120721g1.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NPB players decide to sit out upcoming WBC|publisher=Daily Yomiuri Online|date={{#formatdate:July 21, 2012}}|accessdate={{#formatdate:August 13, 2012}}|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/T120720005809.htm}}</ref> The move was interpreted by some news outlets as a non-final decision, aimed at raising the pressure on MLB.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Alexander|title=Japanese Pros Threaten to Boycott World Baseball Classic|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date={{#formatdate:July 20, 2012}}|accessdate={{#formatdate:August 13, 2012}}|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/07/20/japanese-pros-threaten-to-boycott-world-baseball-classic/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Japan threatens to boycott World Baseball Classic|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date={{#formatdate:July 20, 2012}}|accessdate={{#formatdate:August 13, 2012}}|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/more/07/20/japan-wbc-boycott.ap/}}</ref> In September 2012, Japanese players agreed to take part after reaching a compromise with tournament organizers on sharing sponsorship and licensing revenue.<ref>{{cite news|title=Japan agrees to play in 2013 WBC|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN|date={{#formatdate:September 4, 2012}}|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8335634/japan-commits-2013-world-baseball-classic/}}</ref>

==Qualification==
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualification}}

Although the [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]] and [[2009 World Baseball Classic|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. The automatic qualifiers were [[Australia national baseball team|Australia]], [[China national baseball team|China]], [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuba]], [[Dominican Republic national baseball team|Dominican Republic]], [[Italy national baseball team|Italy]], [[Japan national baseball team|Japan]], [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]], the [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]], [[Puerto Rico national baseball team|Puerto Rico]], [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea]], the [[United States national baseball team|United States]], and [[Venezuela national baseball team|Venezuela]].

The other four teams from the 2009 tournament ([[Canada national baseball team|Canada]], [[Taiwan national baseball team|Taiwan]], [[Panama national baseball team|Panama]], and [[South Africa national baseball team|South Africa]]) contested a qualifying round in late 2012, along with 12 additional teams invited by the [[International Baseball Federation]] (IBAF).<ref name="IBAF1">{{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={{#formatdate:June 1, 2011}}|work=[[IBAF]]|agency=|accessdate={{#formatdate:June 1, 2011}}}}</ref> The qualifying round was organized as four independent [[double-elimination|modified double-elimination]] tournaments.<ref name="nytimes1"/> The modification was that the final game was winner-take-all, even if won by the team emerging from the loser's bracket. Although this modified double-elimination format was used in some rounds of the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]], in that tournament the final game was only for seeding and never for elimination. As practiced in the 2013 qualifiers, the team emerging from the winner's bracket might be eliminated from the tournament despite losing only one game (as, in fact, happened to Israel in Qualifier 1).

The composition of the qualifying pools was determined based on geographical location, competitive balance, and regional rivalries.<ref name="IBAF1"/> In Qualifier 1, South Africa took on [[France national baseball team|France]], [[Israel national baseball team|Israel]], and [[Spain national baseball team|Spain]], with the games taking place in [[Jupiter, Florida]], United States. In Qualifier 2, Canada took on the [[Czech Republic national baseball team|Czech Republic]], [[Germany national baseball team|Germany]], and [[Great Britain national baseball team|Great Britain]], with the games taking place in [[Regensburg]], Germany. In Qualifier 3, Panama took on [[Brazil national baseball team|Brazil]], [[Colombia national baseball team|Colombia]], and [[Nicaragua national baseball team|Nicaragua]], with the games taking place in [[Panama City]], Panama. In Qualifier 4, Taiwan took on [[New Zealand national baseball team|New Zealand]], the [[Philippines national baseball team|Philippines]], and [[Thailand national baseball team|Thailand]], with the games taking place in [[New Taipei City]], Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fordin|first=Spencer|title=reporter|url=http://mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120322&content_id=27514066&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|work=MLB website|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date={{#formatdate:2012-07-25}}|accessdate={{#formatdate:2012-11-18}}}}</ref>

Canada and Taiwan dominated Qualifiers 2 and 4 (respectively) to advance easily. In Qualifier 1, South Africa was eliminated in the second round, and Spain narrowly defeated Israel to advance to the main tournament. In Qualifier 3, Brazil narrowly defeated Panama to earn the final berth in the main tournament.

