2023 World Baseball Classic

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  1. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
  2. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    #102 unclesox, Mar 16, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 16, 2023
    Japan's starting lineup vs Italy
    1. CF Lars Nootbaar
    2. RF Kensuke Kondo
    3. DH Shohei Ohtani
    4. LF Masataka Yoshida
    5. 3B Munetaka Murakami
    6. 1B Kazuma Okamoto
    7. 2B Shugo Maki
    8. SS Sosuke Genda
    9. C Takuya Kai

    SP: Shohei Ohtani
    2023-03-16 lineup vs Italy 6x5.jpg
    2023-03-16 Jerseys Suzuki, Kuribayashi.jpg
     
  3. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
  4. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    banner WBC.jpg
    All stats reflect Pool play only.
    Quarterfinal games NOT taken into account.

    BATTING

    Average
    .643 - Eugenio Suárez (Venezuela)
    .615 - Tyler O'Neill (Canada)
    .538 - Edouard Julien (Canada)
    .500 (8-16) - Nicky Lopez (Italy)
    .500 (7-14) - Randy Arozarena (Mexico)
    .500 (7-14) - Kang Baek-ho (Korea)
    .500 (6-12) - Benjamín Alegría (Nicaragua)
    .500 (6-12) - Jeimer Candelario (Dominican Republic)
    .500 (6-12) - Yadil Mujica (Cuba)
    .500 (6-12) - Shohei Ohtani (Japan)

    On-Base Percentage
    .722 - Tyler O'Neill (Canada)
    .684 - Shohei Ohtani (Japan)
    .667 - Eugenio Suárez (Venezuela)
    .667 - Edouard Julien (Canada)
    .632 - Randy Arozarena (Mexico)
    .600 - Kensuke Kondo (Japan)
    .588 - Mike Trout (United States)
    .579 - Lars Nootbaar (Japan)
    .579 - Jeimer Candelario (Dominican Republic)
    .571 - Roel Santos (Cuba)

    OPS
    1.821 - Edouard Julien (Canada)
    1.738 - Eugenio Suárez (Venezuela)
    1.703 - Randy Arozarena (Mexico)
    1.684 - Shohei Ohtani (Japan)
    1.596 - Anthony Santander (Venezuela)
    1.533 - Kensuke Kondo (Japan)
    1.500 - Juan Soto (Dominican Republic)
    1.491 - Tyler O'Neill (Canada)
    1.438 - Yu Chang (Chinese Taipei)
    1.438 - Mike Trout (United States)

    Home Runs
    3 - Kim Ha-seong (Korea)
    2 - 14 players tied

    RBIs
    9 - Eugenio Suárez (Venezuela)
    9 - Randy Arozarena (Mexico)
    8 - Shohei Ohtani (Japan)
    8 - Yu Chang (Chinese Taipei)
    8 - Masataka Yoshida (Japan)
    7 - Nicky Lopez (Italy)
    6 - 5 players tied

    AVG with RISP (RBIs)
    1.000 (5) - Lee Jung-hoo (Korea)
    1.000 (4) - Tim Anderson (United States)
    1.000 (4) - Enrique Hernández (Puerto Rico)
    1.000 (4) - David Peralta (Venezuela)
    1.000 (3) - Christian Vázquez (Puerto Rico)
    1.000 (2) - Tommy Edman (Korea)
    1.000 (2) - Filip Smola (Czech Republic)
    1.000 (1) - Andrés Giménez (Venezuela)
    1.000 (1) - Jacob Robson (Canada)
    1.000 (2) - Aaron Whitefield (Australia)

    Stolen Bases
    5 - Chavez Young (Great Britain)
    3 - Ronald Acuña Jr. (Venezuela)
    2 - 10 players tied



    PITCHING

    ERA (Innings Pitched)
    0.00 (8.0) - Jesús Luzardo (Venezuela)
    0.00 (6.1) - Miguel Romero (Cuba)
    0.00 (6.0) - Park Se-woong (Korea)
    0.00 (5.2) - José De León (Puerto Rico)
    0.00 (5.0) - Noah Skirrow (Canada)
    0.00 (4.1) - Richard Bleier (Israel)
    0.00 (4.0) - Harold Araúz (Panama)
    0.00 (4.0) - Carlos Estévez (Dominican Republic)
    0.00 (4.0) - Taijuan Walker (Mexico)
    0.00 (4.0) - Humberto Mejía (Panama)
    0.00 (4.0) - Dean Kremer (Israel)

    WHIP
    0.00 - José De León (Puerto Rico)
    0.17 - Park Se-woong (Korea)
    0.35 - Jeff Barto (Czech Republic)
    0.40 - Lance Lynn (United States)
    0.40 - Hiroya Miyagi (Japan)
    0.43 - Marcus Stroman (Puerto Rico)
    0.43 - Pablo López (Venezuela)
    0.46 - Richard Bleier (Israel)
    0.50 - Taijuan Walker (Mexico)
    0.60 - 3 players tied

    Innings pitched
    8.0 - Jesús Luzardo (Venezuela)
    7.1 - Enmanuel De Jesús (Venezuela)
    7.0 - Matt Harvey (Italy)
    7.0 - Martin Schneider (Czech Republic)
    7.0 - Robert Stock (Israel)
    6.2 - Miguel Romero (Cuba)
    6.1 - Che-Yuan Wu (Chinese Taipei)
    6.0 - Daniel McGrath (Australia)
    6.0 - Park Se-woong (Korea)
    5.2 - 2 players tied

