Team USA Routs Cuba To Advance To World Baseball Classic Championship Game
Team USA continued its offensive surge and routed Cuba, 14-2, to punch its ticket to the World Baseball Classic championship game.
Team USA continued its offensive surge and routed Cuba, 14-2, to punch its ticket to the World Baseball Classic championship game.
Trea Turner hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to lift Team USA to a 9-7 win over Venezuela and on to the World Baseball Classic semifinals.
Mexico overcame a four-run deficit and beat Puerto Rico, 5-4, to reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time.
When it comes to fastball velocity, Team USA is at a distinct disadvantage in the World Baseball Classic tournament.
As they get ready to board a flight from Japan to the U.S. to ready for their semifinal game, Samurai Japan, the team that has won more World Baseball Classic titles than any other, seems poised to add a third trophy to its collection.
While saddened by Edwin Diaz’s injury, Mike Trout and Mookie Betts said they both felt the rewards of playing in the World Baseball Classic outweighed the risks.
Mike Trout drove in three runs to lift Team USA to a 3-2 win over Colombia, clinching a spot in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.
Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic, 5-2, to advance to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals, but closer Edwin Diaz was injured in the postgame celebration.
Randy Arozarena hit two doubles and drove in five runs to lift Mexico over Canada and into the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.
Venezuela wrapped up pool play with a 4-0 record to equal Japan for the best record in pool play.
Cuba is back in the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006 after beating Australia, 4-3.
A rundown of all the scenarios that are in play for Pool C, including what Team USA has to do to advance.
Venezuela improved to 3-0 in pool play at the World Baseball Classic.
Mike Trout hit his first WBC homer and Team USA routed Canada, 12-1, in seven innings to bounce back from an ugly loss.
Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper break down everything that has happened in the World Baseball Classic so far.
Australia rallied late to beat the Czech Republic, 8-3, and clinch a spot in the WBC quarterfinals for the first time.
Great Britain rallied to upset Colombia in Pool C, making Team USA’s path to the quarterfinals a lot more straightforward.
Canada scored in every inning to beat Great Britain, 18-8, in the highest-scoring opening game in World Baseball Classic history.
Italy and Japan punched tickets into the quarterfinals with their final games in pool play.
In something that seems hard to believe, all five Pool A teams finished tied at 2-2. Here’s how it was determined who advanced and who got relegated.
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