Asia Professional Baseball Championship should not be confused with Asia Baseball Championship.
Asia Professional Baseball Championship | |
Last Season: | 2023 Asia Professional Baseball Championship |
Sport: | Baseball |
Inaugural: | 2017 |
Teams: | 4 |
Countries: | Japan Australia |
Venue: | Tokyo (2017/2023)[1] [2] |
Continent: | Asia Oceania |
Champion: | (2nd title) |
Most Champs: | (2 titles) |
The Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) is a World Baseball Softball Confederation-sanctioned international baseball competition jointly launched with the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Korea Baseball Organization and Nippon Professional Baseball leagues. The three-nation tournament is contested by the U-24 national teams of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Alongside the Asia Winter Baseball League, the APBC serves as successor to the heritage of the defunct and inactive Asia Series.
Season | Host city | Champions | Score | Runners-up | MVP | No. of teams | ||
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2017 Details | Tokyo | 7–0 | Shuta Tonosaki | 3 | ||||
2023 Details | Tokyo | 4–3 | 4 |