World Baseball Classic 2006
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Important Facts
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and the Major League Baseball (MLB) gathered together to establish the World Baseball Classic.
The tournament of the World Baseball Classic is conducted jointly by MLB and the MLBPA in cooperation with Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), their respective players associations and other professional leagues from around the world.
Teams will be divided for round 1 pools such as: Pool A, Pool B, Pool C & Pool D. These are the number of games each team will play: teams eliminated in Round 1 will have played: 3 Games
teams eliminated in Round 2 will have played: 6 Games, teams eliminated in the Semi-Finals will have played: 7 Games, teams in the Final will have played: 8 Games.
Among the participating countries are: Australia, Italy, Dominican Republic, Venezuela
China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, United States, Cuba, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico.
Additional countries which did not appear in the 2006 WBC, but have competed in international baseball competitions and may seek to qualify for the 2009 WBC these countries include: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Brazil, Colombia, the Philippines, Russia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, , France, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Germany.
The World Baseball Classic games will take place at five different sites: (1) Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan; (2) Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico; (3) Cracker Jack Stadium, Orlando, FL; (4) Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ and Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ.
World Baseball Classic round 2 will take place at two sites: (1) Hiram Bithorn Stadium and (2) Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California. The Semi-Finals and Final game will take place at PETCO Park in San Diego, California.
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