2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C

The 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C was the third of four pools of the 2023 World Baseball Classic that took place from March 11th-15th at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] The Pool C winner and runner up, Mexico and United States advanced to the Quarterfinals 2 round, as well as the Pool D winner and runner up. The Quarterfinals 2 round will be played March 17–18, 2023 in Miami.[2] The teams in this pool consisted of Canada, Colombia, newcomer Great Britain, Mexico, and hosts and defending champions United States.[3]

2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityPhoenix, Arizona
Venue(s)Chase Field
DatesMarch 11-15
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Mexico
Runner-up United States
Tournament statistics
MVPMexico Randy Arozarena

After starting with a loss to Colombia, Mexico bounced back with three straight wins over the United States, Great Britain and Canada to advance to the quarterfinals as pool winners.[4] The U.S. and Colombia played the last game of the pool, a Colombia win would force a three-way tie which could also favor Canada depending on tiebreakers. The U.S. won 3–2 to advance. Colombia fell to 1–3, tying with Great Britain, but as they lost the head-to-head game, Colombia was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.[5]

Teams

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Draw
position
Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
WBSC
Rankings
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C1   United States 1 WBSC Americas Hosts + 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Champions (2017) 3
C2   Mexico 2 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Quarterfinals (2006, 2009) 5
C3   Colombia 3 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 2nd 2017 Pool stage (2017) 11
C4   Canada 4 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 14
C5   Great Britain 5 WBSC Europe Qualifiers Pool A winners September 20, 2022 1st 22

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1   Mexico 4 3 1 27 14 .750[a] Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2   United States (H) 4 3 1 26 16 .750[a]
3   Canada 4 2 2 27 30 .500 1 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4   Great Britain 4 1 3 18 31 .250[b] 2
5   Colombia 4 1 3 12 19 .250[b] 2
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mexico defeated USA, 11–5
  2. ^ a b Great Britain defeated Colombia, 7–5

Summary

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:30 MST Colombia   5–4   Mexico 10 Chase Field 3:24 28,497 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain   2–6   United States   Chase Field 2:54 39,650 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 MST Great Britain   8–18   Canada 7 Chase Field 3:38 11,555 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 MST Mexico   11–5   United States   Chase Field 3:41 47,534 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 MST Colombia   5–7   Great Britain   Chase Field 3:50 10,416 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 MST Canada   1–12   United States 7 Chase Field 2:20 29,621 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 MST Canada   5–0   Colombia   Chase Field 2:48 10,571 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain   1–2   Mexico   Chase Field 3:05 17,705 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 12:00 MST Mexico   10–3   Canada   Chase Field 3:31 17,245 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 MST United States   3–2   Colombia   Chase Field 3:02 29,856 Boxscore

Matches

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Colombia vs Mexico

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March 11, 2023 12:30 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
  Colombia 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 7 1
  Mexico 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
WP: Guillermo Zuñiga (1–0)   LP: Jesús Cruz (0–1)
Home runs:
COL: Reynaldo Rodríguez (1)
MEX: Randy Arozarena (1)
Attendance: 28,497
Umpires: HP: Cory Blaser. 1B: Edwin Louisa. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Jairo Mendoza
Boxscore

Great Britain vs United States

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March 11, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2
  United States 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 x 6 9 0
WP: Adam Wainwright (1–0)   LP: Vance Worley (0–1)
Home runs:
GBR: Trayce Thompson (1)
USA: Kyle Schwarber (1)
Attendance: 39,650
Umpires: HP – Carlos Torres, 1B – Felix Tejada, 2B – Bill Miller, 3B – Jhonatan Biarreta
Boxscore

Great Britain vs Canada

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March 12, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Great Britain 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 x x 8 8 2
  Canada 5 1 4 6 1 1 x x x 18 17 0
WP: Phillippe Aumont (1–0)   LP: Akeel Morris (0–1)
Home runs:
GBR: Harry Ford (1)
CAN: Edouard Julien (1), Owen Caissie (1)
Attendance: 11,555
Umpires: HP – Felix Tejada, 1B – Bill Miller, 2B – Jhonatan Biarreta, 3B – Carlos Torres
Boxscore

