Previewing The 2017 World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic only comes around every four years and this year it will be a great contest! There is a lot of great competition and some great MLB players that are going to show off their skills on an international stage. The The first round is a group stage. Groups A through D. The second round takes the two best teams from each group and makes them a group of their own (groups E and F). The semifinal round takes the two best teams from that group (groups E and F) and they play in the semifinals. The winner of those two games move on to the championship. Here are the groups for this years classic:
Group A:
Chinese Taipei
Israel
Netherlands
Korea
Group B:
Australia
China
Cuba
Japan
Group C:
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic
USA
Group D:
Italy
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Here are my predictions for this year's World Baseball Classic!
Group A winners:
Netherlands
Israel
Group B winners:
Cuba
Japan
Group C winners:
USA
Dominican Republic
Group D winners:
Venezuela
Mexico
Group E:
Israel
Netherlands
Japan
Cuba
Group E winners:
Netherlands
Japan
Group F:
USA
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Mexico
Group F winners:
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Semifinals:
Venezuela vs Dominican Republic
Netherlands vs Japan
Championship:
Dominican Republic vs Japan
Champion:
Dominican Republic
