# Why hasn't the WBC caught on in the U.S.?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 7, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-wbc-caught-on-in-the-u-s/652255 "2013-03-07T02:44:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-wbc-caught-on-in-the-u-s/652255/41 "2013-03-16T03:22:43Z")

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So I decided to feign interest and jump into this WBC. Then I found out it’s only on MLB Network (I guess?) and I don’t get that. So that’s why it hasn’t caught on for me - I can’t watch the games.

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