Asia Professional Baseball Championship
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Asia Professional Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| 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.
The tournament was initially launched with the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Korea Baseball Organization and Nippon Professional Baseball leagues. Beginning in 2023, the Australian Baseball League was also invited, expanding the competition to a four-nation tournament.
The tournament is contested by the U-24 national teams of Japan, South Korea, Australia and Taiwan.[1][2] In the case of Taiwan, the national team plays under the banner and name of Team Taiwan, rather than Chinese Taipei, unlike other WBSC sanctioned tournaments.
Alongside the Asia Winter Baseball League, the APBC serves as successor to the heritage of the defunct and inactive Asia Series.
Finals results
| Season | Host city | Champions | Score | Runners-up | MVP | No. of teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Details |
Tokyo |
Japan | 7–0 | South Korea | Shuta Tonosaki | 3 | ||
| 2023 Details |
Tokyo |
Japan | 4–3 | South Korea | Makoto Kadowaki | 4 |
References
- ^ a b "「아시아 프로야구 챔피언십 2017」 오는 11월 개최" [2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship will open in November]. KBO. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ^ a b "「アジア プロ野球チャンピオンシップ2017」が11月に開催決定" [2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship will open in November]. NPB. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
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