| City: | Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
| Venues: | Tokyo Dome |
| Dates: | March 9–13 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Champion: | Japan |
| Second: | Australia |
| Mvp: | Shohei Ohtani |
The 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B was the second of four pools of the 2023 World Baseball Classic that took place from March 9–13 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.[1] The top two teams automatically qualified for the top eight knockout stage, beginning with the quarterfinal in Tokyo and the remaining of the bracket in Miami.[2]
The teams in Pool B consisted of Australia, China, newcomer Czech Republic, hosts Japan, and South Korea.[3] Japan won the pool and advanced to the quarterfinals, along with Australia as runners-up.[4] China was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification round through their win percentage.[5]
Shohei Ohtani of Japan was named the most valuable player of Pool B.[6]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | WBSC Rankings[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 1 | Hosts + 2017 participants | 5th | (2006, 2009) | 1 | |||||
| B2 | 2 | 2017 participants | 5th | (2009) | 4 | |||||
| B3 | 3 | 2017 participants | 5th | (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) | 10 | |||||
| B4 | 4 | 2017 participants | 5th | (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) | 30 | |||||
| B5 | 5 | Qualifiers Pool A runners-up | 1st | — | 15 |
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This was China's worst defeat in the World Baseball Classic, with South Korea having scored 22 runs, the highest number of runs in any of the World Baseball Classic competition. China were also the first team to lose all four games.
Source: [8]
See also: Slugging percentage.
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .542 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 131 | |||
| .515 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 132 | |||
| .480 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 127 | |||
| .293 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 133 | |||
| .236 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
See also: On-base percentage.
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .486 | 43 | 41 | 4 | 132 | 4 | ||
| .425 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 131 | 1 | ||
| .376 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 127 | 1 | ||
| .287 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 133 | 2 | ||
| .258 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 106 | 1 |
See also: Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.61 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 54 | ||
| 1.42 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 41 | ||
| 1.44 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 34 | ||
| 1.74 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 22 | ||
| 3.32 | 42 | 51 | 28 | 21 |
