The 1999 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in Australia from 3 to 14 November 1999. Eight countries contested the tournament, and has been the only Intercontinental Cup hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. The eight participating countries were Cuba, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, United States and Chinese Taipei. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.
The Cup was perhaps the brightest moment in the history of the Australia national baseball team, as they stunned the Cuba national baseball team in the finals, winning the game 4–3. The MVP of the tournament was also Australian MLB player and former All-Star, Dave Nilsson.
All-Star team C: Dave Nilsson, Australia 1B: Dan Held, USA 2B: Oscar Macías, Cuba SS: Danel Castro, Cuba 3B: Akinori Iwamura, Japan OF: Yuan-Chia Chen, Chinese Taipei OF: Yobal Dueñas, Cuba OF: Claudio Liverziani, Italy DH: Michael Moyle, Australia P: Faustino Corrales, Cuba P: Adrian Meagher, Australia
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