World Baseball Classic players representing 10 different countries have been named to an All-WBC team, with Japan and Puerto Rico leading the way with nine representatives each. All-time WBC individual leaders in various statistical categories through the end of the 2017 tournament, excluding qualifier games. Batting Pitching The winning team of each World Baseball Classic is rewarded a large silver trophy as its primary recognition. The two trophies earned by Japan during the inaugural and second classics have been on display at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. In addition to the standard rules of baseball, the World Baseball Classic employs the following
Baseball in Germany a Major League All-Star Game, Glenn Hubbard, a former second baseman and first base coach of the Atlanta Braves. Since 2000, eight German-born players have appeared in MLB, one of whom is Edwin Jackson. Jackson was an All-Star in 2009, and he threw a no-hitter on June 25, 2010. In 2018, he also tied a Major League record when he made a pitching appearance for his 13th Major League team. Brothers Klaus and Jürgen Helmig were the first German-developed players to sign a professional baseball contract. In 1956, after practicing daily and playing alongside military teams for several years, they