2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup

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The 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially III U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the third edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, fourth since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the event was postponed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The tournament was held from September 23 to October 2, in Ciudad Obregón and Hermosillo, Mexico, with 12 teams participating.[2]

CountryMexico
DatesSeptember 23 – October 2, 2021
Teams12
Defending champions Mexico
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2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryMexico
DatesSeptember 23 – October 2, 2021
Teams12
Defending champions Mexico
Final positions
Champions Venezuela (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance21,425 (429 per game)
Awards
MVPColombia Gustavo Campero
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Consequently, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has expanded the age category to include players up to the age of 24 who would have missed the competition in 2020, and players born from 1997 to 2003 will be eligible to participate.[3]

Venezuela defeated Mexico with a score of 4–0 in the world championship game at Estadio Sonora.[4] Colombia won the bronze medal against Cuba with a 5–3 score.[5]

Venues

This edition was played in two Mexican baseball temples. Estadio Yaquis in Ciudad Obregón hosted Group A and the Placement Round, while Estadio Sonora in Hermosillo hosted Group B, the Super Round, the Bronze Medal Game and the Championship Game.

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Ciudad Obregón Hermosillo
Estadio Yaquis Estadio Sonora
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 16,000
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Teams

The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.

Asia

 Chinese Taipei (3)
 South Korea (2)

Europe

 Netherlands (8)
 Czech Republic (16)
 Germany (18)

Americas

 Venezuela (10)
 Mexico (5)
 Colombia (15)
 Dominican Republic (6)
 Cuba (11)
 Nicaragua (14)
 Panama (13)

