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2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D

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2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityMiami, Florida
Venue(s)LoanDepot Park
DatesMarch 11-15
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Venezuela
Runner-up Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
MVPVenezuela Salvador Pérez

The 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D was the fourth of four pools of the 2023 World Baseball Classic that took place from March 11 – 15 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.[1] The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, with the entire bottom half of the bracket in Miami.[2] The teams in this pool consisted of Dominican Republic, Israel, newcomer Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.[3]

With Venezuela winning all games and advancing to the quarterfinals as pool winners,[4] the game between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on the last day determined the second quarterfinal spot, with the winner advancing and the loser being eliminated. Puerto Rico defeated the Dominican Republic 5–2 to advance, with celebrations cut short as closer Edwin Díaz suffered an injury during the celebration.[5] Nicaragua lost all games and was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.[6]

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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D1  Puerto Rico[a] 1 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Runners-up (2013, 2017) 13
D3  Dominican Republic 2 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Champions (2013) 9
D2  Venezuela 3 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Third place (2009) 6
D4  Israel 4 WBSC Europe 2017 participants March 6, 2017 2nd 2017 Quarterfinals (2017) 20
D5  Nicaragua 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool B runners-up October 5, 2022 1st 17

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 4 4 0 23 9 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  Puerto Rico 4 3 1 30 12 .750 1
3  Dominican Republic 4 2 2 19 11 .500 2 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Israel 4 1 3 4 26 .250 3
5  Nicaragua 4 0 4 4 22 .000 4
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Summary

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:00 EST Nicaragua  1–9  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 2:44 35,399 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 EST Dominican Republic  1–5  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 3:19 35,890 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 EDT Nicaragua  1–3  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:50 19,955 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 EDT Venezuela  9–6  Puerto Rico   LoanDepot Park 3:36 35,615 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 EDT Dominican Republic  6–1  Nicaragua   LoanDepot Park 3:09 31,696 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 EDT Israel  0–10  Puerto Rico 8 LoanDepot Park 2:30 27,813 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 EDT Nicaragua  1–4  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park 2:53 21,873 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 19:00 EDT Israel  0–10  Dominican Republic 7 LoanDepot Park 2:44 33,307 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 12:00 EDT Venezuela  5–1  Israel   LoanDepot Park 2:47 18,277 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 EDT Puerto Rico  5–2  Dominican Republic   LoanDepot Park 3:13 36,025 Boxscore

Matches

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Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico

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March 11, 2023 12:00 PM EST at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
 Puerto Rico 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 x 9 11 0
WP: Nicholas Padilla (1–0)   LP: J. C. Ramírez (0–1)
Home runs:
NCA: Elian Miranda (1)
PUR: None
Attendance: 35,399
Umpires: HP – Mike Estabrook, 1B – Alejandro Pecero, 2B – Ángel Hernández, 3B – Chris Graham
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

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March 11, 2023 19:00 PM EST at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Dominican Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
 Venezuela 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 5 9 1
WP: José Ruiz (1–0)   LP: Sandy Alcántara (0–1)
Home runs:
DOM: None
VEN: Anthony Santander (1)
Attendance: 35,890
Umpires: HP – Andy Fletcher, 1B – Tim Meyer, 2B – Ron Kulpa, 3B – Maikol Tibabijo
Boxscore

Nicaragua vs Israel

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March 12, 2023 12:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 3 7 0
WP: Richard Bleier (1–0)   LP: Jonathan Loáisiga (0–1)   Sv: Robert Stock (1)
Attendance: 19,955
Umpires: HP – Maikol Tibabijo, 1B – Ron Kulpa, 2B – Tim Meyer, 3B – Andy Fletcher
Boxscore

Venezuela vs Puerto Rico

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March 12, 2023 19:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Venezuela 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 12 1
 Puerto Rico 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 6 7 1
WP: Pablo López (1–0)   LP: José Berríos (0–1)   Sv: Silvino Bracho (1)
Home runs:
VEN: Anthony Santander (2), Salvador Pérez (1)
PUR: Eddie Rosario (1)
Attendance: 35,615
Umpires: HP – Chris Guccione, 1B – Chris Graham, 2B – Alejandro Pecero, 3B – Mike Estabrook
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua

