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2017WorldBaseballClassic–FirstRoundPoolC
MarlinsPark–Miami,Florida
Saturday,March11,2017
Game3:Colombia(0-1)vs.Canada(0-1)
Game4:UnitedStates(1-0)vs.DominicanRepublic(1-0)
PoolC
Miami,Florida
MarlinsPark
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GameDate
Local
ET
Match-up
1
Thurs.,Mar.9
6:00p.m.
6:00p.m.
Canadavs.DominicanRepublic
2
Fri.,Mar.10
6:00p.m.
6:00p.m.
Colombiavs.UnitedStates
3
Sat.,Mar.11
12:30p.m.
12:30p.m.
Colombiavs.Canada
4
Sat.,Mar.11
6:30p.m.
6:30p.m.
UnitedStatesvs.DominicanRepublic
5
Sun.,Mar.12
12:30p.m.
12:30p.m.
DominicanRepublicvs.Colombia
6
Sun.,Mar.12
7:00p.m.
7:00p.m.
Canadavs.UnitedStates
7
Mon.,Mar.13
6:00p.m.
6:00p.m.
TiebreakGame(ifnecessary)
HometeaminBold
ABOUT THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: The World Baseball Classic is the premier international baseball tournament,
sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), as the sport’s official National Team World
Championship,andfeaturesthebestplayersintheworldcompetingfortheirhomecountriesandterritories.Morethan
2.4 million fans from all over the world have attended the tournament games, held in March 2006, March 2009 and
March 2013. The Dominican Republic team is the reigning World Baseball Classic Champions after going undefeated
duringits2013championshiprun.JapanwontheinauguralWorldBaseballClassicin2006,andsuccessfullydefendedits
crownin2009.
WBCPRESSOFFICERS:AWorldBaseballClassicPressOfficerhasbeenassignedtoeachFederationTeamparticipatingin
the2017WBC.MediainquiriesrelatedtoaspecificteamshouldbedirectedtotheappropriateWBCPressOfficer.For
PoolBinTokyo,thepressofficersare:
• TeamCanada–AdamMorisette([email protected])
• TeamColombia–DavesonPerez([email protected])
• TeamDominicanRepublic–MikeSwanson([email protected])
• TeamUSA–RobButcher([email protected])
MEDIALOGISTICSINMIAMI
• ThereisnomediaaccesstotheclubhouseduringtheWorldBaseballClassic.However,managersandplayers
willbemadeavailablepostgame.Thereispregamemediafieldaccessuntilbattingpracticehasconcluded.
•
•
Followingeachgame,thelosingmanager,winningmanagerand2-4playersfromthewinningteamwillappearin
theformalinterviewroom.Additionalplayersfromeachteamwillalsobeavailableintheinformalmediamixed
zone,whichwilltakeplaceon-fieldinfrontofeachteamsdugouts.
MediamembersmaycontactJohnBlundellJohn.Blundell@mlb.comofMajorLeagueBaseballCommunicationsif
theyhaveanyquestions.
MEDIACREDENTIALDISTRIBUTIONSCHEDULE:
MediacredentialdistributionatMarlinsParkwilltakeplaceattheWestPlaza,TicketWindows1-3betweenMarch7-13.
Thedistributionscheduleisbelow.
Tuesday,March7:10:00a.m.–4:00p.m.
Wednesday,March8:10:00a.m.–4:00p.m.
Thursday,March9:12:00p.m.–6:30p.m.
Friday,March10:9:00a.m.–6:00p.m.
Saturday,March11:8:00a.m.–7:00p.m.
Sunday,March12:8:30a.m.–7:30p.m.
Monday,March13:12:00p.m.–6:30p.m.
MEDIAWI-FIACCESS:
WI-FIwillbeavailableinallmedialocationsthroughoutMarlinsParkforallWBCgames.
