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The Mexican Baseball Team gave a lot to talk about during the World Baseball Classic and that was how his arrival in the semifinals allowed him to pocket the important amount of $1.5 million dollarswhich were added with the advance to each round and starting with the $300,000 dollars that he already had insured for his participation.
The Mexicans, in addition to the $300,000 dollars for participating, received another $400,000 dollars for going to the round and another $300,000 for finishing as the first group. Later they defeated Puerto Rico and obtained the $500,000 dollars that were stipulated for the semifinalists, a total of $1.5 million dollars that they pocketed for their outstanding performance.
It should be noted that The previously mentioned figure will be distributed in equal parts to the players and coaching staff of the team, as well as to the Mexican Baseball Federation.. These awards are given by the MLB as organizers and creators of the event that they are, despite the participation of the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
The Mexican National Team led by Benjamín Gil, began losing to the ninth team of Colombia, later recovered in the first round and achieved victories against the United States, Great Britain and Canada; in the quarterfinals they beat Puerto Rico and in the semifinals they ended up losing in a close match against Japan that left them on the field.
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