    Strikeouts
    10 - Miguel Romero (Cuba)
    10 - José De León (Puerto Rico)
    10 - Jesús Luzardo (Venezuela)
    10 - Enmanuel De Jesús (Venezuela)
    9 - Park Se-woong (Korea)
    8 - Mitch Neunborn (Australia)
    8 - Roki Sasaki (Japan)
    8 - Taijuan Walker (Mexico)
    8 - Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Japan)
    7 - 4 players tied

    Wins
    2 - Jesús Luzardo (Venezuela)
    2 - José Ruiz (Venezuela)
    1 - 38 players tied

    Holds
    2 - Enmanuel De Jesús (Venezuela)
    2 - Kevin Kelly (Netherlands)
    2 - Joe LaSorsa (Italy)
    2 - José Quijada (Venezuela)
    2 - Curtis Taylor (Canada)
    2 - Franklin Van Gurp (Netherlands)
    1 - 42 players tied

    Saves
    2 - Wendell Floranus (Netherlands)
    2 - Sung Chia-hao (Chinese Taipei)
    1 - 12 players tied
     
  5. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    As I post this, Japan Airlines chartered flight 8800 just crossed into U.S. soil over Northern California on their way to Miami. :cool:
    Arrival is expected to be just before 3:00am ET.
    https://www.flightradar24.com/JAL8800/2f8bb8ab

    Lars Nootbaar, Kensuke Kondo, Shohei Ohtani
    2023-03-17 Tokyo to Miami 1.jpg

    Kazuma Okamoto,Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    Okamoto Yamamoto.jpg

    take off.jpg

    Hiroya Miyagi, Takumi Ohshiro, Takuya Kai
    flight 1.jpg

    Ippei Mizuhara (Ohtani's translator), Lars Nootbaar, Munetaka Murakami
    Ippei Nootbar Murakami.jpg

    "Death, taxes, and Kensuke Kondo reaching base"
    Kondo.jpg

    Ippei Mizuhara, Roki Sasaki
    Miyagi Sasaki.jpg

    Munetaka Murakami
    Murakami.jpg

    Tetsuto Yamada, Kazuma Okamoto
    Yamada Okamoto.jpg
     
  6. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    #106 unclesox, Mar 17, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 17, 2023
    Samurai Japan touched down in Miami at 2:52am local (3:52pm JT).
    The team will have 4 days to adjust to the 13 hour time difference.
    Their semifinal on Monday evening will start at 7:00pm ET, which will be Tuesday morning 8:00am in Tokyo.
    (All of their games in Tokyo began at 7pm Tokyo / 6am ET.)

     
  7. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    #107 unclesox, Mar 17, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 17, 2023
    Puerto Rico starting lineup vs Mexico
    1. SS Francisco Lindor
    2. CF Kiké Hernández
    3. RF Nelson Velázquez
    4. 3B Emmanuel Rivera
    5. 2B Javier Báez
    6. LF Eddie Rosario
    7. DH Christian Vázquez
    8. 1B Neftalí Soto
    9. C Martín Maldonado

    SP: Marcus Stroman
    2023-03-17 lineup vs Mexico 6x5.jpg
     
  8. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Freakin love Adam Jones.







    2017-03-18 Adam Jones robs Manny Machado.jpg
     
  9. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Seems like a good game between the USA and Venezuela
     
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  10. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    I already posted the highlight videos of the two quarterfinals played in Tokyo.
    Here are the two played in Miami.



     
  11. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Japan's starting lineup vs Mexico

    1. CF Lars Nootbaar
    2. RF Kensuke Kondo
    3. DH Shohei Ohtani
    4. LF Masataka Yoshida
    5. 3B Munetaka Murakami
    6. 1B Kazuma Okamoto
    7. 2B Tetsudo Yamada
    8. SS Sosuke Genda
    9. C Yuhei Nakamura

    SP: Roki Sasaki
    2023-03-20 lineup vs Mexico 6x5.jpg
     
  12. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
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  13. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

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    209, California
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  14. Nerroth

    Nerroth Member

    Feb 9, 2008
    Ontario, Canada
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Apologies if it's old news by now, but the MLB and World Baseball Classic YouTube channels have been gradually uploading the full games from this year's WBC.
     
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  15. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Japan's starting lineup vs United States

    1. CF Lars Nootbaar
    2. RF Kensuke Kondo
    3. DH Shohei Ohtani
    4. LF Masataka Yoshida
    5. 3B Munetaka Murakami
    6. 1B Kazuma Okamoto
    7. 2B Tetsudo Yamada
    8. SS Sosuke Genda
    9. C Yuhei Nakamura

    SP: Shota Imanaga
    2023-03-21 lineup vs United States 6x5.jpg
     
  16. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
  17. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    2006 - 2009 - 2023

    .WBC trophies.jpg
     
  18. Nerroth

    Nerroth Member

    Feb 9, 2008
    Ontario, Canada
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada


    On a side note: there was a recent article in The Guardian on the topic of the "baseball movie", suggesting that perhaps the WBC itself might be a good setting for such a film...
     

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