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Tokyo will host two rounds of 2017 WBC

NPB commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki (left), Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo and MLB Vice President for Asia Jim Small pose for a photo at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. | KAZ NAGATSUKA

By Jason Coskrey
Staff Writer

Aug 2, 2016

Samurai Japan's quest to reclaim the World Baseball Classic title will begin in the nation's capital.

Tokyo was announced as a host for both rounds of the Asian region of the 2017 World Baseball Classic during a news conference at the NPB Commissioner's office on Tuesday. Seoul was announced as the other first-round host.

Sixteen teams will be vying for the crown, won by the Dominican Republic in 2013, when the tournament begins in March of 2017.

Tokyo will host two rounds of 2017 WBC

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