World Baseball Classic reportedly will not be played in 2021

The World Baseball Classic reportedly will not be played in 2021, according to ESPN Deportes' Enrique Rojas. Organizers believe it will not be able to be played again before 2023, Rojas adds.

In the most recent edition of the World Baseball Classic in 2017, the United States defeated Puerto Rico in the championship.

Games for the fifth World Baseball Classic were going to be held in Taiwan, Japan and the United States. The field of teams was going to be expanded from 16 to 20 countries.

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Chase Field and Miami’s Marlins Park were chosen to host games for the 2021 World Baseball Classic. Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, and the Tokyo Dome in Japan were also to host games.