SSID:MLB-Press2017
Password:MediaWireless#
QUOTES&TRANSCRIPTS:QuotesandtranscriptsforallWBCpressconferencescanbeaccessedat:
http://www.asaptext.com/orgs/wbc/
WBCPHOTOS:ToaccessWBCplayerheadshotsorgamephotospleasefollowthelinksbelow.
Headshots:
https://mlbphotos.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000ZeRsGUZWvMs/2017-World-Baseball-Classic-Headshots
GeneralCoverage:
https://mlbphotos.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000PR5e3QNCMXs/2017-WBC-Photos
Thepasswordforbothlinksis:wbc
SatelliteCoordinates:Allpost-gamepressconferencesfromMiamiwillbeavailableliveonasatellitepoolfeed;access
coordinatesforeachgamearebelow.
WBCPost-GamePressConferencesforSaturday,March11,2017
MarlinParkinMiami,FL
Game3:COLOMBIAvs.CANADAPOSTGAMEPressConferences
1430–1630X30ET
Galaxy13C-BandTX1SLOTA
DL3706.5V
TechnicalHotline:203-965-6371
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Format: HD1080i
DataRate:
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FEC:
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Game4:USAvs.DOMINICANREPUBLICPOSTGAMEPressConferences
2100–2300X30ET
Galaxy13C-BandTX1SLOTA
DL3706.5V
TechnicalHotline:203-965-6371
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Bandwidth:
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DataRate:
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Modulation:
DVB-S28PSK
Pilots: ON
AudioMapping: Ch1PGM–StereoLeft
Ch2PGM–StereoRight
TheywillalsobeposttotheWBCHighlightHub:
http://mediauploadtool.bamnetworks.com/mut-web/assets/public.html?namespace=1&itc=wbc_pressbox
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MEDIAPARKING:ParkingforthemediaisavailableintheFirstBasegaragelocatedatNW16 Ave&NW3 Street.
Therewillbea$20perdaycharge.
MEDIAMEALS:A$10mealvoucherwillbedistributedtomediaeachgame.Thevouchercanberedeemedatany
concessionstandinMarlinsPark.
MIAMIMARLINSHOSTWORLDBASEBALLCLASSICFORTHIRDTIME:TheMiamiMarlinswillplayhosttotheWBCforthe
third consecutive tournament. In 2009 at Dolphin Stadium the Marlins hosted round two games, which saw both
VenezuelaandTeamUSAadvancetothesemi-finalsinLosAngeles.In2013theMarlinsagainhostedroundtwogames,
thistimeatMarlinsParkwherePuertoRicoandeventualWBCchampionDominicanRepublicadvancedtothesemi-finals
inSanFrancisco.ThiswillbeMiami’sfirsttimehostingaroundonepool.
2009–PoolC:Miami–DolphinStadium
Date Matchup
Mar14 Venezuela3,Netherlands1
Mar15 UnitedStates9,Netherlands3
Mar17 UnitedStates6,PuertoRico5
Mar18 Venezuela10,UnitedStates6
2013–Pool2:Miami–MarlinsPark
Date Matchup
Mar12 DominicanRepublic5,Italy4
Mar12 UnitedStates7,PuertoRico1
Mar13 PuertoRico4,Italy3
Mar14 DominicanRepublic3,UnitedStates1
Mar15 PuertoRico4,UnitedStates3
Mar16 DominicanRepublic2,PuertoRico0
CANADA:Canadais3-5all-timeinWBCplay…ThiswillbeCanada’sfourthappearanceintheWorldBaseballClassic…They
alsocompetedinthe2012WBCQualifierinRegensburg,Germanyinwhichtheywentundefeatedwhilequalifyingforthe
2013WBC…Canadawilllooktoadvancebeyondroundoneforthefirsttime…Canadawonbaseballgoldatthe2015Pan
AmGamesinToronto,beatingtheUSA7-6inextrainnings.