===Major League players===
Under WBC rules, non-Israeli players of [[Jewish ancestry]] were eligible to play for Israel, and Major League All Stars first baseman [[Kevin Youkilis]], second baseman [[Ian Kinsler]], and outfielder [[Ryan Braun]] (whose father is Israeli)<ref>{{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 |publisher=Haaretz|date=August 24, 2012|accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Associated Press|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 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{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|publisher=Shalom Life|date=10 July 2010|accessdate=2013-03-20}}</ref> expressed a desire to do so. However, Qualifier 1 took place in September, during the MLB season, precluding the participation of those major league players as well as Jewish major leaguers catcher [[Ryan Lavarnway]], first baseman [[Ike Davis]], third baseman [[Danny Valencia]], outfielders [[Sam Fuld]] and [[Ryan Kalish]], and pitchers [[Jason Marquis]], [[Scott Feldman]], [[Craig Breslow]], and [[John Grabow]].<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news|last=Belson|first=Ken|url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/israel-to-participate-in-2013-world-baseball-classic/#h&#91;MLBIan&#93;|title=Israel to Participate in 2013 World Baseball Classic|work=The New York Times|date=June 1, 2011|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=|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}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|author=|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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thegreatrabbino.com/|title=The Great Rabbino|author=Jeremy Fine|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Without its Major Leaguers, Israel, coached by former major league All Star [[Brad Ausmus]], was evenly matched with Spain. It narrowly failed to qualify for the main tournament despite 4 home runs in 12 at bats from minor league first baseman [[Nate Freiman]].

Canada similarly was unable to utilize its Major League players, including [[Joey Votto]] and [[Justin Morneau]], as Qualifier 2 also took place in September. However, Canada easily qualified anyway. They were led by minor league first baseman [[Jimmy Van Ostrand]] (.538; 10 RBIs in 13 at bats).

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. Panama had five established Major Leaguers, and Nicaragua two.<ref>{{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 12, 2013}}</ref> However, Brazil won the qualifier despite playing only one Major Leaguer, rookie [[Yan Gomes]].

Although Qualifier 4 also took place in November, Taiwan did not play its available Major Leaguers, but easily qualified anyway.

===List of qualified teams===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Confederation
!Qualifier(s)
!Qualified team(s)
|-
|[[Baseball Confederation of Oceania|BCO (Oceania)]]
|[[2009 World Baseball Classic]]
|{{bb|AUS}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Baseball Federation of Asia|BFA (Asia)]]
|[[2009 World Baseball Classic]]
|{{bb|CHN}}<br>{{bb|JPN}}<br>{{bb|KOR}}
|-
|[[2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4|Qualifier 4]]
|{{bb|TPE}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Confederation of European Baseball|CEB (Europe)]]
|[[2009 World Baseball Classic]]
|{{bb|ITA}}<br>{{bb|NED}}
|-
|[[2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 1|Qualifier 1]]
|{{bb|ESP}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Pan American Baseball Confederation|COPABE (Americas)]]
|[[2009 World Baseball Classic]]
|{{bb|CUB}}<br>{{bb|DOM}}<br>{{bb|MEX}}<br>{{bb|PUR}}<br>{{bb|USA}}<br>{{bb|VEN}}
|-
|[[2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 2|Qualifier 2]]<br>[[2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 3|Qualifier 3]]
|{{bb|CAN}}<br>{{bb|BRA}}
|}

==Format==
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 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 of second round entered a 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:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secure.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/about/rules.jsp|title=World Baseball Classic Tournament Rules and Regulations|publisher=Secure.worldbaseballclassic.com|accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref>
# The winner of head-to-head games between the tied teams;
# 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;
# 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;
# The team with the highest batting average (AVG) in head-to-head games between the tied teams;
# Drawing of lots, conducted by World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI).

In the final standings, ties were to be broken in the following order of priority:{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}
# 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;

These standings and tiebreaking procedures are based on International Baseball Federation (IBAF) rules.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}

==Rosters==
{{Main|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 a 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 [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuban national team]] in the [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009 WBC]] have since defected, the Cuban team is considered strong. Three members of [[MLB.com]]'s Top 100 prospect participated: [[Xander Bogaerts]], [[Eddie Rosario]], and [[Jameson Taillon]].

