{"id":483858,"date":"2025-09-22T14:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dominican-republic-in-12th-place-in-the-world-ranking-of-the-world-baseball-softball-confederation\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:28:20","slug":"dominican-republic-in-12th-place-in-the-world-ranking-of-the-world-baseball-softball-confederation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/dominican-republic-in-12th-place-in-the-world-ranking-of-the-world-baseball-softball-confederation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic in 12th place in the world ranking of the World Baseball Softball Confederation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\nSanto Domingo.<\/strong> \u2013 The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) published the most recent update of the Men’s Baseball World Ranking<\/strong>, where Dominican Republic holds the number 12 position<\/strong>, securing for the moment the last direct classification spot for the Premier12 2027<\/strong>, the elite event of international baseball.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong>Grant Gavin and Norge Ruiz will reinforce the rotation of the Leones del Escogido<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe Premier12, which from 2027 will feature 16 national teams, will award direct tickets to the top 12 countries in the ranking at the end of 2025<\/strong>. Nations ranked 13th to 18th, along with two wild cards, will compete in a qualifying tournament to determine the last four spots.\n\nCurrently, the Dominican Republic maintains a narrow lead over Colombia (No. 13), which is only 327 points<\/strong> away, intensifying the fight for direct classification spots in the final stretch of the year.\n\n\n

WBSC Ranking \u2013 Top 12 (September 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Posici\u00f3n<\/th>Pa\u00eds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Jap\u00f3n<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Corea del Sur<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Estados Unidos<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>M\u00e9xico<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Venezuela<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Chinese Taipei<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Puerto Rico<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Panam\u00e1<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Cuba<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Pa\u00edses Bajos<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Australia<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Closed Competition<\/h3>\n\n\nThe WBSC highlighted that the scenario is increasingly competitive. Colombia (No. 13), Italy (No. 14), Czech Republic (No. 15) and Nicaragua (No. 16)<\/strong> remain in the fight, while Great Britain (No. 17), Germany (No. 18) and China (No. 19)<\/strong> compete point by point for the last qualifying spot.\n\nFurthermore, this adjustment of positions reflects the expiration of points earned in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games<\/strong> and the update of the results of the 2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup<\/strong>, recently held in Okinawa, Japan.\n\n\n

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