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5 unusual facts about 2007 Baseball World Cup


Andy LaRoche

LaRoche played for Team USA during the off-season in the 2007 Baseball World Cup.

Brian Bixler

Brian Bixler was named as one of the 24 players that would be part of Team USA in the IBAF 2007 Baseball World Cup.

Douliu

Douliu Baseball Stadium occasionally holds regular CPBL games and was also the venue for 2007 Baseball World Cup and Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics' Final Qualifying Tournament.

Orv Franchuk

In addition, Franchuk was a coach for the Canadian National Team at the 1978 Amateur World Series, 1981 Intercontinental Cup and 2007 Baseball World Cup.

Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

It was announced on the final day of the 2006 Intercontinental Cup that the 2007 Baseball World Cup will be held in Taichung, with this stadium one of the two to be used for the tournament.


Travis Blackley

He debuted for Australia in the 2007 Baseball World Cup and went 0–1 and 1.64 ERA for the tournament, his only loss coming against the Japan national baseball team when Tadashi Settsu threw a shutout against Australia in the quarter-final, with Australia finishing 5th.


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