First round

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 5 4 1 20 8 .800[a] — Advance to super round
2  Cuba 5 4 1 25 12 .800[a] —
3  Chinese Taipei 5 3 2 17 6 .600 1
4  Dominican Republic 5 2 3 14 23 .400 2 Advance to consolation round
5  Germany 5 1 4 14 32 .200[b] 3
6  Czech Republic 5 1 4 11 20 .200[b] 3
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Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head result: Mexico 5–0 Cuba
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head result: Germany 6–4 Czech Republic
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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 23, 2021 10:30 Germany  0 – 7  Chinese Taipei F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:23 100 Boxscore
Sep 23, 2021 19:30 Czech Republic  5 – 1  Mexico F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:09 2,223 Boxscore
Sep 24, 2021 10:30 Dominican Republic  8 – 4  Germany F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:57 100 Boxscore
Sep 24, 2021 15:00 Czech Republic  1 – 4  Chinese Taipei F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:02 78 Boxscore
Sep 24, 2021 19:30 Mexico  5 – 0  Cuba F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:09 1,651 Boxscore
Sep 25, 2021 10:30 Germany  6 – 4  Czech Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:34 59 Boxscore
Sep 25, 2021 15:00 Chinese Taipei  1 – 2  Cuba F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:07 100 Boxscore
Sep 25, 2021 19:30 Mexico  8 – 2  Dominican Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:21 2,717 Boxscore
Sep 26, 2021 10:30 Cuba  10 – 3  Germany F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:12 78 Boxscore
Sep 26, 2021 15:00 Czech Republic  0 – 2  Dominican Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:23 120 Boxscore
Sep 26, 2021 19:30 Chinese Taipei  0 – 3  Mexico F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:09 2,177 Boxscore
Sep 27, 2021 10:30 Cuba  7 – 1  Czech Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:24 85 Boxscore
Sep 27, 2021 15:00 Dominican Republic  0 – 5  Chinese Taipei F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:12 57 Boxscore
Sep 27, 2021 19:30 Germany  1 – 3  Mexico F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:08 1,556 Boxscore
Sep 28, 2021 10:30 Cuba  6 – 2  Dominican Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:08 48 Boxscore
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 5 4 1 23 12 .800[a] — Advance to super round
2  Colombia 5 4 1 34 8 .800[a] —
3  Panama 5 3 2 23 21 .600 1
4  Nicaragua 5 2 3 21 34 .400 2 Advance to consolation round
5  South Korea 5 1 4 18 26 .200[b] 3
6  Netherlands 5 1 4 16 34 .200[b] 3
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Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head result: Venezuela 3–2 Colombia
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head result: Netherlands 7–8 South Korea
More information Date, Local time ...
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 23, 2021 10:30 Panama  1 – 7  Colombia F/7 Estadio Sonora 1:55 50 Boxscore
Sep 23, 2021 15:00 Nicaragua  6 – 4  South Korea F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:52 103 Boxscore
Sep 23, 2021 19:30 Netherlands  4 – 9  Venezuela F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:20 328 Boxscore
Sep 24, 2021 10:30 Panama  13 – 6  Nicaragua F/8 Estadio Sonora 3:00 15 Boxscore
Sep 24, 2021 15:00 Netherlands  7 – 8  South Korea F/8 Estadio Sonora 3:06 32 Boxscore
Sep 24, 2021 19:30 Venezuela  3 – 2  Colombia F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:33 280 Boxscore
Sep 25, 2021 10:30 South Korea  2 – 5  Panama F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:21 129 Boxscore
Sep 25, 2021 15:00 Colombia  10 – 0  Netherlands F/6 Estadio Sonora 1:51 166 Boxscore
Sep 25, 2021 19:30 Venezuela  6 – 3  Nicaragua F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:22 468 Boxscore
Sep 26, 2021 10:30 Netherlands  4 – 1  Panama F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:35 133 Boxscore
Sep 26, 2021 15:00 Nicaragua  0 – 10  Colombia F/6 Estadio Sonora 2:19 266 Boxscore
Sep 26, 2021 19:30 South Korea  0 – 3  Venezuela F/7 Estadio Sonora 1:55 619 Boxscore
Sep 27, 2021 10:30 Nicaragua  6 – 1  Netherlands F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:18 37 Boxscore
Sep 27, 2021 15:00 Panama  3 – 2  Venezuela F/7 Estadio Sonora 1:53 42 Boxscore
Sep 27, 2021 19:30 Colombia  5 – 4  South Korea F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:41 278 Boxscore
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Consolation round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1  Nicaragua 5 5 0 30 6 1.000 —
2  South Korea 5 4 1 29 17 .800 1
3  Dominican Republic 5 3 2 19 27 .600 2
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 23 26 .400 3
5  Germany 5 1 4 14 29 .200 4
6  Czech Republic 5 0 5 16 26 .000 5
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Source: WBSC
More information Date, Local time ...
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 29, 2021 10:30  Netherlands 5 – 2  Germany F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:43 45 Boxscore
Sep 29, 2021 15:00  Czech Republic 0 – 3  Nicaragua F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:10 82 Boxscore
Sep 29, 2021 19:30  South Korea 10 – 4  Dominican Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:44 130 Boxscore
Sep 30, 2021 10:30  Czech Republic 8 – 9  Netherlands F/7 Estadio Yaquis 3:23 42 Boxscore
Sep 30, 2021 15:00  Germany 1 – 9  South Korea F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:14 63 Boxscore
Sep 30, 2021 19:30  Nicaragua 12 – 3  Dominican Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:42 71 Boxscore
Oct 1, 2021 10:30  Czech Republic 4 – 6  South Korea F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:24 41 Boxscore
Oct 1, 2021 15:00  Netherlands 1 – 2  Dominican Republic F/7 Estadio Yaquis 2:07 45 Boxscore
Oct 1, 2021 19:30  Germany 1 – 3  Nicaragua F/7 Estadio Yaquis 1:32 184 Boxscore
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Super round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 5 4 1 28 8 .800 — Advance to final
2  Mexico (H) 5 3 2 12 11 .600[a] 1
3  Colombia 5 3 2 22 12 .600[a] 1 Advance to third-place game
4  Cuba 5 2 3 12 31 .400[b] 2
5  Panama 5 2 3 17 23 .400[b] 2
6  Chinese Taipei 5 1 4 12 18 .200 3
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Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head result: Colombia 2–3 Mexico
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head result: Panama 8–9 Cuba
More information Date, Local time ...
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 29, 2021 10:30  Chinese Taipei 4 – 5  Colombia F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:16 38 Boxscore
Sep 29, 2021 15:00  Cuba 0 – 11  Venezuela F/5 Estadio Sonora 1:48 66 Boxscore
Sep 29, 2021 19:30  Panama 2 – 0  Mexico F/7 Estadio Sonora 1:59 1,096 Boxscore
Sep 30, 2021 10:30  Cuba 1 – 6  Colombia F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:44 66 Boxscore
Sep 30, 2021 15:00  Panama 3 – 5  Chinese Taipei F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:10 66 Boxscore
Sep 30, 2021 19:30  Venezuela 7 – 1  Mexico F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:18 1,248 Boxscore
Oct 1, 2021 10:30  Panama 8 – 9  Cuba F/8 Estadio Sonora 2:51 49 Boxscore
Oct 1, 2021 15:00  Chinese Taipei 2 – 5  Venezuela F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:13 55 Boxscore
Oct 1, 2021 19:30  Colombia 2 – 3  Mexico F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:03 1,245 Boxscore
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Finals

Third place game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 2, 2021 13:00  Cuba 3 – 5  Colombia F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:15 92 Boxscore
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Championship

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 2, 2021 19:30  Mexico 0 – 4  Venezuela F/7 Estadio Sonora 1:40 2,606 Boxscore
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Final standings

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U-23 All-World Team

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PositionPlayer [6]
C Nicaragua Alvaro Rubi
1B Venezuela Robert Pérez Jr.
2B Panama Adrian Montero
3B Nicaragua Milkar Pérez
SS Mexico Javier Salazar
OF Venezuela Jesus Lujano
Colombia Jesús Marriaga
Colombia Gustavo Campero
DH Panama Erasmo Caballero
P Chinese Taipei Chen Yu-Hung
Colombia Jhon Peluffo
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