World Baseball Classic
Results

World Baseball Classic

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Year	Final Host	Final	Semifinalists	Number of teams

Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	4th place

2006 Details	United States San Diego	Japan	10–6	Cuba	South Korea	Dominican Republic	16

2009 Details	United States Los Angeles	Japan	5–3 (F/10)	South Korea	Venezuela	United States	16

2013 Details	United States San Francisco	Dominican Republic	3−0	Puerto Rico	Japan	Netherlands	16

2017 Details	United States Los Angeles	United States	8−0	Puerto Rico	Japan	Netherlands	16

Sentence(s)

The United States won its first WBC championship, defeating Japan and Puerto Rico in the semifinals and finals, respectively.

final_sentence: The United States won its first WBC championship, defeating Japan and Puerto Rico in the semifinals and finals, respectively.