==Venues==
Eight stadiums were used during the main tournament:
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Pool A – [[Fukuoka]]
!Pool B – [[Taichung]]
!Pool C – [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]
!Pool D – [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|-
|[[Fukuoka Dome]]
|[[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]
|[[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]
|[[Chase Field]]
|-
|Capacity: '''38,561'''
|Capacity: '''20,000'''
|Capacity: '''18,264'''
|Capacity: '''48,633'''
|-
|[[Image:Fukuoka dome02.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:台中洲際棒球場.JPG|150 px]]
|[[Image:Hiram Bithorn Stadium 1.JPG|150px]]
|[[Image:Flyover at Diamondbacks season opener 2010-04-05.JPG|150px]]
|-
!Pool D – [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]]
!Pool 1 – [[Tokyo]]
!Pool 2 – [[Miami]]
!Championship – [[San Francisco]]
|-
|[[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'''
|-
|[[Image:Salt River Fields - 2011-02-23 - Home Base Entry.JPG|150px]]
|[[Image:TokyoDome GiantsFighters.jpg|150px]]
|[[Image:Marlins First Pitch at Marlins Park, April 4, 2012 .jpg|150px]]
|[[Image:AT&T Park- SF.jpg|150px]]
|}

==Pools composition==
The top 12 teams that participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic were invited back for the 2013 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=International venues set for 2013 Classic|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120925&content_id=38996910&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|accessdate={{#formatdate:September 25, 2012}}}}</ref> Spain, Canada, Brazil, and Chinese Taipei won their pools of qualification.<ref>>{{cite web|title=The 2013 World Baseball Classic is ready to go|url=http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2012/12/02/the-2013-world-baseball-classic-is-ready-to-go/ff71001b-dc41-481c-974a-d7d80d6103b5|accessdate={{#formatdate:December 2, 2012}}}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!width=25%|Pool A
!width=25%|Pool B
!width=25%|Pool C
!width=25%|Pool D
|-
|{{bb|JPN|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|KOR|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|VEN|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|USA|size=44x40px}}
|-
|{{bb|CHN|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|NED|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|PUR|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|MEX|size=44x40px}}
|-
|{{bb|CUB|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|AUS|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|DOM|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|ITA|size=44x40px}}
|-
|{{bb|BRA|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|TPE|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|ESP|size=44x40px}}
|{{bb|CAN|size=44x40px}}
|}

==First round==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:400px;"
|-
! Legend
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| Advanced to Round 2 and qualified for [[2017 World Baseball Classic]]
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| Eliminated, but qualified for 2017 World Baseball Classic
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| Eliminated, must qualify for 2017 World Baseball Classic
|}

===Pool A===
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Pool A}}
{{2013 World Baseball Classic Pool A standings}}

{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 2, 2013|19:00|'''{{bb-rt|JPN}}'''|5–3|{{bb|BRA}}||[[Fukuoka Dome]]|3:20|28,181|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_02_jpnint_braint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 3, 2013|12:30|'''{{bb-rt|CUB}}'''|5–2|{{bb|BRA}}||[[Fukuoka Dome]]|3:22|4,003|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_03_cubint_braint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 3, 2013|19:00|{{bb-rt|CHN}}|2–5|'''{{bb|JPN}}'''||[[Fukuoka Dome]]|2:57|13,891|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_03_chnint_jpnint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 4, 2013|16:30|{{bb-rt|CHN}}|0–12|'''{{bb|CUB}}'''|7|[[Fukuoka Dome]]|2:38|3,123|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_04_chnint_cubint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 5, 2013|17:00|{{bb-rt|BRA}}|2–5|'''{{bb|CHN}}'''||[[Fukuoka Dome]]|3:12|3,110|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_05_braint_chnint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 6, 2013|19:00|{{bb-rt|JPN}}|3–6|'''{{bb|CUB}}'''||[[Fukuoka Dome]]|3:39|26,860|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_06_jpnint_cubint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

===Pool B===
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Pool B}}
{{2013 World Baseball Classic Pool B standings}}

