2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D

{{Short description|None}} {{Infobox international baseball tournament | city = Miami, Florida | country = United States | venues = LoanDepot Park | dates = March 11-15 | num_teams = 5 | champion = Venezuela | second = Puerto Rico | mvp = {{bbicon|VEN}} Salvador Pérez }}

The '''2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D''' was the fourth of four pools of the 2023 World Baseball Classic that took place from March 11 – 15 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pool D Games Schedule of the 2023 WBC |url=https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/j5ntz2clyr4ymoudrlpz.jpg |publisher=World Baseball Classic |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref> The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, with the entire bottom half of the bracket in Miami.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schedule of the 2023 WBC |url=https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_16x9/t_w2208/mlb/r4edzgzeffmwhr8eqqou.jpg |publisher=World Baseball Classic |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref> The teams in this pool consisted of Dominican Republic, Israel, newcomer Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Baseball Classic 2023 venues, pools announced |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/world-baseball-classic-2023-dates-pools-revealed |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref>

With Venezuela winning all games and advancing to the quarterfinals as pool winners,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/venezuela-vs-israel-in-world-baseball-classic-2023 |title=Venezuela (4-0) tops Israel in tune-up for Round 2|date=March 16, 2023 |first=Juan |last=Toribio |publisher=Major League Baseball |accessdate=March 16, 2023 }}</ref> the game between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on the last day determined the second quarterfinal spot, with the winner advancing and the loser being eliminated. Puerto Rico defeated the Dominican Republic 5–2 to advance, with celebrations cut short as closer Edwin Díaz suffered an injury during the celebration.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/puerto-rico-vs-dominican-republic-in-world-baseball-classic-2023 |title=Puerto Rico ousts D.R., but mood subdued after Díaz injury|date=March 16, 2023 |first=Juan |last=Toribio |publisher=Major League Baseball |accessdate=March 16, 2023 }}</ref> Nicaragua lost all games and was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/nicaragua-vs-venezuela-in-world-baseball-classic-2023 |title=Venezuela improves to 3-0, earns quarterfinals berth|date=March 14, 2023 |first=Juan |last=Toribio |publisher=Major League Baseball |accessdate=March 16, 2023 }}</ref>

==Teams== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Draw<br>position ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Pot ! scope="col" | Confederation ! scope="col" | Method of<br />qualification ! scope="col" | Date of<br />qualification ! scope="col" | Finals<br />appearance ! scope="col" | Last<br />appearance ! scope="col" | Previous best<br />performance ! scope="col" | WBSC<br>Rankings<ref>{{cite web |title=WBSC Men's Baseball Rankings |url=https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men/world/2022-12-31 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref> |- | D1 !scope="row"|{{bb|Puerto Rico}}{{efn|name=PRpot|Puerto Rico are indirect hosts due to being the home team for three of their four matches in this group.}} | 1 || WBSC Americas || 2017 participants || {{date|March 6 2017|mdy}} || 5th || 2017 || ''{{sort|02|Runners-up}}'' (2013, 2017) || 13 |- | D3 !scope="row"|{{bb|Dominican Republic}} | 2 || WBSC Americas || 2017 participants || {{date|March 6 2017|mdy}} || 5th || 2017 || '''{{sort|01|Champions}}''' (2013) || 9 |- | D2 !scope="row"|{{bb|Venezuela}} | 3 || WBSC Americas || 2017 participants || {{date|March 6 2017|mdy}} || 5th || 2017 || {{sort|03|Third place}} (2009) || 6 |- | D4 !scope="row"|{{bb|Israel}} | 4 || WBSC Europe || 2017 participants || {{date|March 6 2017|mdy}} || 2nd || 2017 || {{sort|04|Quarterfinals}} (2017) || 20 |- | D5 !scope="row"|{{bb|Nicaragua}} | 5 || WBSC Americas || Qualifiers Pool B runners-up || {{date|October 5 2022|mdy}} || 1st || — || {{sort|05|—}} || 17 |}

==Standings==

<section begin=D1 />{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|for_against_style=runs|ranking_style=perc|show_GB=true|use_goal_diff=false |section=Pool D |team_order=VEN, PUR, DOM, ISR, NIC |pos_PUR=2 |result1=QF |result2=QF |result3=QF2 |result4=QF2

|name_PUR={{bb|PUR}} |name_VEN={{bb|VEN}} |name_DOM={{bb|DOM}} |name_ISR={{bb|ISR}} |name_NIC={{bb|NIC}}

|source=[https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/2023-bracket-standings MLB] |class_rules=Tiebreakers }}<section end=D1 />

