| City: | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Country: | United States |
| Venues: | Chase Field |
| Dates: | March 11-15 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Champion: | Mexico |
| Second: | United States |
| Mvp: | Randy Arozarena |
The 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C was the third of four pools of the 2023 World Baseball Classic that took place from March 11th-15th at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] The Pool C winner and runner up, Mexico and United States advanced to the Quarterfinals 2 round, as well as the Pool D winner and runner up. The Quarterfinals 2 round will be played March 17–18, 2023 in Miami.[2] The teams in this pool consisted of Canada, Colombia, newcomer Great Britain, Mexico, and hosts and defending champions United States.[3]
After starting with a loss to Colombia, Mexico bounced back with three straight wins over the United States, Great Britain and Canada to advance to the quarterfinals as pool winners.[4] The U.S. and Colombia played the last game of the pool, a Colombia win would force a three-way tie which could also favor Canada depending on tiebreakers. The U.S. won 3–2 to advance. Colombia fell to 1–3, tying with Great Britain, but as they lost the head-to-head game, Colombia was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.[5]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | WBSC Rankings[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 1 | Hosts + 2017 participants | 5th | (2017) | 3 | |||||
| C2 | 2 | 2017 participants | 5th | (2006, 2009) | 5 | |||||
| C3 | 3 | 2017 participants | 2nd | (2017) | 11 | |||||
| C4 | 4 | 2017 participants | 5th | (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) | 14 | |||||
| C5 | 5 | Qualifiers Pool A winners | 1st | — | 22 |
|}
Source: [7]
See also: Slugging percentage.
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .500 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 130 | |||
| .480 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 127 | |||
| .414 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 145 | |||
| .398 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 118 | |||
| .277 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 130 |
See also: On-base percentage.
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .417 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 130 | 0 | ||
| .379 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 145 | 1 | ||
| .367 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 127 | 2 | ||
| .352 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 118 | 1 | ||
| .248 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 130 | 1 |
See also: Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.03 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 40 | ||
| 1.24 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 37 | ||
| 1.42 | 18 | 33 | 36 | 37 | ||
| 1.84 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 35 | ||
| 2.29 | 31 | 40 | 31 | 22 |
