The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the second edition of the

U-23 Baseball World Cup The U-23 Baseball World Cup is a biennial, professional-level, National Team, baseball world championship of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), replacing Baseball World Cup. The inaugural tournament was held in November 2014, in ...

tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held at Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium in

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...

and 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium in

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. Originally the host to the tournament was awarded to

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

and would be held in

Managua Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...

, but due to

2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests The protests against Daniel Ortega were a series of protests against President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and actions performed by his government, the dismantling of the opposition, and violence against peaceful protesters. The protests began in ...

, WBSC subsequently decided to move the tournament to Colombia. Mexico defeated Japan with a score of 2:1 in the championship game to win the gold medal. Venezuela won the bronze medal by defeating Korea in the third-place game with a score of 4:5.

Teams

Africa : Asia : : : Europe : : Americas : : : : Oceania : Wild Card :

First round

Group A

Group B

Consolation round

Super round

Finals

Third place game

Championship

Final standings

U-23 All-World Team

The following players were selected to the tournament's All-World Team.

External links

Event Official Website at WBSC

References

{{International Baseball U-23 Baseball World Cup

International baseball competitions hosted by Colombia

Baseball World Cup The Baseball World Cup (BWC) was an international baseball tournament for national teams around the world, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). First held in 1938 as the Amateur World Series (AWS), it was, for most of its ...

21st century in Barranquilla Montería