2013 Metlife All-World Baseball Classic team announced
Fans help select most outstanding players of the tournament for first time
World Baseball Classic, Inc. today announced the members of the 2013 MetLife All-World Baseball Classic Team. For the first time, baseball fans from around the globe were able to vote for the most outstanding players of the tournament. Fan voting counted for one-third of the total points awarded to each player, with the other two-thirds coming from international broadcast media and international sportswriters.
Dominican Republic second baseman Robinson Cano was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
MetLife is one of four Global Sponsors for the 2013 World Baseball Classic and is the Official Insurance Company of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. MetLife, and its brand ambassador Snoopy, have been incorporated into multiple aspects of the event including aerial coverage from the MetLife blimps integrated into the game broadcasts and appearances by Snoopy at the games.
The 2013 World Baseball Classic, which is the third edition of the tournament, is the premier international baseball tournament featuring the world's best players representing their countries and territories. MLB Network and ESPN Deportes are the exclusive English and Spanish-language broadcasters in the United States and 39 international broadcasters televised games in 14 languages in more than 200 countries and territories. The World Baseball Classic, which is officially sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), was recognized for the first time in 2013 as the official national team World Championship, with the winner crowned the 2013 World Baseball Classic Champion and the IBAF World Champion.