2017 World Baseball Classic
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 (from 4 continents) |
| Defending champions |
 Dominican Republic (2013) |
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The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an upcoming international professional baseball competition. This will be the fourth iteration of the WBC.
Twelve of the sixteen nations qualified based on their performance during the first round of the 2013 tournament; the remaining four nations will qualify via qualification tournaments beginning in February 2016.[1] Colombia will make its World Baseball Classic debut.
Qualification
Main article: 2017 World Baseball Classic – Qualification
The top three teams from each pool of the first round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic automatically qualified.
List of qualified teams
| Team | Method of qualification | Classic
appearance |
Previous best
position |
WBSC
Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Fourth place (2013) | 10 |
 Italy |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | 7th (2013) | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | 8th (2013) | 3 |
 South Korea |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Runners-up (2009) | 4 |
 China |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | 11th (2009) | 18 |
 Puerto Rico |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Runners-up (2013) | 11 |
| Dominican Republic |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Champions (2013) | 12 |
 Cuba |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Runners-up (2006) | 5 |
 United States |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Fourth place (2009) | 2 |
 Venezuela |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Third place (2009) | 6 |
 Canada |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | 9th (2006) | 8 |
 Japan |
2013 World Baseball Classic | 4th | Champions (2006, 2009) | 1 |
 Australia |
Qualifier 1 | 4th | 12th (2009) | 13 |
 Mexico |
Qualifier 2 | 4th | 6th (2006) | 7 |
 Colombia |
Qualifier 3 | 1st | — | 20 |
| TBD | Qualifier 4 | 1st/2nd | — | — |
Broadcasting
MLB Network will have exclusive English-language broadcast rights in the United States.[2]
References
- ↑ Morosi, Jon Paul (17 September 2015). "Source: Brooklyn among four WBC qualifying sites to be named". Fox Sports. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "2013 and 2017 WBC to be telecast exclusively on MLB Network". MLB.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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