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2013 World Baseball Classic
The 2013 World Baseball Classic, the third edition, ran March 2–19, 2013. The Dominican Republic went 8-0 to win its first title, beating Puerto Rico 3-0 in the San Francisco final; Robinson Canó was MVP.
2017 World Baseball Classic
2017 World Baseball Classic: fourth edition, March 2017, 16 teams. United States won its first title, beating Puerto Rico 8-0 at Dodger Stadium; Marcus Stroman was MVP; Israel debuted.
2017 World Baseball Classic rosters
2017 World Baseball Classic rosters: 16 national teams' 28-man squads announced February 8, 2017, with 63 MLB All-Stars; the United States won the title, beating Puerto Rico 8-0.
2023 World Baseball Classic
The 2023 World Baseball Classic, the fifth WBC, ran March 8-21, 2023, in Taiwan, Japan, and the US with 20 teams. Japan beat the United States 3-2 in the Miami final on Shohei Ohtani's strikeout of Mike Trout, winning its third title.
2026 World Baseball Classic championship
2026 World Baseball Classic championship: Venezuela beat the USA 3-2 on March 17, 2026 at loanDepot Park, Miami, for its first WBC title; MVP Maikel García; record 1,619,839 attendance and 10.78 million US viewers.
2026 World Baseball Classic rosters
2026 World Baseball Classic rosters: 30-man squads for 20 federations announced February 5, 2026, with 78 MLB All-Stars, all four reigning MVP/Cy Young winners, and Venezuela beating Team USA 3-2 in the final.
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament for national teams, first held in 2006 and created by Major League Baseball and the MLBPA.