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World Baseball Classic Winners List By Year

World Baseball Classic Winners List By Year
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World Baseball Classic Winners List By Year

YearWinnerRunner-up
2023TBCTBC
2017USAPuerto Rico
2013Dominican RepublicPuerto Rico
2009JapanS. Korea
2006JapanCuba

2017

The WBC 2017 edition was hosted by four different nations. In this edition, Puerto Rico again reached the final match where they faced the USA. This time Puerto Rico again lost the final game with a score of 8-0. So this tournament was won by the host nation Unites States.

2013

The World Baseball Classic 2013 was won by the Dominican Republic after beating Puerto Rico. The Dominican Republic beat them by the score of 3–0. In WBC 2013 Japan became in 3rd place, and the Netherlands get 4th place.

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2009

The WBC 2009 was hosted by the four countries. In this edition, 16 teams fought each other to win the title. The final game of the tournament was held between Japan and South Korea. Host nation Japan defeated South Korea with a score of 5-3. So this was the 2nd consecutive victory of Japan.

2006

The World Baseball Classic 2006 was hosted by three countries, the USA, Japan, and  Puerto Rico. There was a total of 16 teams were competing this season. The 2006 WBC was won by the host country Japan after beating Cuba in the final match with a score of 10-6.

Most World Baseball Classic Winners

There are only three teams who at least won the world baseball classic one time. The most successful team in the Baseball Classic World is Japan. Japan won the WBC two times in 2006 and 2009.

The other two teams are USA and Dominican Republic who won the one-time World Baseball Classic. The United States won the WBC in 2017, and the Dominican Republic won in 2013.

YearsTeamTitles
2006, 2009Japan2
2017USA1
2013Dominican Republic1

World Baseball Classic Results

YearWinnerRunner-UpScore
2017United StatesPuerto Rico8-0
2013Dominican RepublicPuerto Rico3-0
2009JapanS.Korea5-3
2006JapanCuba10-6

Most Valuable Players in WBC

YearPlayer
2006Daisuke Matsuzaka
2009Daisuke Matsuzaka
2013Robinson Canó
2017Marcus Stroman

Which Nation Has Won the Most WBC?

Japan has won the two times World Baseball Classics. First in 2006 after beating Cuba, and in 2009 by defeating South Korea.

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