Baseball “Premier 12” Mexico wins the United States and wins the Tokyo Olympics November 17 16:44
In the baseball international tournament “Premier 12”, Mexico won the United States in the 3rd place final match and won the right to participate in the Tokyo Olympics next year.
“Premier 12” will be held during the qualifying of the Tokyo Olympics, and two teams will be eligible, including the top of Asia and Oceania, excluding Japan, and the top of the Americas.
Mexico faced the United States in the 3rd place decision game held at Tokyo Dome on the 17th, and extended the tie-break method that was greeted with 10 times, Navarro who played in Hanshin of professional baseball this season hit timely I beat and won 3 to 2.
As a result, Mexico became the top of the Americas and won the right to participate in next year's Tokyo Olympics.
This is the first time for Mexico to participate in the Olympic Games in baseball.
This was the first time that the Tokyo Olympics were qualified, following Japan, the host country, Israel, who won the European / African qualifiers in September, and Korea, which became the top of Asia / Oceania in this Premier 12. Will be the 4th team.
The remaining two slots will be contested in the “American qualifying” in the US and “Final qualifying” in Taiwan in March next year.