World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic 2021 | Venues |

The World Baseball Classic ( WBC ) is an international baseball tournament. International Baseball Federation ( IBAF ) manage this tournament from 2006 to 2013, and after 2013 it is managed by World Baseball Softball Confederation ( WBSC ) and Major League Baseball ( MLB ).

It is one of the main tournaments of the World Baseball Softball Confederation ( WBSC ). This tournament has players from all around the world, but most players are from the United States and Japan.

It recently existed together with Olympic baseball and the Baseball World Cup as IBAF-endorsed competitions, however, baseball has not been on the Olympic program since 2008, after it was removed by the International Olympic Committee in 2005. The last men’s Baseball World Cup was held in 2011, and was ceased in 2013, after an MLB proposal to rearrange the worldwide baseball schedule, WBSC acknowledged the recommendation after a chief gathering, giving the “Best on the planet” title for the WBC victor, relying on the prerequisite that the Classic ought to have direct capabilities and adhere to the global enemy of doping rules.

The competition is the first of its sort to have the public groups of IBAF’s part alliances highlight proficient players from the significant classes around the planet, including Major League Baseball. Notwithstanding giving an arrangement to the best baseball major parts on the planet to contend with each other while addressing their nations of origin, the World Baseball Classic was made to additionally advance the game around the planet.

Following a three-year hole between the initial two portions of the competition, plans were made for the World Baseball Classic to be rehashed at regular intervals following the 2009 occasion. The third portion of the Classic was held in 2013, and the fourth was held in 2017. The fifth was planned for 2021, yet deferred because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Baseball Classic

Venues

There are four stadiums are planned for World Baseball Classic 2021 Tournament:

Pool A Pool B & Quarterfinals Pool C Pool D, Quarterfinals & Championship
Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan Japan Tokyo, Japan United States Phoenix, United States United States Miami, United States
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Tokyo Dome Chase Field Marlins Park
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 45,600 Capacity: 48,686 Capacity: 36,742
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The previous tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. This event will be held but with SOPs.