Pool C of the First Round of the

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was held at Marlins Park, Miami, Florida, United States, from March 9 to 12, 2017, between Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. Pool C was a

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. Each team played the other three teams once, with the top two teams – the Dominican Republic and the United States – advancing to Pool F, one of two second-round pools.

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of the Dominican Republic was named MVP for the first-round Pool C bracket of the WBC, after batting .357.United States puts away Canada early, advances to second round , Miami Herald
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Standings

Pool C MVP:

Results

*Times from March 9 to 11 are Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−05:00) and times of March 12 are Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC−04:00).

Dominican Republic 9, Canada 2

United States 3, Colombia 2

Colombia 4, Canada 1

Dominican Republic 7, United States 5

The crowd of 37,446 set a baseball attendance record for Marlins Park, surpassing

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of the

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.Dominican Republic-USA sets attendance record , MLB.com
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Dominican Republic 10, Colombia 3

United States 8, Canada 0

References

External links

Official website
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