On March 5, the World Baseball Classic is back with much of the fanfare it had in 2006. International teams will be playing on the International level to be bestowed the best team in the World. The WBC will take our minds off of the negative news that has been surrounding the game within the last couple of weeks.
Here’s a look at the venues and bracket breakdowns:
Round 1 Venues
Pool A Tokyo Dome
Pool B Mexico City
Pool C Toronto
Pool D San Juan
Round 2 Venues
Pool 1: San Diego
Pool 2: Miami
Finals Venue
Los Angeles
WBC Games Schedule (March 5th & 6th)
March 5th
Game 1, 4:30 AM (EST)
CHN vs. JAPAN
March 6th
Game 2, 4:30 AM (EST)
TPE vs. KOR
Game 3, 10:30 PM (EST)
Losers of Game 1 & 2
Loser is eliminated.
I’ll have continued updates on the World Baseball Classic throughout the tournament. Until then, see ya at the World Baseball Classic.
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Thanks Joe! Can’t imagine why they don’t want to play baseball in Fenway in March. 😉
Julia
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