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. The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, with the entire bottom half of the bracket in Miami. The teams in this pool consisted of Dominican Republic, Israel, newcomer Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.
With Venezuela winning all games and advancing to the quarterfinals as pool winners, 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. Nicaragua lost all games and was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.
Teams Drawposition Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance WBSCRankings D1 1 WBSC Americas 2017 participants 5th 2017 (2013, 2017) 13 D3 2 WBSC Americas 2017 participants 5th 2017 (2013) 9 D2 3 WBSC Americas 2017 participants 5th 2017 (2009) 6 D4 4 WBSC Europe 2017 participants 2nd 2017 (2017) 20 D5 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool B runners-up 1st — 17
Standings
Summary
Games
Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic vs Venezuela
Nicaragua vs Israel
Venezuela vs Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua
Israel vs Puerto Rico
Nicaragua vs Venezuela
Israel vs Dominican Republic
Venezuela vs Israel
Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic
Statistics Source:
Leading hitters
Power
Team .474 9 1 5 135 .442 10 0 4 138 .423 8 2 2 130 .264 6 0 1 125 .173 2 0 0 110
Efficiency
Team .370 38 18 1 135 0 .365 39 18 0 138 0 .361 37 13 3 130 1 .235 24 7 0 125 0 .231 17 7 4 110 0
Leading pitchers
Team 0.94 11 22 35 41 0.97 9 23 33 36 1.25 12 33 36 46 1.58 15 37 33 24 1.77 16 40 31.2 36
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