In the second round of the double-elimination World Baseball Classic, Mexico and Cuba were eliminated from the tournament in Pool 2 in San Diego, while the Japan and Korea advanced to the semifinal round in Los Angeles. Japan beat Korea to win Pool 1 of Round 2.
| TEAMS FOR POOL 1 |
| POOL A |
POOL B |
JPN
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KOR
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CUB
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MEX
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DATE/TIME (PT) |
GM. |
MATCHUP |
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Sun., 3/15 @ 1 PM |
#1 |
Japan 6, Cuba 0 |
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Sun., 3/15 @ 8 PM |
#2 |
Korea 8, Mexico 2 |
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Mon., 3/16 @ 8 PM |
#3 |
Cuba 7, Mexico 4 |
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Tue., 3/17 @ 8 PM |
#4 |
Korea 4, Japan 1 |
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Wed., 3/18 @ 8 PM |
#5 |
Japan 5, Cuba 0 |
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Thu., 3/19 @ 6 PM |
#6 |
Japan 6, Korea 2 |