Most recent season or competition: 2023 Asia Professional Baseball Championship | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 2017 |
First season | 2017 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Countries |
Japan South Korea Taiwan Australia |
Venue(s) | Tokyo (2017/2023) [1] [2] |
Continent | Asia Oceania |
Most recent champion(s) | Japan (2nd title) |
Most titles | Japan (2 titles) |
The Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) is a World Baseball Softball Confederation-sanctioned international baseball competition jointly launched with the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Korea Baseball Organization and Nippon Professional Baseball leagues. The three-nation tournament is contested by the U-24 national teams of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. [1] [2]
Alongside the Asia Winter Baseball League, the APBC serves as successor to the heritage of the defunct and inactive Asia Series.
Season | Host city | Champions | Score | Runners-up | MVP | No. of teams | ||
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2017 Details |
Tokyo |
Japan | 7–0 | South Korea | Shuta Tonosaki | 3 | ||
2023 Details |
Tokyo |
Japan | 4–3 | South Korea | Makoto Kadowaki | 4 |