S. Korea climbs up to second in world baseball ranking

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea rose one notch to second place in the
latest baseball ranking, nudging down World Baseball Classic (WBC) winner Japan
to third, the sport's international governing body said Wednesday.
According to the latest world ranking of 45 countries released by the
International Baseball Federation (IBAF), WBC runner-up South Korea ranked second
with 939.82 points, trailing Cuba with 1072.18 points.
South Korea's performance in the WBC added 160 points to its overall score.
WBC champion Japan ranked third with 891 points and semifinalist U.S. ranked
fourth with 859.32.
brk@yna.co.kr
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