COLOMBIA:ColombiaismakingtheirfirstappearanceattheWorldBaseballClassic…Theywent3-0atthe2016qualifier
inPanamaCity,Panamatoadvancetothe2017WBC…Participatedinthe2012WBCqualifiergoing1-2alsoinPanama
City.
DOMINICANREPUBLIC:TheDominicanRepublicis14-4all-timeinWBCplay…ThedefendingWBCchampionswent8-0in
the2013ClassicdefeatingPuertoRico3-0inthechampionshipgameatAT&TParkinSanFrancisco…Seattle’sRobinson
CanowasnamedtournamentMVPbatting.469with2HRand6RBIovereightgames...In2006theDRadvancedtothe
semi-finalslosing3-1toCuba…The82DominicanbornplayersonMLBOpeningDayrostersin2016werethemostbyany
country.
UNITEDSTATES:TheUnitedStatesis10-9all-timeinWBCplay…TeamUSAwilltryandadvancetothefinalroundforthe
firsttimesince2009…DavidWright’swalk-offbasehitagainstPuertoRicopropelledtheU.S.intothesemisinLosAngeles
where they were eliminated by eventual 2009 champ Japan, 9-4…In 2013 Team USA advanced to round two in Miami
beforebeingeliminatedbyback-to-backlossesbytournamentrunner-upPuertoRicoand2013WBCchampDominican
Republic.
THEMANAGERSINMIAMI:
ERNIE WHITT will manage Team Canada for the 15th time in international competition and his fourth World Baseball
Classic…hasa65-27record…securedgoldmedalvictoriesatthe2011and‘15Pan-AmericanGamesandbronzemedalsat
the 2009 and ‘11 IBAF Baseball World Cup…also managed Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2004 Olympics in
Athens…played 15 years in the Majors with Boston, Toronto, Atlanta and Baltimore… was an All-Star in 1985 with
Toronto…iscurrentlyarovingcatchinginstructorwithPhiladelphia.
LUISURUETAwillleadColombiaintotheirfirstWorldBaseballClassic…managedColombiatoa3-0recordatthe2016WBC
qualifieradvancingtotheirfirsteverWBCtournament….formerminorleagueinfielderfortheArizonaDiamondbacksand
the St. Louis Cardinals…won the 2005 Italian Baseball League Serie A1 League as a member of Fortitudo Bologna…has
been a coach or coordinator in the Diamondbacks organization since 2007…was the coach for the Reno Aces in 2015…
WasacoachforColombiainthe2012WorldBaseballClassicQualifier.
TONYPENAwillagainmanagedefendingWBCchampionDominicanRepublic…LedtheDRtothe2013WBCtitlewithan8-0
th
record… Entering his 12 season as a coach with the Yankees in 2017…managed the Kansas City Royals (2002-05),
compilingarecordof198-285overfourseasons…wasawardedtheA.L.ManageroftheYearawardin2003afterleading
theRoyalstoarecordof83-79,goodenoughfor3rdplaceintheA.L.CentralDivision…becameonlythethirdDominicanbornmanagerinMajorLeaguehistory,joiningFelipeAlouandLuisPujols…spent18seasonsasacatcherwiththePirates,
Cardinals,RedSox,Indians,WhiteSox,andAstros…five-timeAll-Starandfour-timeGoldGloveWinner.
JIM LEYLAND will lead host team USA. Leyland, who served as a Major League manager for 22 seasons for the Pirates
(1986-1996), Marlins (1997-1998), Rockies (1999) and Tigers (2006-2013)...ranks 15th on the all-time list among MLB
managers with 1,769 wins...was named NL Manager of the Year in 1990 and 1992 and the Manager of the Year in
2006...ledtheMarlinstoaWorldSerieschampionshipin1997andtheTigerstoAmericanLeaguepennantsin2006and
2012...hewasprecededasTeamUSA'sWorldBaseballClassicmanagerbyBuckMartinez(2006),DaveyJohnson(2009)
andJoeTorre(2013),whoasMLB'sChiefBaseballOfficercurrentlyisservingastheteam'sgeneralmanager.