Mexico vs United States

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March 12, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Mexico 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 11 15 0
  United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 8 0
WP: Patrick Sandoval (1–0)   LP: Nick Martinez (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Joey Meneses 2 (2)
USA: Will Smith (1)
Attendance: 47,534
Umpires: HP – Alan Porter, 1B – Jairo Mendoza, 2B – Edwin Louisa, 3B – Cory Blaser
Boxscore

Colombia vs Great Britain

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March 13, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Colombia 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 2
  Great Britain 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 X 7 7 2
WP: Graham Spraker (1–0)   LP: Yapson Gomez (0–1)   Sv: Ian Gibaut (1)
Home runs:
COL: Dilson Herrera (1)
GBR: Harry Ford (2)
Attendance: 10,416
Umpires: HP – Jhonatan Biarreta, 1B – Cory Blaser, 2B – Felix Tejada, 3B – Doug Eddings
Boxscore

Canada vs United States

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March 13, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Canada 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 5 0
  United States 9 3 0 0 0 0 X X X 12 10 0
WP: Lance Lynn (1–0)   LP: Mitch Bratt (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Jared Young (1)
USA: Mike Trout (1), Trea Turner (1)
Attendance: 29,621
Umpires: HP – Bill Miller, 1B – Edwin Louisa, 2B – Alan Porter 3B – Jairo Mendoza
Boxscore

Canada vs Colombia

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March 14, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Canada 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 10 0
  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
WP: Noah Skirrow (1–0)   LP: Adrian Almeida (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Otto Lopez (1)
COL: None
Attendance: 10,571
Umpires: HP – Doug Eddings, 1B – Alan Porter 2B – Jairo Mendoza, 3B – Edwin Louisa
Boxscore

Great Britain vs Mexico

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March 14, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
  Mexico 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 7 0
WP: JoJo Romero (1–0)   LP: Tahnaj Thomas (0–1)   Sv: Giovanny Gallegos (1)
Attendance: 17,705
Umpires: HP – Cory Blaser, 1B – Carlos Torres, 2B – Félix Tejada, 3B – Jhonatan Biarreta
Boxscore

Mexico vs Canada

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March 15, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Mexico 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 10 10 0
  Canada 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
WP: José Urquidy (1–0)   LP: Rob Zastryzny (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Rowdy Tellez (1)
CAN: Bo Naylor (1), Edouard Julien (2)
Attendance: 17,245
Umpires: HP – Carlos Torres, 1B – Doug Eddings, 2B – Jhonathan Biarreta, 3B – Edwin Louisa
Boxscore

United States vs Colombia

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March 15, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  United States 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
  Colombia 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
WP: Kendall Graveman (1–0)   LP: Ruben Galindo (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Pressly (1)
Attendance: 29,856
Umpires: HP – Alan Porter, 1B – Bill Miller, 2B – Jairo Mendoza, 3B – Roberto Peralta
Boxscore

Statistics

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Source: [7]

Leading hitters

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Power

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SLG Team 1B 2B 3B HR AB
.500   Canada 26 6 1 6 130
.480   United States 19 7 4 4 127
.414   Mexico 30 7 0 4 145
.398   Great Britain 14 9 1 3 118
.277   Colombia 18 5 0 2 130

Efficiency

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OBP Team H BB HBP AB SF
.417   Canada 39 24 2 130 0
.379   Mexico 41 19 4 145 1
.367   United States 34 19 2 127 2
.352   Great Britain 27 21 2 118 1
.248   Colombia 25 10 0 130 1

Leading pitchers

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WHIP Team BB H IP K
1.03   Mexico 12 26 37 40
1.24   United States 8 34 34 37
1.42   Colombia 18 33 36 37
1.84   Canada 24 33 31 35
2.29   Great Britain 31 40 31 22

References

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  1. ^ "Pool C Games Schedule of the 2023 WBC". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Schedule of the 2023 WBC". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "World Baseball Classic 2023 venues, pools announced". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ Borek, Jesse (March 16, 2023). "'It's a fiesta' for electric Arozarena as Mexico moves on". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Borek, Jesse (March 16, 2023). "Trout puts USA on his back to Classic quarterfinals". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "WBSC Men's Baseball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ^ "World Baseball Classic Stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 11 March 2023.