==Summary== <section begin=S4 /> {{bb res start}} {{bb res|Mar 11, 2023|12:00 EST|{{bb-rt|NCA}}|1–9|'''{{bb|PUR}}'''||LoanDepot Park|2:44|35,399|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nicaragua-vs-puerto-rico/2023/03/11/719512/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 11, 2023|19:00 EST|{{bb-rt|DOM}}|1–5|'''{{bb|VEN}}'''||LoanDepot Park|3:19|35,890|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dominican-rep-vs-venezuela/2023/03/11/719514/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 12, 2023|12:00 EDT|{{bb-rt|NCA}}|1–3|'''{{bb|ISR}}'''||LoanDepot Park|2:50|19,955|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nicaragua-vs-israel/2023/03/12/719508/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 12, 2023|19:00 EDT|'''{{bb-rt|VEN}}'''|9–6|{{bb|PUR}}||LoanDepot Park|3:36|35,615|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-puerto-rico/2023/03/12/719511/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 13, 2023|12:00 EDT|'''{{bb-rt|DOM}}'''|6–1|{{bb|NCA}}||LoanDepot Park|3:09|31,696|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dominican-rep-vs-nicaragua/2023/03/13/719509/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 13, 2023|19:00 EDT|{{bb-rt|ISR}}|0–10|'''{{bb|PUR}}'''|8|LoanDepot Park|2:30|27,813|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/israel-vs-puerto-rico/2023/03/13/719510/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 14, 2023|12:00 EDT|{{bb-rt|NCA}}|1–4|'''{{bb|VEN}}'''||LoanDepot Park|2:53|21,873|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nicaragua-vs-venezuela/2023/03/14/719505/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 14, 2023|19:00 EDT|{{bb-rt|ISR}}|0–10|'''{{bb|DOM}}'''|7|LoanDepot Park|2:44|33,307|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/israel-vs-dominican-rep/2023/03/14/719507/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 15, 2023|12:00 EDT|'''{{bb-rt|VEN}}'''|5–1|{{bb|ISR}}||LoanDepot Park|2:47|18,277|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-israel/2023/03/15/719504/final/box Boxscore]}} {{bb res|Mar 15, 2023|19:00 EDT|'''{{bb-rt|PUR}}'''|5–2|{{bb|DOM}}||LoanDepot Park|3:13|36,025|[https://www.mlb.com/gameday/puerto-rico-vs-dominican-rep/2023/03/15/719506/final/box Boxscore]}} |}<section end=S4 />

==Games==

===Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 11, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 12:00 PM EST | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = {{bb|Nicaragua}}| RoadAbr = NCA | R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 1 | RH = 4 | RE = 1 | Home = '''{{bb|Puerto Rico}}'''| HomeAbr = PUR | H1 = 1 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 5 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 3 | H8 = 0 | H9 = x | HR = 9 | HH = 11 | HE = 0 | WP = Nicholas Padilla (1–0) | LP = J. C. Ramírez (0–1) | SV = | HomeHR = | RoadHR = Elian Miranda (1) | Attendance = 35,399 | Umpires = HP – Mike Estabrook, 1B – Alejandro Pecero, 2B – Ángel Hernández, 3B – Chris Graham | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nicaragua-vs-puerto-rico/2023/03/11/719512/final/box }}

===Dominican Republic vs Venezuela=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 11, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 19:00 PM EST | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = {{bb|Dominican Republic}}| RoadAbr = DOM | R1 = 1 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 1 | RH = 6 | RE = 1 | Home = '''{{bb|Venezuela}}'''| HomeAbr = VEN | H1 = 0 | H2 = 1 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 2 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 1 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 1 | H9 = X | HR = 5 | HH = 9 | HE = 1 | WP = José Ruiz (1–0) | LP = Sandy Alcántara (0–1) | SV = | HomeHR = Anthony Santander (1) | RoadHR = | Attendance = 35,890 | Umpires = HP – Andy Fletcher, 1B – Tim Meyer, 2B – Ron Kulpa, 3B – Maikol Tibabijo | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dominican-rep-vs-venezuela/2023/03/11/719514/final/box }}

===Nicaragua vs Israel=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 12, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 12:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = {{bb|Nicaragua}}| RoadAbr = NCA | R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 1 | RH = 4 | RE = 1 | Home = '''{{bb|Israel}}'''| HomeAbr = ISR | H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 3 | H9 = x | HR = 3 | HH = 7 | HE = 0 | WP = Richard Bleier (1–0) | LP = Jonathan Loáisiga (0–1) | SV = Robert Stock (1) | HomeHR = | RoadHR = | Attendance = 19,955 | Umpires = HP – Maikol Tibabijo, 1B – Ron Kulpa, 2B – Tim Meyer, 3B – Andy Fletcher | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nicaragua-vs-israel/2023/03/12/719508/final/box }}