SATURDAY’SSCHEDULEATMARLINSPARK
8:00a.m.
PressGateOpens
9:10–10:00a.m.
TeamCanadaBattingPractice
10:05–10:55a.m.
TeamColombiaBattingPractice
10:30a.m.
PublicGatesOpen
11:49a.m.
TeamIntroductions
11:53a.m.
TeamAnthems
11:59a.m.
CeremonialFirstPitch
12:08p.m.
FirstPitchColombiavs.Canada
3:50–4:40p.m. TeamDominicanRepublicBattingPractice
4:45–5:35p.m. TeamUSABattingPractice
5:00p.m.
PublicGatesOpen
6:21p.m.
TeamIntroductions
6:25p.m.
TeamAnthems
6:29p.m.
CeremonialFirstPitchbyHallofFamersJoeTorre&PedroMartinez
6:38p.m.
FirstPitchUSAvs.DominicanRepublic
SATURDAY’SSTARTINGPITCHERS:
Colombiavs.Canada
Right-handerJulioTeheranwillbetakingthemoundforTeamColombia.Teheran,atwo-timeNationalLeagueAll-Star,
hasrecordedatleast30startsineachofhislastfourseasons,culminatingina46-39recordanda3.33ERA.Followinga
breakoutseasonin2013whereAtlanta’syoungacetallieda14-8recordtogoalongwitha3.20ERA,Teheranbecamethe
youngest pitcher (22 years, 252 days) to make a Postseason start for the Braves since Steve Avery in 1992. In the
following season, the Cartagena, Colombia native posted the best year of his career, logging career-bests in both ERA
(2.89)andstrikeouts(186).
Opposite Julio Teheran will be Nick Pivetta for Team Canada. A native of Victoria, Canada, Pivetta was drafted in the
fourth round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2015, the 24year-oldrightywillbeginthe2017seasononPhiladelphia’s40-manroster.AcrossDouble-AReadingandTriple-ALehigh
Valley,Nickfinishedhis2016campaignwitha12-8recordand3.27ERA,whileearningMidseasonAl-Starhonorsforthe
Double-AEasternLeague.PivettamakeshisWBCdebutwithinternationalexperience,havingrepresentedTeamCanada
attheWorldJunior(18U)BaseballChampionshipsin2010.
USAvs.DominicanRepublic
Toeing the rubber for Team USA is 25-year-old Marcus Stroman. The former first round pick in the 2012 MLB Draft
reached200inningslastyearforthefirstimeinhiscareer,whilegoing9-10witha4.37ERA.InthePostseason,Stroman
wasthestartingpitcherforToronto’sWildCardwinagainsttheBaltimoreOriolesaftertossingsixinningsoftwo-runball.
Infourstartsfollowingkneesurgeryin2015,theMedford,NewYorknativewent4-0,whilelogginga1.67ERAover27.0
inningspitched.Inhisfinalthreestarts,Stromanallowedjusttwoearnedrunsin22.0inningsandreachedtheseveninningmarkineachouting.Asarookiein2014,Marcusregisteredan11-6recordtogoalongwitha3.65ERAin20starts
and26appearances.
KansasCityRoyalsstartingpitcherEdinsonVolquezwilltakethemoundforTeamDominicanRepublic.Forhiscareer,the
12-year-veteranhasamassed89victoriesin252startsover1432.1inningspitched.In2015,Volquez,anativeofSanto
Domingo,DominicanRepublic,tossed12.0innings,allowingfourearnedrunswitheightstrikeoutsintwostartstohelp
KansasCitywinitsfirstWorldSeriessince1985.In2014,Volquez,whohasplayedforsixMajorLeagueteams,posteda
career-best3.04ERAaftersurrenderingjust65earnedrunsover192.2inningspitched.EdinsonearnedhisloneAll-Star
selectionin2008,followingabreakoutseasonwiththeCincinnatiReds.Earning17winsin32starts,Volquezsetcareerhighsinwinsandstrikeouts(206)thatstillstandtoday.
