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Below are some links that give some history to the varoius leagues. A lot of credit here goes to Wikipedia.
I've also put together tables identifying the top three and in some cases the top four finishers in some of the more important
international baseball tournaments.
Overall History
World Cup Results
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Cuba
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Canada
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1970
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Cuba
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United States
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Puerto Rico
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1969
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Cuba
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Dominican Republic
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1965
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Colombia
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Mexico
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Puerto Rico
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1961
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Mexico
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Venezuela
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1953
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Nicaragua
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1952
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Dominican Republic
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Puerto Rico
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1951
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Venezuela
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1950
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Dominican Republic
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Venezuela
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1948
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Puerto Rico
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Colombia
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1947
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Puerto Rico
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Nicaragua
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1945
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Venezuela
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Panama
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1944
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Venezuela
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Mexico
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Cuba
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1943
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Mexico
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Dominican Republic
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1942
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Cuba
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Venezuela
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1941
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Venezuela
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Cuba
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Mexico
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1940
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United States
Nicaragua
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none awarded
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1939
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Cuba
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Nicaragua
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United States
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1938
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Great Britain
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United States
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none awarded
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The below records were obtained from Peter Bjarkman's "A History of Cuban Baseball" with the exception of
2006 to present, which were obtained from the World Cup webistes themselves. Enjoy.
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Won
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Lost
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PCT
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Cuba
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307
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36
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.895
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United States
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174
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Japan
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118
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.678
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Venezuela
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140
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86
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South Korea
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97
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.602
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Dominican Republic
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123
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.575
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Puerto Rico
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156
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.563
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Nicaragua
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161
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South Africa
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Germany
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Belgium
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Croatia
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Philippines
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Thailand
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Greece
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Czech Republic
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France
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.000
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Olympic Results
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2008
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Korea
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Cuba
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United States
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1992
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Cuba
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Taiwan
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Japan
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World Baseball Classic
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Silver
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Bronze
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Cuba
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South Korea
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Dominican Republic
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2009
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Japan
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Korea
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United States
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Venezuela
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2013
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Dominican Republic
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Puerto Rico
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Netherlands
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Japan
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2017
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United States
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Puerto Rico
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Japan
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Netherlands
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Won
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Dominican Republic
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18
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.750
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Japan
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23
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Puerto Rico
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20
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Korea
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Israel
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Cuba
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United States
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Venezuela
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Netherlands
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Mexico
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Colombia
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Italy
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Canada
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Taiwan
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Australia
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China
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Panama
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South Africa
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World Baseball Classic Qualifier Standings
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Taiwan
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1.000
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Australia
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1.000
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Mexico
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Canada
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Brazil
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Colombia
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Panama
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Spain
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New Zealand
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Great Britain
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South Africa
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Germany
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Nicaragua
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Czech Republic
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Philippines
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Premier 12 Results
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2015
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Korea
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United States
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Japan
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Pan American Games
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United States
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Cuba
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2011
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United States
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Cuba
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Asia Baseball Championships
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Silver
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Bronze
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2017
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Japan
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Taiwan
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Korea
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Philippines
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2014
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Korea
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Taiwan
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Japan
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China
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2012
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Japan
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Taiwan
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Korea
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Taiwan
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Korea
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Korea
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Taiwan
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Korea
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Asian Series
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MVP
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2013
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Canberra Cavalry
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Uni-President Lions
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14-4
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Jack Murphy
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2012
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Yomiuri Giants
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LaMiga Monkees
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6-3
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Hayoto Sakamoto
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2011
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Samsung Lions
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Softbank Hawks
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Won-Sam Jang
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Yomiuri Giants
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Kia Tigers
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9-4
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* Only Japan and Korea played in a one game playoff calling the game the Japan/Korea Club Championship
Port Tournament (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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First
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Second
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1985
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Havana
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Kobe
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Havana
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Taiwan
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1989
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Netherlands
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Baltimore
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Baltimore
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MLB All Stars
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Red Machine
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Havana
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Netherlands
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Cuba
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Netherlands
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Netherlands
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Cuba
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2001
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Cuba
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Netherlands
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Cuba
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Netherlands
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Cuba
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Taiwan
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Cuba
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Netherlands
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Taiwan
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Cuba
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Cuba
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Netherlands
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2015
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Cuba
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Taiwan
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History of Baseball in the United States
History of baseball outside the United States
History of the Dominican Winter League
History of the Mexican Pacific League
History of the Venezuelan Professional League
History of Japanese baseball
History of Korean baseball
History of baseball in Taiwan
History of Israeli Baseball
Until Wikipedia gives baseball history in China its own separate writeup, the following was taken from Wikipedias history
of sport in China.
Baseball in China first appeared in 1863 with the establishment of the Shanghai Baseball Club by American medical
missionary Henry William Boone.. Organized baseball games were established with a game between the St. John's University and
the Shanghai MCA baseball club in 1905. However, in 1959 Mao Zedong disbanded all teams and outlawed baseball. After
the Cultural Revolution ended, baseball activities restarted, and the China Baseball Association formed in 1974. In 2002,
the China Baseball League was formed, and China participated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. However, it is not a popular
sport and it is often seen by Chinese as a mere American curiosity due to its slow pace. Defeats of the national team
to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea may help change the trend as Chinese become more aware of the game's internationalization
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