{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 2, 2013|12:30|{{bb-rt|AUS}}|1–4|'''{{bb|TPE}}'''||[[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]|2:53|20,035|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_02_ausint_tpeint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 2, 2013|19:30|{{bb-rt|KOR}}|0–5|'''{{bb|NED}}'''||[[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]|3:24|1,085|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_02_korint_nedint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 3, 2013|14:30|{{bb-rt|NED}}|3–8|'''{{bb|TPE}}'''||[[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]|3:09|22,689|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_03_nedint_tpeint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 4, 2013|18:30|'''{{bb-rt|KOR}}'''|6–0|{{bb|AUS}}||[[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]|3:31|1,481|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_04_korint_ausint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 5, 2013|12:30|{{bb-rt|AUS}}|1–4|'''{{bb|NED}}'''||[[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]|2:50|1,113|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_05_ausint_nedint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 5, 2013|19:30|{{bb-rt|TPE}}|2–3|'''{{bb|KOR}}'''||[[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]|3:27|23,431|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_05_tpeint_korint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

===Pool C===
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Pool C}}
{{2013 World Baseball Classic Pool C standings}}

{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 7, 2013|19:30|{{bb-rt|VEN}}|3–9|'''{{bb|DOM}}'''||[[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]|3:55|15,055|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_07_venint_domint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 8, 2013|18:30|{{bb-rt|ESP}}|0–3|'''{{bb|PUR}}'''||[[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]|3:05|14,974|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_08_espint_purint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 9, 2013|12:00|'''{{bb-rt|DOM}}'''|6–3|{{bb|ESP}}||[[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]|3:47|13,412|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_09_domint_espint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 9, 2013|18:30|'''{{bb-rt|PUR}}'''|6–3|{{bb|VEN}}||[[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]|3:35|18,800|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_09_purint_venint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 10, 2013|12:30|{{bb-rt|ESP}}|6–11|'''{{bb|VEN}}'''||[[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]|3:59|13,395|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_10_espint_venint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 10, 2013|19:30|'''{{bb-rt|DOM}}'''|4–2|{{bb|PUR}}||[[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]|3:41|19,413|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_10_domint_purint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

===Pool D===
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Pool D}}
{{2013 World Baseball Classic Pool D standings}}

{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 7, 2013|13:00|'''{{bb-rt|ITA}}'''|6–5|{{bb|MEX}}||[[Salt River Fields at Talking Stick]]|3:41|4,478|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_07_itaint_mexint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 8, 2013|12:00|{{bb-rt|CAN}}|4–14|'''{{bb|ITA}}'''|8|[[Chase Field]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130307&content_id=42407932&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Weather concerns move Canada-Italy to Chase Field|publisher=Web.worldbaseballclassic.com|date=March 7, 2013|accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref><ref group="note">The game was originally scheduled to be played at [[Salt River Fields at Talking Stick]], but was moved due to potential inclement weather.</ref>|3:27|5,140|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_08_canint_itaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 8, 2013|19:00|'''{{bb-rt|MEX}}'''|5–2|{{bb|USA}}||[[Chase Field]]|3:29|44,256|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_08_mexint_usaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 9, 2013|12:30|'''{{bb-rt|CAN}}'''|10–3|{{bb|MEX}}||[[Chase Field]]|3:44|19,581|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_09_canint_mexint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 9, 2013|19:00|'''{{bb-rt|USA}}'''|6–2|{{bb|ITA}}||[[Chase Field]]|3:21|19,303|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_09_usaint_itaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 10, 2013|13:00|'''{{bb-rt|USA}}'''|9–4|{{bb|CAN}}||[[Chase Field]]|3:18|22,425|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_10_usaint_canint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

==Second round==
===Pool 1===
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Pool 1}}
{{2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 1 bracket}}

{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 8, 2013|12:00|'''{{bb-rt|NED}}'''|6–2|{{bb|CUB}}||[[Tokyo Dome]]|3:38|38,588|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_08_nedint_cubint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 8, 2013|19:00|'''{{bb-rt|JPN}}'''|4–3|{{bb|TPE}}|10|[[Tokyo Dome]]|4:47|43,527|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_08_jpnint_tpeint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 9, 2013|19:00|{{bb-rt|TPE}}|0–14|'''{{bb|CUB}}'''|7|[[Tokyo Dome]]|2:43|12,884|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_09_tpeint_cubint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 10, 2013|19:00|'''{{bb-rt|JPN}}'''|16–4|{{bb|NED}}|7|[[Tokyo Dome]]|2:53|37,745|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_10_jpnint_nedint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 11, 2013|19:00|{{bb-rt|CUB}}|6–7|'''{{bb|NED}}'''||[[Tokyo Dome]]|3:52|7,613|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_11_cubint_nedint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 12, 2013|19:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|6–10|'''{{bb|JPN}}'''||[[Tokyo Dome]]|3:30|30,301|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_12_nedint_jpnint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

