With fours days to go to the start of the WBSC Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS, here’s a look at some of the key numbers surrounding the most international baseball tournament of the year.
1 – Panama will participate in the WBSC Premier12 for the first time
2 – Two continents will host WBSC Premier12 2024 games: North America and Asia
2 – Australia will participate for the second time
3 – This is the third edition of the WBSC’s flagship tournament
3 – The Tokyo Dome will host its third consecutive WBSC Premier12 Final
4 – The 12 participants represent four of the five Olympic continents
5 – Japan’s Seiya Suzuki earned five individual honours at the WBSC Premier12 2019: batting average, runs batted in, runs scored, slugging and on-base percentage
6 – Six venues will host WBSC Premier12 2024 games: Tokyo Dome, Vantelin Dome Nagoya, Taipei Dome, Taipei Tianmu Stadium, Estadio Panamericano and Coloso del Pacifico Stadium
10 – Ten National Federations have participated in all three Premier12 editions: Japan, Mexico, USA, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Venezuela, Netherlands, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
12 – The WBSC Premier12 2024 includes the top 12 men’s baseball National Federations on 31 December 2023
14 – The number of National Federations who have participated in the WBSC Premier12 across the three editions
20 – The WBSC Premier12 is set to expand in 2027, involving 20 teams and a qualification phase
32 – The WBSC Premier12 2019 featured 32 games
38 – The WBSC Premier12 will consist of 38 games
46 – The number of home runs during the WBSC Premier12 2019
400 – All the venues have a field size of 400 feet (or 122 metres) to straightway centre field
448 – The total number of hits in the WBSC Premier12 2019
553 – The total number of strikeouts in the WBSC Premier12 2019
40,411 – The number of spectators who witnessed Korea’s win in the inaugural WBSC Premier12 Final at the Tokyo Dome
44,960 – fans watched Japan win the WBSC Premier12 2019 Final against Korea at the Tokyo Dome
