Against whom will Mexico play the semifinal of the World Baseball Classic?

the night of friday march 17 will be remembered for being historic for Mexican baseball: for the first time in the World Baseball Classic, Mexico will play the phase of semifinalswhich he reached after beating Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals and win the group he shared with Colombia, States Joined, Gran Brittany y Canada.

The team commanded by Benjamin Gilfull of stars of the Big ones Illnesshas shown to overcome adversities and disadvantages on the scoreboard during the World Baseball Classic; Now, they will face an undefeated rival in the tournament and who boast a great state for their major league figures.

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Mexico will face Japan in one of the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic. The Japanese National Team boasts an undefeated record in the tournament and a difference in favor of 36 runs, a product of great batting and defensive capacity with its pitchers.

Within the figures of the Japanese set is Shohei OhtaniAmerican League Most Valuable Player in the 2021 season of the MLBwho stands out for his ability in the mound y al bat: in the present World Baseball Classicthe player of the Angels He has launched ocho Appetizer and two thirds in which it has only allowed of the careers and has prescribed 10 strikeouts; on the other hand, in his work as a hitter, he has driven ocho annotations in 16 turns with the wood

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The ninth Mexican will face off against the Japanese in the run-up to the final of the 2023 edition of the World Baseball Classic. The commitment between both groups will be the next monday march 20 in it LoanDepot Park of Miami, Florida. The first ball of the game will be thrown at 17:00 hoursin the time of the center of the Mexican Republic.