POOLCOFFICIALSCORER&UMPIREROTATION:RonJernickwillserveastheOfficialScorerforallgamesinMiami.
Game1,3/9–HP–DanIassogna(MLB),3B–JesusMiller(MX),2B–EdwinHernandez(PR),1B–MarkWegner(MLB)
Game2,3/10–HP–TrippGibson(MLB),3B–EdgarEstrivision(PAN),2B–DanIassogna(MLB),1B–JesusMiller(MX)
Game3,3/11–HP–EdwinHernandez(PR),3B–EdgarEstivision(PAN),2B–TrippGibson(MLB),1B–DanIassogna(MLB)
Game4,3/11–HP–MarkWegner(MLB),3B–JesusMiller(MX),2B–TrippGibson(MLB),1B–EdgarEstivision(PAN)
Game5,3/12–HP–DanIassogna(MLB),3B–EdwinHernandez(PR),2B–MarkWegner(MLB),1B–JesusMiller(MX)
Game6,3/12–HP–TrippGibson(MLB),3B–EdwinHernandez(PR),2B–EdgarEstivision(PAN),1B–MarkWegner(MLB)
*Game7,3/13–HP–MarkWegner(MLB),3B–JesusMiller(MX),2B–EdwinHernandez(PR),1B–DanIassogna(MLB)
PITCHER USE LIMITATIONS: The Official Baseball Rules shall be supplemented for Tournament games played by a
FederationTeam,asfollows.Apitchermust:
• Notpitchuntilaminimumoffourdayshavepassedsincehelastpitched,ifhethrew50ormorepitcheswhenhe
lastpitched;
• Notpitchuntilaminimumofonedayhaspassedsincehelastpitched,ifhethrew30ormorepitcheswhenhe
lastpitched;
• Notpitchuntilaminimumofonedayhaspassedsinceanysecondconsecutivedayonwhichthepitcherpitched;
• Thrownomorethan:
o 65pitchespergameintheFirstRoundoftheTournament;
o 80pitchespergameintheSecondRoundoftheTournament;and
o 95pitchespergameintheChampionshipRoundoftheTournament
Unlessthepitcherneedsmoretocompleteabatter’splateappearance;and
• Thrownomorethan:
o 49pitchesperexhibitiongameforaFederationTeam,orthemaximumnumberofpitchesthatWBCI
setsforthforsuchpitcherforsuchexhibitiongame,whicheverisless,ifthepitcherisunderreserveto
anMLBClub.WBCImaysetforthsuchamaximumuponthewrittenrequestofthepitcher’sMLBClub.
Forthepurposesofthepitcheruselimitationrules,bothsemi-finalgamesshallbedeemedtohavebeenplayedonthe
dayofthelatestsemi-finalgame.
EARLY TERMINATION RULE: The umpire-in-chief shall call a regulation game in the First and Second Rounds of the
TournamentandawardthevictorytotheFederationTeamthatisaheadwhenever:
• SuchFederationTeamisaheadby10ormorerunsafteranycompleteinning,beginningwiththecompletionofthe
seventhinning;or
• SuchFederationTeamisaheadby15ormorerunsafteranycompleteinning,beginningwiththecompletionofthe
fifthinning.
EXTRA INNINGS RULE:Foranyinningbeginningwiththe11thinning,theFederationTeamatbatshallbegintheinning
withrunnersonfirstandsecondbase.Thebatterwholeadsoffaninningshallcontinuetobethebatterwhowouldlead
offtheinningintheabsenceofthisextra-inningsrule.Therunneronfirstbaseshallbetheplayer(orasubstituteforsuch
player)inthebattingorderimmediatelyprecedingthebatterwholeadsofftheinning.Therunneronsecondbaseshall
betheplayer(orasubstituteforsuchplayer)inthebattingorderimmediatelyprecedingtherunneronfirstbase.