He World Baseball Classic Continuing followers continues with the passage of each edition, which is why the current qualifiers are so striking for the fans of the participating countries. And this time, the surprise squad of Spain He ratified his intention to return to the tournament in his next appointment, after beating 12-5 to Taiwan In a full Taipei Dome.
After getting the gold medal at the Premier 12 of last November, local fans were eager to see their Taiwanese delegation again; However, the Europeans had a prepared surprise and were about to proper a knockout to the Asians in the challenge.
The Iberians began their attack early, with two scores in the same first inning, another pair in the third and completely opened the board with six more in the fifth, at a time when Taiwan’s pitchers had serious problems to find the Strike area. In that chapter, the Spanish toleteros received two tickets and two balls.
Wander Encarnación, the MVP of the European Championship in 2023, and Jesús Ustariz commanded the offensive of the Spaniards with three hits each.
For its part, the Gabriel Lino receiver was responsible for adding more fire to the candle with a two -run homer in the sixth section.
Yu Chang, who was in the team all stars of the World Classic in 2023, shook a two -year bambinazo in one of the few moments of brightness for the locals in the clash.
This was an important triumph for Spain, which tries to return to the WBC for the first time since its only appearance in 2013. Although they were the favorites in the 2022 qualifiers, the team suffered a couple of surprise defeats against Great Britain and the Czech Republic in their opportunities to secure the ticket.
In the other commitment of the day, Nicaragua beat South Africa in 10 innings per score of 2-1.
How many quotas are available?
There are already a total of 16 classified teams for the next edition of the World Baseball Classic in 2026, with four quotas still to be defined. Two of them will be defined this week in Taiwan.
The other qualifying round will take place in Tucson, Arizona, starting next March 2.
