2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup

2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryMexico
DatesSeptember 23 – October 2, 2021
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Venezuela (1st title)
Runner-up Mexico
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance21,425 (429 per game)
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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]

  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.