===Pool 2===
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Pool 2}}
{{2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 2 bracket}}

{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 12, 2013|13:00|{{bb-rt|ITA}}|4–5|'''{{bb|DOM}}'''||[[Marlins Park]]|3:17|14,482|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_12_itaint_domint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 12, 2013|20:00|{{bb-rt|PUR}}|1–7|'''{{bb|USA}}'''||[[Marlins Park]]|3:22|32,872|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_12_purint_usaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 13, 2013|19:00|{{bb-rt|ITA}}|3–4|'''{{bb|PUR}}'''||[[Marlins Park]]|3:46|27,296|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_13_itaint_purint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 14, 2013|19:00|'''{{bb-rt|DOM}}'''|3–1|{{bb|USA}}||[[Marlins Park]]|3:17|34,366|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_14_domint_usaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 15, 2013|19:00|'''{{bb-rt|PUR}}'''|4–3|{{bb|USA}}||[[Marlins Park]]|3:24|19,762|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_15_purint_usaint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 16, 2013|13:00|{{bb-rt|PUR}}|0–2|'''{{bb|DOM}}'''||[[Marlins Park]]|2:58|25,846|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_16_purint_domint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

==Championship round==
{{Main|2013 World Baseball Classic – Championship}}
{{2013 World Baseball Classic Championship bracket}}

===Semifinals===
{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 17, 2013|18:00|'''{{bb-rt|PUR}}'''|3–1|{{bb|JPN}}||[[AT&T Park]]|3:27|33,683|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_17_purint_jpnint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|Mar 18, 2013|18:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|1–4|'''{{bb|DOM}}'''||[[AT&T Park]]|3:09|27,527|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_18_nedint_domint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

===Final===
{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|Mar 19, 2013|17:00|{{bb-rt|PUR}}|0–3|'''{{bb|DOM}}'''||[[AT&T Park]]|3:06|35,703|10=[http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_19_purint_domint_1&mode=box Boxscore]}}
|}

==Final standings==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!width=25|Rk
!width=170|Team
!width=25|W
!width=25|L
!width=150|Tiebreaker
|-
|1
|align=left|{{bb|DOM}}
|8||0||–
|-
!colspan="6"|Lost in Final
|-
|2
|align=left|{{bb|PUR}}
|5||4||–
|-
!colspan="6"|Lost in Semifinals
|-
|3
|align=left|{{bb|JPN}}
|5||2||–
|-
|4
|align=left|{{bb|NED}}
|4||4||–
|-
!colspan="6"|Eliminated in Second Round
|-
|5
|align=left|{{bb|CUB}}
|4||2||–
|-
|6
|align=left|{{bb|USA}}
|3||3||–
|-
|7
|align=left|{{bb|ITA}}
|2||3||0.103 TQB
|-
|8
|align=left|{{bb|TPE}}
|2||3||−0.190 TQB
|-
!colspan="6"|Eliminated in First Round
|-
|9
|align=left|{{bb|KOR}}
|2||1||–
|-
|10
|align=left|{{bb|VEN}}
|1||2||−0.154 TQB
|-
|11
|align=left|{{bb|MEX}}
|1||2||−0.185 TQB
|-
|12
|align=left|{{bb|CAN}}
|1||2||−0.308 TQB
|-
|13
|align=left|{{bb|CHN}}
|1||2||−0.534 TQB
|-
|14
|align=left|{{bb|BRA}}
|0||3||−0.318 TQB
|-
|15
|align=left|{{bb|ESP}}
|0||3||−0.467 TQB
|-
|16
|align=left|{{bb|AUS}}
|0||3||−0.486 TQB
|}
{{col-2}}
{{winners|bb|2013 World Baseball Classic Champions|DOM|First}}
{{col-end}}

==Attendance==
'''781,429 (avg. 20,037; pct. 59.5%)'''

===First round===
'''359,234 (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 – 95,049 (avg. 15,842; 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===
'''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===
'''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%)

