Another tournament has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic.
ESPN’s Enrique Rojas on Monday reported the 2021 World Baseball Classic would not be played in 2021. It originally was set to take place March 9-23 in Japan, the United States and Taiwan.
Source to ESPN Deportes: World Baseball Classic will not be played in 2021
— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) May 11, 2020
The New York Posts’ Joel Sherman reported the WBC now will take place in 2023, as long as it approved by the tournament board.
Source: The WBC is going to be moved from next March to 2023, pending approval by the tournament board.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) May 11, 2020
The 2021 tournament was set to expand from 16 to 20 teams. The previous 16 teams already had received an invitation to participate in next year’s WBC, including 2017 champion Team USA.
