2002 World Junior Baseball Championship

2002 World Junior Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Canada
Dates	August 2 – 12
Teams	12
Defending champions	South Korea
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (10th title)
Runners-up	Chinese Taipei
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Canada
Awards
MVP	Delmon Young

The 2002 World Junior AAA Championship was held in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Games were held at Amedée Roy Stadium in Sherbrooke and Julien Morin Stadium in Coaticook.

Final standings

Classification 1  Cuba 2  Chinese Taipei 3  United States 4  Canada 5  Australia 6  South Korea 7  Venezuela 8  Panama 9  Brazil 10  Netherlands 11  Italy 12  Spain

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Tournament	Cuba	Chinese Taipei	United States[1] Jeff Allison Chad Billingsley Tyler Bullock Allen Craig Austin Creps Tim Gustafson Ian Kennedy Chris Lubanski Lastings Milledge Bryan Opdyke Michael Rogers Jarrod Saltalamacchia Ian Stewart Philip Stringer Chuck Tiffany Justin Tordi David Uribes Delmon Young

Awards

Awards	Player
Most Valuable Player	Delmon Young
Outstanding Defensive Player	Vicente Cafaro

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player
Catcher	Michael Sadler
First Base	Ian Stewart
Second Base	Vicente Cafaro
Third Base	Yulieski Gurriel
Shortstop	Shawn Bowman
Outfield	Lastings Milledge
	Eliu Torres
	Adam Loewen
Designated Hitter	Delmon Young
Left-handed Pitcher	Wei-Yin Chen
Right-handed Pitcher	Juan Linares

See also

• World Junior Baseball Championship

References