2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup

2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Country	Mexico
Dates	September 23 – October 2, 2021
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Venezuela (1st title)
Runner-up	Mexico
Third place	Colombia
Fourth place	Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played	50
Attendance	21,425 (429 per game)
	← 2018 2022 →

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 is held from September 23 to October 2, in Ciudad Obregón and Hermosillo, Mexico, with 12 teams participating.^[2]

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.

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

Ciudad Obregón Hermosillo

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

The top three teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.

	Qualified for the Super Round
	Qualified for the Consolation round

Group A

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Mexico (H)	4	1	.800	-	20	8
Cuba	4	1	.800	-	25	12
Chinese Taipei	3	2	.600	1.0	17	6
Dominican Republic	2	3	.500	2.0	14	23
Germany	1	4	.200	3.0	14	32
Czech Republic	1	4	.200	3.0	11	20

H: Host

All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).

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

Group B

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Venezuela	4	1	.800	-	23	12
Colombia	4	1	.800	-	34	8
Panama	3	2	.600	1.0	23	21
Nicaragua	2	3	.400	2.0	21	34
South Korea	1	4	.200	2.5	18	26
Netherlands	1	4	.200	3.0	16	34

All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).

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

Consolation round

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Nicaragua	5	0	1.000	-	30	6
South Korea	4	1	.800	1.0	29	17
Dominican Republic	3	2	.600	2.0	19	27
Netherlands	2	3	.400	3.0	23	26
Germany	1	4	.200	4.0	14	29
Czech Republic	0	5	.000	5.0	16	26

All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).

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

Super Round

	Qualified for the Final
	Qualified for the Third place game

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Venezuela	4	1	.800	-	28	8
Mexico (H)	3	2	.500	1.0	12	11
Colombia	3	2	.600	1.0	22	12
Cuba	2	3	.400	2.0	12	31
Panama	2	3	.400	2.0	17	23
Chinese Taipei	1	4	.200	3.0	12	18

H: Host

All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).

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

Finals

Third place game

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

Championships

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

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L
	Venezuela	8	1
Lost in Final
	Mexico	5	4
Won in 3rd Place Game
	Colombia	6	2
Lost in 3rd Place Game
4	Cuba	5	3
Failed to qualify for the finals
5	Panama	4	4
6	Chinese Taipei	4	4
Failed to qualify for the super round
7	Nicaragua	5	3
8	South Korea	4	4
9	Dominican Republic	3	5
10	Netherlands	3	5
11	Germany	1	7
12	Czech Republic	1	7

2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Venezuela 1st title

U-23 All-World Team

Position	Player ^[6]
C	Alvaro Rubi
1B	Robert Pérez Jr.
2B	Adrian Montero
3B	Milkar Pérez
SS	Javier Salazar
OF	Jesus Lujano
	Jesus Marriaga
	Gustavo Campero
DH	Erasmo Caballero
P	Chen Yu-Hung
P	Jhon Peluffo

References

^ "Under-23 Baseball World Cup in Mexico postponed until 2021". Insidethegames. Retrieved 14 Sep 2021.
^ "III WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup to open on 23 September". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2021. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "24-year-olds eligible to play in postponed 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup". Retrieved 14 Sep 2021.
^ "Venezuela wins WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
^ "Colombia beats Cuba, earns historic U-23 Baseball World Cup bronze medal". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
^ "All World Team". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "Under-23 Baseball World Cup in Mexico postponed until 2021". Insidethegames. Retrieved 14 Sep 2021.

[2] "III WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup to open on 23 September". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2021. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[3] "24-year-olds eligible to play in postponed 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup". Retrieved 14 Sep 2021.

[4] "Venezuela wins WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[5] "Colombia beats Cuba, earns historic U-23 Baseball World Cup bronze medal". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[6] "All World Team". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]