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>>I remember I was wondering about this when I got here..hmm why they call it world series since its not an international competition:)
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>Technically, it is 'international' since it involves 2 countries once in a while. Canada has 2 teams and has competed in the series in the past. Hardly a World Series, I grant, but it is, in a pinch, 'international'.

Japan, Australia, Canada, Holland, Italy, Nicaragua, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Columbia, South Korea, Taiwan, Spain, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic play baseball, as well as the United States.

The national sport of Venezuela is – Baseball!

The season begins in October (spring time) and there are eight teams in the league.

The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) was founded in London in 1938 and six years later changed its name to Federacion Internacional de Beisbol Amateur (FIBA). The name continued to change.

Since 1938, 34 World Championships have been held, with Cuba winning 24 of them.

Baseball is popular in the Olympic’s and has been played since 1912. The United States does not do well in these events.

There is talk of having a World Cup of Baseball starting this year.

We can't even call "The "World Series" "The North American Series", as we do not include Mexico! :)