The 2013 World Baseball Classic is a wrap, and we have a new champion in Team Dominican Republic.
The Dominicans rolled through the event undefeated, notching wins against Venezuela, Spain, Italy, the United States and Team Netherlands on the way to snagging the WBC crown. They topped Team Puerto Rico a total of three times ? once in pool play, once in the second round and again on Tuesday night in their first-ever World Baseball Classic championship game at a rain-soaked AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Dominican starter Samuel Deduno delivered five scoreless innings in the 3-0 win, allowing only two Puerto Rican hits while fanning five. Deduno yielded one earned run in 13 World Baseball Classic innings. He was followed Tuesday by Dominican relievers Octavio Dotel, Pedro Strop, Santiago Casilla and Fernando Rodney, who all contributed scoreless frames.
Edwin Encarnacion played the biggest role on offense in the championship game, smacking a tone-setting two-run double in the bottom of the first inning after Team Puerto Rico decided to intentionally walk the batter in front of him, Robinson Cano. Cano was 0-for-3 on the night but had a massively productive tournament.
Team Japan was crowned WBC champion in 2006 and 2009. They lost in the semifinals this year.
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