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Asian venues, pools for 2017 WBC announced
- Updated: August 2, 2016
The 2017 World Baseball Classic is taking shape, as organizers confirmed Tuesday that two first-round pools for the March tournament will be held in Asia.
Korea is a World Baseball Classic host country for the first time, as the Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, and the winner of an upcoming qualifier in Brooklyn will join Korea at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
Japan, a two-time World Baseball Classic champion, will host Cuba, China, and Australia at the Tokyo Dome.
The other two first-round pools for the 16-team field are expected to take place in the Western Hemisphere, although officials have not announced where. In each of the previous three World Baseball Classic …
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