===Venezuela vs Puerto Rico=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 12, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 19:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = '''{{bb|Venezuela}}''' | RoadAbr = VEN | R1 =4 | R2 =3 | R3 =0 | R4 =1 | R5 =1 | R6 =0 | R7 =0 | R8 =0 | R9 =0 | RR =9 | RH =12 | RE =1 | Home = {{bb|Puerto Rico}}| HomeAbr = PUR | H1 =0 | H2 =1 | H3 =0 | H4 =0 | H5 =0 | H6 =4 | H7 =0 | H8 =1 | H9 =0 | HR =6 | HH =7 | HE =1 | WP = Pablo López (1–0) | LP = José Berríos (0–1) | SV = Silvino Bracho (1) | HomeHR = Eddie Rosario (1) | RoadHR = Anthony Santander (2), Salvador Pérez (1) | Attendance =35,615 | Umpires = HP – Chris Guccione, 1B – Chris Graham, 2B – Alejandro Pecero, 3B – Mike Estabrook | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-puerto-rico/2023/03/12/719511/final/box }}

===Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 13, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 12:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = {{nowrap|'''{{bb|Dominican Republic}}'''}}| RoadAbr = DOM | R1 = 1 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 1 | R4 = 2 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 1 | R7 = 1 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 6 | RH = 12 | RE = 0 | Home = {{bb|Nicaragua}}| HomeAbr = NCA | H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 1 | H9 = 0 | HR = 1 | HH = 5 | HE = 1 | WP = Cristian Javier (1–0) | LP = J. C. Ramírez (0–1) | SV = | HomeHR = | RoadHR = Juan Soto (1), Manny Machado (1) | Attendance = 31,696 | Umpires = HP – Chris Graham, 1B – Mike Estabrook, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Ángel Hernández | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dominican-rep-vs-nicaragua/2023/03/13/719509/final/box }}

===Israel vs Puerto Rico=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 13, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 19:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = {{bb|Israel}}| RoadAbr = ISR | R1 = 0| R2 = 0| R3 = 0| R4 = 0| R5 = 0| R6 = 0| R7 = 0| R8 = 0| R9 = X| RR = 0| RH = 0| RE = 2 | Home = '''{{bb|Puerto Rico}}'''| HomeAbr = PUR | H1 = 3| H2 = 3| H3 = 0| H4 = 0| H5 = 3| H6 = 0| H7 = 0| H8 = 1| H9 = X| HR = 10| HH = 11| HE = 0 | WP = José De León (1–0) | LP = Colton Gordon (0–1) | SV = | HomeHR = | RoadHR = | Attendance = 27,813 | Umpires = HP – Ron Kulpa, 1B – Alejandro Pecero, 2B – Chris Guccione, 3B – Tim Meyer | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/israel-vs-puerto-rico/2023/03/13/719510/final/box }}

===Nicaragua vs Venezuela=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 14, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 12:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = {{bb|Nicaragua}}| RoadAbr = NCA | R1 = 0 | R2 = 1 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 1 | RH = 11 | RE = 0 | Home = '''{{bb|Venezuela}}'''| HomeAbr = VEN | H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 3 | H5 = 1 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 0 | H9 = x | HR = 4 | HH = 7 | HE = 0 | WP = José Ruiz (2–0) | LP = Rodney Theophile (0–1) | SV = José Alvarado (1) | HomeHR = | RoadHR = | Attendance = 21,873 | Umpires = HP – Ángel Hernández, 1B – Chris Guccione, 2B – Alejandro Pecero, 3B – Tim Meyer | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nicaragua-vs-venezuela/2023/03/14/719505/final/box }}

===Israel vs Dominican Republic=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 14, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 19:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = {{bb|Israel}}| RoadAbr = ISR | R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = x | R9 = x | RR = 0 | RH = 1 | RE = 1 | Home = {{nowrap|'''{{bb|Dominican Republic}}'''}}| HomeAbr = DOM | H1 = 1 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 2 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 4 | H7 = 3 | H8 = x | H9 = x | HR = 10 | HH = 15 | HE = 0 | WP = Roansy Contreras (1–0) | LP = Jacob Steinmetz (0–1) | SV = | HomeHR = Manny Machado (2) | RoadHR = | Attendance = 33,307 | Umpires = HP – Mike Estabrook, 1B – Andy Fletcher, 2B – Chris Graham, 3B – Maikol Tibabijo | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/israel-vs-dominican-rep/2023/03/14/719507/final/box }}

