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2009 World Baseball Classic Los Angeles |
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Dodger Stadium will host the semifinals and finals of next year's second World Baseball Classic on March 21 and 23. And the second round has been awarded to San Diego's PETCO Park and Dolphin Stadium in Miami, with the games being played in those two venues on March 14-19.
The Dodgers haven't hosted a World Series since 1988 when they defeated the A's and an All-Star Game since 1980. Earlier this season, Major League Baseball announced that the 2010 All-Star Game will be staged at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
Los Angeles is one of the most international cities in the world and the Dodgers have always been on the forefront of baseball's development as a global game.
PETCO Park and Dolphin Stadium will provide strong international venues for Round 2 of the tournament. Baseball fans across the globe will have the exciting opportunity to experience these three exceptional settings during the world's premier international baseball tournament.PETCO, which is the home of the Padres, was the site of the inaugural semifinals and finals in 2006.
Playing in front of sellout crowds in the 45,000-seat venue, Japan vanquished Cuba, 10-6, in the finals after defeating rival Korea. Cuba, the perennial world baseball power on the international scene, beat the Dominican Republic to move on to the finals.
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