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March 13, 2023 12:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Dominican Republic 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 12 0
 Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
WP: Cristian Javier (1–0)   LP: J. C. Ramírez (0–1)
Home runs:
DOM: Juan Soto (1), Manny Machado (1)
NCA: None
Attendance: 31,696
Umpires: HP – Chris Graham, 1B – Mike Estabrook, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Ángel Hernández
Boxscore

Israel vs Puerto Rico

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March 13, 2023 19:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 2
 Puerto Rico 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 10 11 0
WP: José De León (1–0)   LP: Colton Gordon (0–1)
Attendance: 27,813
Umpires: HP – Ron Kulpa, 1B – Alejandro Pecero, 2B – Chris Guccione, 3B – Tim Meyer
Boxscore

Nicaragua vs Venezuela

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March 14, 2023 12:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Nicaragua 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
 Venezuela 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 x 4 7 0
WP: José Ruiz (2–0)   LP: Rodney Theophile (0–1)   Sv: José Alvarado (1)
Attendance: 21,873
Umpires: HP – Ángel Hernández, 1B – Chris Guccione, 2B – Alejandro Pecero, 3B – Tim Meyer
Boxscore

Israel vs Dominican Republic

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March 14, 2023 19:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 1 1
 Dominican Republic 1 0 2 0 0 4 3 x x 10 15 0
WP: Roansy Contreras (1–0)   LP: Jacob Steinmetz (0–1)
Home runs:
ISR: None
DOM: Manny Machado (2)
Attendance: 33,307
Umpires: HP – Mike Estabrook, 1B – Andy Fletcher, 2B – Chris Graham, 3B – Maikol Tibabijo
Boxscore

Venezuela vs Israel

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March 15, 2023 12:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Venezuela 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 0
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1
WP: Jesús Luzardo (1–0)   LP: Robert Stock (0–1)
Home runs:
VEN: Eduardo Escobar (1), Eugenio Suárez (1)
ISR: None
Attendance: 18,277
Umpires: HP – Andy Fletcher, 1B – Ángel Hernández, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Alejandro Pecero
Boxscore

Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic

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March 15, 2023 19:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Puerto Rico 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
 Dominican Republic 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
WP: Jovani Morán (1–0)   LP: Johnny Cueto (0–1)   Sv: Edwin Díaz (1)
Home runs:
PUR: Christian Vázquez (1)
DOM: Juan Soto (2)
Attendance: 36,025
Umpires: HP – Chris Guccione, 1B – Ron Kulpa, 2B – Chris Graham, 3B – Tim Meyer
Boxscore

Statistics

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Source: [8]

Leading hittiers

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Power

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SLG Team 1B 2B 3B HR AB
.474  Venezuela 23 9 1 5 135
.442  Dominican Republic 25 10 0 4 138
.423  Puerto Rico 25 8 2 2 130
.264  Nicaragua 17 6 0 1 125
.173  Israel 15 2 0 0 110

Efficiency

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OBP Team H BB HBP AB SF
.370  Venezuela 38 18 1 135 0
.365  Dominican Republic 39 18 0 138 0
.361  Puerto Rico 37 13 3 130 1
.235  Nicaragua 24 7 0 125 0
.231  Israel 17 7 4 110 0

Leading pitchers

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WHIP Team BB H IP K
0.94  Puerto Rico 11 22 35 41
0.97  Dominican Republic 9 23 33 36
1.25  Venezuela 12 33 36 46
1.58  Nicaragua 15 37 33 24
1.77  Israel 16 40 31.2 36

Notes

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  1. ^ Puerto Rico are indirect hosts due to being the home team for three of their four matches in this group.

References

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  1. ^ "Pool D 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. ^ Toribio, Juan (March 16, 2023). "Venezuela (4-0) tops Israel in tune-up for Round 2". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Toribio, Juan (March 16, 2023). "Puerto Rico ousts D.R., but mood subdued after Díaz injury". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Toribio, Juan (March 14, 2023). "Venezuela improves to 3-0, earns quarterfinals berth". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "WBSC Men's Baseball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ^ "World Baseball Classic Stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 11 March 2023.