1989 World Youth Baseball Championship Explained

Country:Japan
Dates:July- August
Num Teams:8
Medal Type:world minor
Champion:Japan
Num Championships:1
Second:Taiwan
Third:China
Fourth:South Korea
Next Edition:1991 World Youth Baseball Championship

The 1989 World Youth Baseball Championship was the inaugural edition of the under-15 international baseball competition held in Japan from 24 July to August 1989. Players aged 13 to 15 competed in the eight-nation round-robin tournament.[1]

Squad

Brazil

Canada

Two players were excluded from the above roster.[2]

China

Japan

South Korea

Incomplete

Taiwan

[3] [4]

United States

Incomplete

Venezuela

Incomplete

Preliminary round

[6]

[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

There is only one game on 29 July. All the other teams were idle.
The records until 27 July was Venezuela 3-0, China and Taiwan 2-1, the United States, Brazil, and Japan 1-1, South Korea 1-3, and Canada 0-3.[12]

The United States became 2-2.[13] [14] The results of the other matches are unknown.

Only Venezuela was ideal on 31 July.
After the matches of 31 July, the records are Japan and Taiwan 4-1, Venezuela and China 3-2, South Korea 3-3, the United States 2-3, Brazil 1-3, and Canada 0-5.[15] [16]

[17] [18] [19] [20]

Some games were postponed by rain and later canceled because they would not affect teams' placing.
After the end of the round-robin matches, the records are Japan and Taiwan 5-1, China and Korea 4-3, Venezuela 3-4, the United States and Brazil 2-4, and Canada 0=5.

Placement matches

The matches were held at 10:00 at Jingu Stadium[21]

3rd-place match[22]

Final

Final standings

Rank Team
4
5
6
6
8

All-Star Team

[23]

Notes and References

  1. News: U.S. baseball team beats S. Korea . 25 June 2022 . The Los Angeles Times . 25 July 1989 . Part A, 8 . en.
  2. News: National team trims roster . 25 June 2022 . Brandon Sunday . 23 July 1989 . 10 . en.
  3. News: Briefs . 7 July 2022 . Chicago Tribune (Chicagoland North Edition) . 4 August 1989 . 2 . . en.
  4. News: Youth Baseball . 7 July 2022 . The Orlando Sentinel . 4 August 1989 . B-4 . en.
  5. News: Marcano's son stars . The Japan Times . 31 July 1989 .
  6. News: There - Baseball . 25 June 2022 . Kingston Gleaner . 25 July 1989 . Sports 5 . en.
  7. News: U.S. bows in youth baseball . 24 June 2022 . Pacific Stars and Stripes . 29 July 1989 . 22 . en.
  8. News: Canada loses two at world baseball tourney . 25 June 2022 . Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon) . 28 July 1989 . B2 . en.
  9. News: SportsBriefly . 25 June 2022 . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . 28 July 1989 . Section 3-7.
  10. News: Keith beats pace . 25 June 2022 . Winnipeg Free Press . 28 July 1989 . 56 . en.
  11. News: Play washed out. 25 June 2022 . The Province (Vancouver) . 27 July 1989 . 69 . en.
  12. News: Venezuela prevails . 25 June 2022 . Daily Record (Morristown, New Jersey) . 30 July 1989 . C6 . en.
  13. News: Labonte races past Waltrip . 25 June 2022 . Star Tribune (Minneapolis) . 31 July 1989 . 2C . en.
  14. News: U.S. Rolls past Venezuela 6-2 . 26 June 2022 . The Daily Oklahoman . 31 July 1989 . 20 . en.
  15. News: World Youth Baseball Championships . 24 June 2022 . Pacific Stars and Stripes . 2 August 1989 . 25 . en.
  16. News: Cuban becomes first high jumper to clear eight feet . 25 June 2022 . The Vancouver Sun . 31 July 1989 . C2 . en.
  17. News: Taiwan beats U.S. team . 25 June 2022 . The Kansas City Star . 2 August 1989 . 2B . en.
  18. News: Youth Baseball . 26 June 2022 . The Orlando Sentinel . 3 August 1989 . D-5 . en.
  19. News: World Youth Tourney . 26 June 2022 . The Boston Globe . 3 August 1989 . 38 . en.
  20. News: Results Roundup . South China Morning Post . 3 August 1989 . 27.
  21. News: Today's sports . The Japan Times . 3 August 1989 . 17 . en.
  22. News: Japan tips Taiwan 5-4 for world youth baseball crown . 24 June 2022 . Pacific Stars and Stripes . 5 August 1989 . 22 . en.
  23. News: Japan tips Taiwan 5-4 for world youth baseball crown . 24 June 2022 . Pacific Stars and Stripes . 5 August 1989 . 22 . en.

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