2017 World Baseball Classic Preview and Predictions

With the 2017 World Baseball Classic coming up, all eyes will be on baseball as it hits the global stage. Here is a look at what is to come.

This year, the fourth edition of the World Baseball Classic will be taking place. In just a few weeks, 16 countries will start a tournament to see who will be the baseball champion of the world. Some nations have had prior success in the tournament before. Others will be competing in the Classic for the first time. No matter the circumstances, we will be seeing some of the best players in the world going head to head while they represent their proud nations.

The World Baseball Classic will be sure to excite the world’s baseball fans. It is a way to show how far the beautiful game of baseball stretches globally. The tournament features countries from five different continents, which is a sure sign of the globalization of the game.

With so many nations represented in the World Baseball Classic, there will be many different calibers of players on the field. There will be All-Stars (63, to be exact), utility players, minor leaguers, players only known in their home countries and retired former major leaguers that bring back memories for fans who followed them. It is a melting pot of different talents and cultures that will be sure to entice all sorts of fans around the globe.

With the tournament just around the corner, there are notes that should be gone over. The four-team pools, the players to watch on each team, the players you didn’t know were still playing, where the games will take place and who will take home the crown. Here is what you need to know about the 2017 World Baseball Classic.