# 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup

The 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially III U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the third edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, fourth since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the event was postponed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament is held from September 23 to October 2, in Ciudad Obregón and Hermosillo, Mexico, with 12 teams participating.
Consequently, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has expanded the age category to include players up to the age of 24 who would have missed the competition in 2020, and players born from 1997 to 2003 will be eligible to participate.
Venezuela defeated Mexico with a score of 4-0 in the world championship game at Estadio Sonora. Colombia won the bronze medal against Cuba with a 5-3 score.

## Venues

This edition was played in two Mexican baseball temples. Estadio Yaquis in Ciudad Obregón hosted Group A and the Placement Round, while Estadio Sonora in Hermosillo hosted Group B, the Super Round, the Bronze Medal Game and the Championship Game.
| Ciudad Obregón | Hermosillo |
| Estadio Yaquis | Estadio Sonora |
| Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 16,000 |
| Ciudad ObregónHermosillo ||

## Teams

The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.
Asia
    Chinese Taipei (3)
    South Korea (2)
Europe
    Netherlands (8)
    Czech Republic (16)
    Germany (18)
Americas
    Venezuela (10)
    Mexico (5)
    Colombia (15)
    Dominican Republic (6)
    Cuba (11)
    Nicaragua (14)
    Panama (13)

## First round

* The top three teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.
* Qualified for the Super Round
* Qualified for the Consolation round

### Group A

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Mexico (H) | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 20 | 8 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 25 | 12 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 17 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | 14 | 23 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 14 | 32 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 11 | 20 |
H: Host
* All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 10:30 | Germany | 0 – 7 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:23 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 19:30 | Czech Republic | 5 – 1 | Mexico | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:09 | 2,223 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 10:30 | Dominican Republic | 8 – 4 | Germany | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:57 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 1 – 4 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:02 | 78 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 19:30 | Mexico | 5 – 0 | Cuba | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:09 | 1,651 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 10:30 | Germany | 6 – 4 | Czech Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:34 | 59 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1 – 2 | Cuba | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:07 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 19:30 | Mexico | 8 – 2 | Dominican Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:21 | 2,717 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba | 10 – 3 | Germany | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:12 | 78 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 0 – 2 | Dominican Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:23 | 120 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 19:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 3 | Mexico | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:09 | 2,177 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba | 7 – 1 | Czech Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:24 | 85 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 15:00 | Dominican Republic | 0 – 5 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:12 | 57 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 19:30 | Germany | 1 – 3 | Mexico | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:08 | 1,556 | Boxscore |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba | 6 – 2 | Dominican Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:08 | 48 | Boxscore |

### Group B

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 12 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 34 | 8 |
| Panama | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 23 | 21 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 21 | 34 |
| South Korea | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.5 | 18 | 26 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 16 | 34 |
* All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 10:30 | Panama | 1 – 7 | Colombia | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:55 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 15:00 | Nicaragua | 6 – 4 | South Korea | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:52 | 103 | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 19:30 | Netherlands | 4 – 9 | Venezuela | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:20 | 328 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 10:30 | Panama | 13 – 6 | Nicaragua | F/8 | Estadio Sonora | 3:00 | 15 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 15:00 | Netherlands | 7 – 8 | South Korea | F/8 | Estadio Sonora | 3:06 | 32 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 19:30 | Venezuela | 3 – 2 | Colombia | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:33 | 280 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 10:30 | South Korea | 2 – 5 | Panama | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:21 | 129 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 15:00 | Colombia | 10 – 0 | Netherlands | F/6 | Estadio Sonora | 1:51 | 166 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 19:30 | Venezuela | 6 – 3 | Nicaragua | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:22 | 468 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 10:30 | Netherlands | 4 – 1 | Panama | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:35 | 133 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 15:00 | Nicaragua | 0 – 10 | Colombia | F/6 | Estadio Sonora | 2:19 | 266 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 19:30 | South Korea | 0 – 3 | Venezuela | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:55 | 619 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 10:30 | Nicaragua | 6 – 1 | Netherlands | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:18 | 37 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 15:00 | Panama | 3 – 2 | Venezuela | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:53 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 19:30 | Colombia | 5 – 4 | South Korea | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:41 | 278 | Boxscore |

## Consolation round

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 30 | 6 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 29 | 17 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 19 | 27 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 23 | 26 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 14 | 29 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 16 | 26 |
* All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 10:30 | Netherlands | 5 – 2 | Germany | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:43 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 0 – 3 | Nicaragua | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:10 | 82 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 19:30 | South Korea | 10 – 4 | Dominican Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:44 | 130 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10:30 | Czech Republic | 8 – 9 | Netherlands | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 3:23 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15:00 | Germany | 1 – 9 | South Korea | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:14 | 63 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19:30 | Nicaragua | 12 – 3 | Dominican Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:42 | 71 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 10:30 | Czech Republic | 4 – 6 | South Korea | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:24 | 41 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 15:00 | Netherlands | 1 – 2 | Dominican Republic | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:07 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 19:30 | Germany | 1 – 3 | Nicaragua | F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 1:32 | 184 | Boxscore |

## Super Round

* Qualified for the Final
* Qualified for the Third place game
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 28 | 8 |
| Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | .500 | 1.0 | 12 | 11 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 22 | 12 |
| Cuba | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 12 | 31 |
| Panama | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 17 | 23 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 12 | 18 |
H: Host
* All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 10:30 | Chinese Taipei | 4 – 5 | Colombia | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:16 | 38 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 15:00 | Cuba | 0 – 11 | Venezuela | F/5 | Estadio Sonora | 1:48 | 66 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 19:30 | Panama | 2 – 0 | Mexico | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:59 | 1,096 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba | 1 – 6 | Colombia | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:44 | 66 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15:00 | Panama | 3 – 5 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:10 | 66 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19:30 | Venezuela | 7 – 1 | Mexico | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:18 | 1,248 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 10:30 | Panama | 8 – 9 | Cuba | F/8 | Estadio Sonora | 2:51 | 49 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 5 | Venezuela | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:13 | 55 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 19:30 | Colombia | 2 – 3 | Mexico | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:03 | 1,245 | Boxscore |

## Finals
### Third place game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 13:00 | Cuba | 3 – 5 | Colombia | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:15 | 92 | Boxscore |

### Championships

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 19:30 | Mexico | 0 – 4 | Venezuela | F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:40 | 2,606 | Boxscore |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | Venezuela | 8 | 1 |
| Lost in Final ||||
| | Mexico | 5 | 4 |
| Won in 3rd Place Game ||||
| | Colombia | 6 | 2 |
| Lost in 3rd Place Game ||||
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for the finals ||||
| 5 | Panama | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for the super round ||||
| 7 | Nicaragua | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | South Korea | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 1 | 7 |
* 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup
* Venezuela 1st title

## U-23 All-World Team

| Position | Player |
| C | Alvaro Rubi |
| 1B | Robert Pérez Jr. |
| 2B | Adrian Montero |
| 3B | Milkar Pérez |
| SS | Javier Salazar |
| OF | Jesus Lujano |
| OF | Jesús Marriaga |
| OF | Gustavo Campero |
| DH | Erasmo Caballero |
| P | Chen Yu-Hung |
| P | Jhon Peluffo |