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2006 World Baseball Classic, the Glossary

The 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball.^[1]

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2006 in baseball
March 2006 sports events
World Baseball Classic

Adam Stern

Adam James Stern (born February 12, 1980) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers from 2005 to 2010.

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Adrián Beltré

Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman.

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Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Angel Stadium

Angel Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Anaheim, California, United States.

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Barry Bonds

Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Batting average (baseball)

In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.

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Bob Davidson (umpire)

Robert Allan Davidson (born August 3, 1952) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.

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Broadcast delay

In radio and television, broadcast delay is an intentional delay when broadcasting live material, technically referred to as a deferred live.

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Canada national baseball team

The Canada national baseball team represents Canada in international baseball.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Chan Ho Park

Chan Ho Park (born June 30, 1973) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher.

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Chase Field

Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a retractable-roof stadium in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chinese Taipei

"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.

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Chinese Taipei Olympic flag

The Chinese Taipei Olympic flag is used by the Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan team, which competes under the title "Chinese Taipei" during the Olympic Games and other events, in place of the flag of the Republic of China.

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Chris Guccione (umpire)

Christopher Gene Guccione (born June 24, 1974) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball.

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Cuba national baseball team

The Cuba national baseball team represents Cuba at regional and international levels.

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Daisuke Matsuzaka

is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, who pitched professionally for 23 seasons, 16 of them in NPB, 7 in MLB.

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David Ortiz

David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2016, primarily for the Boston Red Sox.

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Defection

In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, changing sides in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state.

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Derek Jeter

Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive.

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Designated hitter

The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher.

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Dominican Republic national baseball team

The Dominican Republic national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de República Dominicana) is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic.

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Dontrelle Willis

Dontrelle Wayne Willis (born January 12, 1982), nicknamed "the D-Train", is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Earned run

In baseball, an earned run is any run that was fully enabled by the offensive team's production in the face of competent play from the defensive team.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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Ed Hickox (umpire)

Edwin William Hickox (born July 31, 1962) is an American retired Major League Baseball umpire.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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ESPN 2 (Latin American TV channel)

ESPN 2 is a Latin American pay-television channel based in Buenos Aires broadcasting for Spanish-speaking Latin American countries.

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FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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Flag of the Republic of China

The flag of the Republic of China, commonly called the flag of Taiwan, consists of a red field with a blue canton bearing a white disk surrounded by twelve triangles; said symbols symbolize the sun and rays of light emanating from it, respectively.

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Freddy García

Freddy Antonio García (born October 6, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher.

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Goal difference

Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition.

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Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Hiram Bithorn) is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built in 1962 and designed by Puerto Rican architect Pedro Miranda.

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Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches or passes first base after hitting the ball into fair territory with neither the benefit of an error nor a fielder's choice.

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Hitoshi Tamura

Hitoshi Tamura (多村仁志, born March 28, 1977) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player who last played with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.

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Ichiro Suzuki

, also known mononymously as, is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played professionally for 28 seasons.

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Innings pitched

In baseball, the statistic innings pitched (IP) is the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that have been put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game.

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International Baseball Federation

The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is the former worldwide governing body of baseball. 2006 World Baseball Classic and International Baseball Federation are world Baseball Classic.

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Japan national baseball team

The, also known as, is the national team representing Japan in international baseball competitions.

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Johan Santana

Johan Alexander Santana Araque (born March 13, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball starting pitcher.

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José Contreras

José Ariel Contreras Camejo (born December 6, 1971) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher, who played in the Cuban National Series (CNS), Major League Baseball (MLB), and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team.

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Jun Byung-doo

Jun Byung-doo (born October 14, 1984 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean left-handed starting pitcher.

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Ken Griffey Jr.

George Kenneth Griffey Jr. (born November 21, 1969), nicknamed "Junior" and "the Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Koji Uehara

is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.

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Kosuke Fukudome

is a retired Japanese professional baseball outfielder.

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Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States.

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Lee Jong-beom

Lee Jong-beom (이종범, Hanja: 李鍾範; born August 15, 1970) is a former South Korean professional baseball player who played for the Kia Tigers (formerly the Haitai Tigers) in the KBO League and the Chunichi Dragons in Japan from 1998 to 2001.

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Lee Seung-yuop

Lee Seung-yuop (born 18 August 1976) is a retired baseball player and the current manager of the Doosan Bears.

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Liván Hernández

Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (born February 20, 1975) is a Cuban-born former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Manny Ramirez

Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder.

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Mercy rule

A mercy rule, slaughter rule, knockout rule, or skunk rule ends a two-competitor sports competition earlier than the scheduled endpoint if one competitor has a very large and presumably insurmountable scoring lead over the other.

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Mexico national baseball team

The Mexico national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de México) is the baseball team that represents Mexico in international tournaments.

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Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers.

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Nippon Professional Baseball

is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan.

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No-hitter

In baseball, a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit through conventional methods.

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Nobuhiko Matsunaka

is a former left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

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Odalis Pérez

Odalis Amadol Pérez (June 11, 1977 – March 10, 2022) was a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher.

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On-base percentage

In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base.

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On-base plus slugging

On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

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Orlando Hernández

Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1965), nicknamed "El Duque" (Spanish for "The Duke"), is a Cuban-born right-handed former professional baseball pitcher.

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Pedro Luis Lazo

---- Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias (born May 15, 1973 in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba) is a top pitcher in Cuban baseball.

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Petco Park

Petco Park is a baseball stadium in San Diego, California.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020.

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Pitch count

In baseball statistics, pitch count is the number of pitches thrown by a pitcher in a game.

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Rodrigo López (baseball)

Rodrigo López Muñoz (born December 14, 1975) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher and sportscaster.

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Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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San Diego

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan (Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Save (baseball)

In baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain circumstances.

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Scottsdale Stadium

Scottsdale Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.

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Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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Shairon Martis

Shairon Benjamin Martis (born March 30, 1987) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

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Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament.

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Slugging percentage

In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter.

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South Africa national baseball team

The South African national baseball team is the baseball team which represents the Republic of South Africa in international baseball competitions such as the World Baseball Classic and the Summer Olympics.

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South Korea national baseball team

The South Korean national baseball team (대한민국 야구 국가대표팀), also known as the Blue Wave (푸른물결), is the national baseball team of South Korea. It has participated in every edition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), reaching the finals in 2009, and won the WBSC Premier12 in 2015.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base unaided by other actions and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.

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The Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports

The Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports is a baseball stadium located at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the Walt Disney World Resort.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Tokyo Dome

is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan.

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Tom Hallion

Thomas Francis Hallion (born September 5, 1956) is a retired Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League (NL) from 1985 to 1999 and in both major leagues from 2005 until 2022.

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Tomoya Satozaki

is a former Japanese professional baseball player.

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Tsuyoshi Nishioka

is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder.

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United States national baseball team

The United States national baseball team, also known as Team USA represents the United States in international-level baseball competitions.

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Venezuela national baseball team

The Venezuela national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Venezuela or Selección de Venezuela) is the national team of Venezuela.

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Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero Alvino Sr. (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter.

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Walks plus hits per inning pitched

In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched.

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Win–loss record (pitching)

In baseball and softball, a win–loss record (also referred to simply as a record) is a statistic that indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") credited to a pitcher.

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World Anti-Doping Agency

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.

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World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic (WBC), also referred to as the Classic, is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the sport's global governing body, and organized in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic

Also known as 2006 Teams, 2006 WBC.

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See also

2006 in baseball

March 2006 sports events

World Baseball Classic

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