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International Men's amateur baseball tournament
1998 Baseball World Cup
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Tournament details
CountryItaly
Dates21 July – 2 August
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Cuba (22nd title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Nicaragua
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Games played68
MVPCuba Antonio Pacheco
← 19942001 →

The 1998 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 33rd international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the third time, in Italy, from July 21 to August 2. The final was a repeat of the previous BWC tournament, with Cuba again defeating South Korea in the final, winning its 22nd title.

There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.

This was the first edition of the tournament that allowed professional players to take part in the competition.

The next six competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

Stadiums

First round

Pool A

Pos Team W L RS RA
1  Cuba 7 0 84 10
2  Japan 6 1 46 20
3  Dominican Republic 5 2 56 35
4  Italy 3 4 33 64
5  Panama 3 4 39 36
6  China 2 5 20 38
7  Spain 2 5 35 67
8  South Africa 0 7 12 55

Pool B

Pos Team W L RS RA
1  Australia 5 2 48 32
2  Nicaragua 5 2 69 34
3  South Korea 4 3 35 26
4  Netherlands 4 3 45 49
5  United States 4 3 38 28
6  Canada 3 4 27 31
7  Chinese Taipei 3 4 36 35
8  Russia 0 7 12 75

Final round

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
  
 
  Cuba12
  
  Netherlands1
  Cuba14
  
  Nicaragua2
  Nicaragua12
  
  Dominican Republic4
  Cuba7
  
  South Korea1
  Japan5
  
  South Korea8
  South Korea8
  
  Italy2 Third place
  Australia8
  
  Italy9
  Nicaragua5
 
  Italy1
 
 5th–8th placeFifth place
       
  
 
  Netherlands7
  
  Dominican Republic3
  Netherlands3
  
  Japan9
  Japan11
 
  Australia6
 Seventh place
 
  
 
  Dominican Republic2
 
  Australia9

Final standings

Pos Team W L
 Cuba 10 0
 South Korea 6 4
 Nicaragua 7 3
4  Italy 4 6
5  Japan 8 2
6  Netherlands 5 5
7  Australia 6 4
8  Dominican Republic 5 5
9  United States 4 3
10  Panama 3 4
11  Canada 3 4
12  Chinese Taipei 3 4
13  China 2 5
14  Spain 2 5
15  South Africa 0 7
16  Russia 0 7

Awards

Tournament Awards
Award Player
MVP Cuba Antonio Pacheco
Leading hitter Cuba Orestes Kindelán
Pitcher with best ERA Cuba José Contreras
Pitcher with best win/loss average Japan Eiji Yano
Most Runs batted in Cuba Antonio Pacheco
Most Home runs Chinese Taipei Chin-Feng Chen
Most Stolen bases Italy Davide Rigoli
Most Runs scored Cuba Robelquis Videaux
Outstanding defensive player South Korea Hwang Woo-Gu
All Star Team
Position Player
Pitchers Cuba Yovany Aragón
Netherlands Jurlaan Lobbezoo
Catcher Cuba Juan Manrique
First base Cuba Loidel Chapellí
Second base Cuba Antonio Pacheco
Third base Cuba Omar Linares
Shortstop Nicaragua Edgard López
Outfield Cuba Oscar Machado
Chinese Taipei Chen Chih-yuan
Cuba Robelquis Videaux
Designated hitter Cuba Orestes Kindelán

References

  1. "Timeline". WBSC.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "XXXIII Baseball World Cup - XXXIII Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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