Sites set for 2nd World Baseball Classic

 
Mexico City, San Juan, Tokyo and Toronto were selected Monday to host first-round games during the second World Baseball Classic in 2009. [link]

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First Round of WBC in Japan, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico

The first round of WBC '09 will be played outside of the US, it was announced Monday in Japan. The second edition of the World Baseball Classic will be staged next March in Tokyo, Japan; Mexico City, Mexico; Toronto, Canada; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Your Hosts Are…

Mexico City, San Juan, Tokyo and Toronto. Those are the cities MLB announced would host the first round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
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Mexico City, San Juan, Tokyo, Toronto to host 2009 WBC first round - MLB

TOKYO (AP) - Mexico City, San Juan, Tokyo and Toronto were selected Monday to host first-round games during the second World Baseball Classic in 2009. The 16-nation tournament will switch from a round-robin to a double-elimination format during the ...
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The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Venues set for World Baseball Classic

The first-round venues are set for the second running of the World Baseball Classic, which will begin on March 5, 2009, in Japan. > As in 2006, Tokyo Dome and Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, will host first-round games. In 2009, those ...
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