Japan's baseball owners have decided to reject Major League Baseball's World Cup concept in which the U.S. commissioner's office and the Major League Baseball Players Association would be in charge of the tournament.
"The owners object to Major League Baseball hosting the event and feel a third party like the International Baseball Federation should be in charge," said an official from the Japanese office of the commissioner, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Japan's owners also object to the fact that under the proposed plan, the U.S. commissioner's office and the Major League Baseball Players Association would split profits after expenses and payments to teams.