Pool 2 of the Second Round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic was held at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, United States from March 14 to 18, 2009.

Like the first round, Pool 2 was a modified double-elimination tournament. The final two teams played against each other for seeding and both advanced to the semifinals.

Bracket

PreliminariesQualifiersSeeding
DR Netherlands1
CW Venezuela3
W1 Venezuela2
W2 Puerto Rico0
CR United States1
DW Puerto Rico11
W4 Venezuela10
W5 United States6
Lower round 1Lower final
W3 United States6
L1 Netherlands3L4 Puerto Rico5
L2 United States9

Results

Venezuela 3, Netherlands 1

March 14 13:00 at Dolphin Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 Netherlands010000000160
 Venezuela10010001X332
WP: Carlos Silva (1–0)   LP: Sidney Ponson (1–1)   Sv: Francisco Rodríguez (2)
Home runs:
NED: None
VEN: Miguel Cabrera (1), José López (1)
Attendance: 17,345 (45.0%)
Umpires: HP − Ed Rapuano, 1B − Masato Tomoyose, 2B − Bruce Dreckman, 3B − Hitoshi Watarida
Boxscore

Puerto Rico 11, United States 1

March 14 20:00 at Dolphin Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 United States0000100XX160
 Puerto Rico2400104XX11130
WP: Javier Vázquez (2–0)   LP: Jake Peavy (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: None
PUR: Felipe López (1), Carlos Beltrán (1)
Attendance: 30,595 (79.3%)
Umpires: HP − Mark Wegner, 1B − Luis Ramírez, 2B − Bruce Dreckman, 3B − Masato Tomoyose
Notes: Completed early due to 10–run mercy rule after 7 innings.
Two outs when last run scored.
Boxscore

United States 9, Netherlands 3

March 15 19:30 at Dolphin Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 Netherlands0000001203121
 United States12031101X9121
WP: Roy Oswalt (1–0)   LP: Rick VandenHurk (0–1)
Home runs:
NED: Bryan Engelhardt (1)
USA: Jimmy Rollins (1), Adam Dunn (1)
Attendance: 11,059 (28.7%)
Umpires: HP − Bruce Dreckman, 1B − Hitoshi Watarida, 2B − Ed Rapuano, 3B − Luis Ramírez
Boxscore

Venezuela 2, Puerto Rico 0

March 16 20:00 at Dolphin Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 Venezuela001000100280
 Puerto Rico000000000050
WP: Félix Hernández (2–0)   LP: Ian Snell (0–1)   Sv: Francisco Rodríguez (3)
Home runs:
VEN: Ramón Hernández (1)
PUR: None
Attendance: 25,599 (66.4%)
Umpires: HP − Ed Rapuano, 1B − Masato Tomoyose, 2B − Mark Wegner, 3B − Hitoshi Watarida
Boxscore

United States 6, Puerto Rico 5

March 17 19:00 at Dolphin Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 Puerto Rico010201001551
 United States0210000036100
WP: Jonathan Broxton (1–0)   LP: J. C. Romero (1–1)
Home runs:
PUR: Alex Ríos (1), Carlos Delgado (1)
USA: Kevin Youkilis (1)
Attendance: 13,224 (34.3%)
Umpires: HP − Mark Wegner, 1B − Luis Ramírez, 2B − Ed Rapuano, 3B − Masato Tomoyose
Notes: One out when winning run scored.
Boxscore

Venezuela 10, United States 6

March 18 19:00 at Dolphin Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 United States0111210006123
 Venezuela06010300X10151
WP: Armando Galarraga (1–0)   LP: Jeremy Guthrie (0–2)
Home runs:
USA: Mark DeRosa (1)
VEN: Max Ramírez (1)
Attendance: 16,575 (43.0%)
Umpires: HP − Bruce Dreckman, 1B − Hitoshi Watarida, 2B − Mark Wegner, 3B − Luis Ramírez
Boxscore
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