==All–WBC team==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Position!!Player
|-
!C
|{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Yadier Molina]]
|-
!1B
|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Edwin Encarnación]]
|-
!2B
|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Robinson Canó]]
|-
!3B
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Wright]]
|-
!SS
|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[José Reyes (shortstop)|José Reyes]]
|-
!rowspan=3|OF
|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Nelson Cruz]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Ángel Pagán]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Saunders]]
|-
!DH
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hirokazu Ibata]]
|-
!rowspan=3|P
|{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Nelson Figueroa]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenta Maeda]]
|-
|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Fernando Rodney]]
|}

==Statistics leaders==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

===Batting===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Statistic !! Name !! Total/Avg
|-
|[[Batting average]]* || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Saunders]] ||align=center| .727
|-
|[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]] || {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Robinson Canó]] ||align=center| 15
|-
|[[Run (baseball)|Runs]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Andrelton Simmons]] ||align=center| 10
|-
|[[Home run]]s || {{flagicon|CUB}} [[José Dariel Abreu]]<br>{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Alfredo Despaigne]] ||align=center| 3
|-
|[[Runs batted in|RBI]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Wright]] ||align=center| 10
|-
|[[Walk (baseball)|Walks]] || {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Carlos Santana (baseball)|Carlos Santana]] ||align=center| 9
|-
|[[Strikeout]]s || {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Alejandro De Aza]]<br>{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Edwin Encarnación]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jonathan Schoop]] ||align=center| 8
|-
|[[Stolen base]]s || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Randolph Oduber]] ||align=center| 3
|-
|[[On base percentage]]* || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Saunders]] ||align=center| .769
|-
|[[Slugging percentage]]* || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Saunders]] ||align=center| 1.273
|-
|[[On base plus slugging|OPS]]* || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Saunders]] ||align=center| 2.042
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game

{{col-2}}

===Pitching===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Statistic !! Name !! Total/Avg
|-
|[[Win (baseball)|Wins]] || {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Pedro Strop]] ||align=center| 3
|-
|[[Loss (baseball)|Losses]] || 39 Players ||align=center| 1
|-
|[[Save (baseball)|Saves]] || {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Fernando Rodney]] ||align=center| 7
|-
|[[Innings pitched]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenta Maeda]] ||align=center| 15.0
|-
|[[Hit (baseball)|Hits allowed]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Diegomar Markwell]] ||align=center| 17
|-
|[[Run (baseball)|Runs allowed]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Stuifbergen]] ||align=center| 9
|-
|[[Earned run|Earned runs allowed]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[David Bergman (baseball)|David Bergman]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Stuifbergen]] ||align=center| 8
|-
|[[Earned run average|ERA]]* || {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chien-Ming Wang]] ||align=center| 0.00**
|-
|[[Walk (baseball)|Walks]] || {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Edinson Volquez]] ||align=center| 6
|-
|[[Strikeout]]s || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenta Maeda]] ||align=center| 18
|-
|[[Walks plus hits per inning pitched|WHIP]]* || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seung-Hwan Oh]] ||align=center| 0.00
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per game<br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Wang is tied with 14 others with a 0.00 ERA but he pitched the most innings with 12.0

{{col-end}}

==Additional rules==
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 Major League Baseball season#Instant Replay|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 innings#Other methods|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 one extra-inning game in the tournament ended prior to a 12th inning.

==Media coverage==
[[MLB Network]] has been announced as the English-language broadcaster of the 2013 and 2017 tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121023&content_id=40001966&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=MLB Network to air all Classic games in '13, '17|first=Bobbie|last=Dittmeier|date={{#formatdate:2012-10-23}}|publisher=MLB.com}}</ref> [[ESPN Deportes]] provided Spanish-language coverage, and [[ESPN Radio]] had audio rights.<ref>{{cite web|author=gabriela nunez on January 13, 2013|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/01/wbc/|title=ESPN Selected to Present Spanish-Language Multimedia Coverage of 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic « ESPN MediaZone|publisher=Espnmediazone.com|date=January 13, 2013|accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref>

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

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/index.jsp}}
* [http://espn.go.com/mlb/worldclassic2013/index 2013 World Baseball Classic] at ''ESPN''
* [http://2013worldbaseballclassic.blogspot.com/2013/03/he-2013-world-baseball-classic-was.html 2013 World Baseball Classic]
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