===Venezuela vs Israel=== {{linescore | Date = {{date|March 15, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 12:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = '''{{bb|Venezuela}}'''| RoadAbr = VEN | R1 = 3 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 1 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 1 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 5 | RH = 10 | RE = 0 | Home = {{bb|Israel}}| HomeAbr = ISR | H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 1 | H8 = 0 | H9 = 0 | HR = 1 | HH = 9 | HE = 1 | WP = Jesús Luzardo (1–0) | LP = Robert Stock (0–1) | SV = | HomeHR = | RoadHR = Eduardo Escobar (1), Eugenio Suárez (1) | Attendance = 18,277 | Umpires = HP – Andy Fletcher, 1B – Ángel Hernández, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Alejandro Pecero | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/venezuela-vs-israel/2023/03/15/719504/final/box }}

===Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic===

{{linescore | Date = {{date|March 15, 2023|MDY}} | Time = 19:00 PM EDT | Location = LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States | Other = | Road = '''{{bb|Puerto Rico}}'''| RoadAbr = PUR | R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 4 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 5 | RH = 8 | RE = 0 | Home = {{bb|Dominican Republic}}| HomeAbr = DOM | H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 1 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 1 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 0 | H9 = 0 | HR = 2 | HH = 6 | HE = 1 | WP = Jovani Morán (1–0) | LP = Johnny Cueto (0–1) | SV = Edwin Díaz (1) | HomeHR = Juan Soto (2) | RoadHR = Christian Vázquez (1) | Attendance = 36,025 | Umpires = HP – Chris Guccione, 1B – Ron Kulpa, 2B – Chris Graham, 3B – Tim Meyer | Notes = | BoxURL = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/puerto-rico-vs-dominican-rep/2023/03/15/719506/final/box }}

==Statistics== Source: <ref>{{cite web |title=World Baseball Classic Stats |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>

===Leading hitters===

====Power==== {{See also|Slugging percentage}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" !{{tooltip|SLG|Slugging percentage}} ! class="unsortable" |Team !{{tooltip|1B|1-base hits}} !{{tooltip|2B|2-base hits}} !{{tooltip|3B|3-base hits}} !{{tooltip|HR|Home runs}} !{{tooltip|AB|At bats}} |- ! .474 | {{bb|Venezuela}} || {{#expr: 38 - 9 - 1 - 5}} || 9 || 1 || 5 || 135 |- ! .442 | {{bb|Dominican Republic}} || {{#expr: 39 - 10 - 0 - 4}} || 10 || 0 || 4 || 138 |- ! .423 | {{bb|Puerto Rico}} || {{#expr: 37 - 8 - 2 - 2}} || 8 || 2 || 2 || 130 |- ! .264 | {{bb|Nicaragua}} || {{#expr: 24 - 6 - 0 - 1}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 125 |- ! .173 | {{bb|Israel}} || {{#expr: 17 - 2 - 0 - 0}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 110 |}

====Efficiency==== {{See also|On-base percentage}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" !{{tooltip|OBP|On-base percentage}} ! class="unsortable" |Team !{{tooltip|H|Hits}} !{{tooltip|BB|Walks}} !{{tooltip|HBP|Hits by pitch}} !{{tooltip|AB|At bats}} !{{tooltip|SF|Sacrifice fly}} |- ! .370 | {{bb|Venezuela}} || 38 || 18 || 1 || 135 || 0 |- ! .365 | {{bb|Dominican Republic}} || 39 || 18 || 0 || 138 || 0 |- ! .361 | {{bb|Puerto Rico}} || 37 || 13 || 3 || 130 || 1 |- ! .235 | {{bb|Nicaragua}} || 24 || 7 || 0 || 125 || 0 |- ! .231 | {{bb|Israel}} || 17 || 7 || 4 || 110 || 0 |}

===Leading pitchers=== {{See also|Walks plus hits per inning pitched}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" !{{tooltip|WHIP|Walks plus hits per inning pitched}} ! class="unsortable" |Team !{{tooltip|BB|Walks}} !{{tooltip|H|Hits}} !{{tooltip|IP|Innings pitched}} !{{tooltip|K|Strikeouts}} |- ! 0.94 | {{bb|Puerto Rico}} || 11 || 22 || 35 || 41 |- ! 0.97 | {{bb|Dominican Republic}} || 9 || 23 || 33 || 36 |- ! 1.25 | {{bb|Venezuela}} || 12 || 33 || 36 || 46 |- ! 1.58 | {{bb|Nicaragua}} || 15 || 37 || 33 || 24 |- ! 1.77 | {{bb|Israel}} || 16 || 40 || 31.2 || 36 |}

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Pool D World Baseball Classic Pool D Category:2023 in Miami Category:Baseball competitions in Miami Category:International baseball competitions hosted by the United States Category:International sports competitions in Florida World Baseball Classic Pool D