Taiwan finished second in the 28th and 29th BWCs, and third in the 22nd and 30th. For this year's 34th BWC, the Formosan black bear was chosen as the mascot.
這次由台灣主辦的第三十四屆世界盃棒球錦標賽，以台灣最具代表性的動物──台灣黑熊作為吉祥物。