BERGAMO, Italy-Leonardo Seminati was the slugging first baseman for Italy at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 in Thunder Bay. Now he is playing (“above expectations”) in the Cincinnati Reds Farmy System

TOKYO — Samurai Japan U-18 National Team stars Kotaro Kiyomiya, Shoshei Nakamura and Hisanori Yasuda were selected in the 1st Round of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The staging of the XXVIII WBSC Baseball World Cup® 2017 in Thunder Bay, Canada, helped break the all-time monthly passenger record at the Thunder Bay International Airport (TBIAA) in August.

Players who starred at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 are receiving attention from pro leagues in the USA (MLB), Japan (NPB) and Korea (KBO)

ATLANTA (Georgia), United States–Bae Ji Hwan, the shortstop for silver medal Korea at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017, signed for the Atlanta Braves

THUNDER BAY (Ontario), Canada-During the closing ceremony of the U-18 Baseball World Cup we could collect quotes from WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari, Korea and USA manager and tournament MVP Triston Casas

THUNDER BAY (Ontario), Canada-USA dominated the gold medal game against Korea to become the first Nation to win 4 times in a row the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup after Cuba campaigns between 1984 and 1987

THUNDER BAY (Ontario), Canada-Japan earn the bronze medal at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup with an 8-1 win against the hosts Canada. Japan plays perfect defense behind a grat performance by starter Miura and takes the lead capitalizing on defensive errors

THUNDER BAY (Ontario), Canada-Canada beat Cuba in a game that wouldn’t have changed their destiny anyway. The hosts will play for bronze against Japan on Sunday 10 September

THUNDER BAY (Ontario), Canada-Korea beat Japan and advance to the gold medal game of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017. They will face US on Sunday 10 September