The Dominican Republic to host WBSC Americas U-15 Baseball … – World Baseball Softball Confederation

WBSC Americas announced that the Dominican Republic will host the U-15 Baseball World Cup Qualifier.

The announcement came after WBSC Americas President Aracelis Len met the Dominican Baseball Federation (FEDOBE) president Juan Nuez in the Dominican Republic.

The host city and the final dates will be announced at a later date. WBSC Americas revealed in a press release that 12 National Teams will participate in the event and that the opening day will be in late February.

"It will be one of the top events of the year," stated the release. "The Dominican Republic is a baseball country and we anticipate an event to remember."

It will be the fourth qualifying event for the VI WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup.

The European Championship qualified World No. 7 Netherlands and No. 14 Italy last July.

The Asian Baseball Championship qualified No. 5 Chinese Taipei and No. 1 Japan the following month.

World No. 34 Guam and No. 40 New Zealand are playing for the Oceania spot in a best-of-five series which opened on 30 November.

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