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Netherlands tops Cuba 4-2 to open World Baseball Classic
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Cuba Yoenis Cespedes gets a hit during the Pool A game against Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/I-Hwa Cheng
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — The 20-team World Baseball Classic got underway after a six-year absence with the Netherlands defeating Cuba 4-2 in a Group A game in Taiwan to open the tournament. In a late game on Wednesday, Panama played Taiwan in Group A. Play in Group B begins on Thursday in Tokyo with South Korea playing Australia and host Japan — led by Angels star Shohei Ohtani — up against China.