LoanDepot Park (Miami) – Hours after the Dominican Republic was eliminated by the United States, players walked out of the clubhouse blasting a high-energy Dominican Dembow song. Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Juan Soto strutted through the tunnel of the Miami Marlins’s stadium unable to mask their expressions of disappointment and … Read more
The last time that Team USA competed in the World Baseball Classic, Paul Skenes hadn’t even made his major league debut yet. In fact, it wasn’t until months later that the Pittsburgh Pirates would select him with the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Now a two-time All-Star and the reigning National League … Read more
Is the Automated Ball-Strike System coming to the next World Baseball Classic? In the aftermath of the controversial strike call in Sunday night’s semifinal between the United States and the Dominican Republic that sent Team USA to the WBC final, Baseball Hall of Famer and FOX Sports analyst Derek Jeter has a strong suspicion that … Read more
Mark DeRosa nearly cost Team USA the opportunity to advance to the knockout stage of the World Baseball Classic with some of his decisions in its loss to Italy. Now, Alex Rodriguez thinks the Team USA manager is the biggest reason why it’s playing in the final of the World Baseball Classic. Rodriguez pointed to … Read more
Team USA’s star-studded lineup led by New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge and Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes can turn their attention to the semifinals at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Â The USA handled Canada in Friday’s quarterfinals win against Canada and are now gearing up for Sunday’s semifinal clash against the vaunted Dominican … Read more
DAIKIN PARK (Houston) – As Team USA quashed a late charge from Canada on Friday night, Paul Skenes had already started the process of preparing for a seemingly indomitable machine. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, the best hope the United States has of getting back to the World Baseball Classic final, took … Read more
Sunday’s slate of World Baseball Classic action saw two teams eyeing deep runs at the World Baseball Classic put up some big offensive numbers while the reigning champions had themselves a close call. The Dominican Republic reiterated their status as one of the tournament favorites with a 12-run outing against the Netherlands, including four homers. … Read more
The World Baseball Classic is going to be memorable. But because of its worldwide scheduling, it is also going to be on at all hours of the day. You’ll need to plan for that with alarms and early or late bedtimes. [RELATED: Full World Baseball Classic broadcast schedule] To help you out, we have identified … Read more
The United States will have an automatic berth in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic baseball and softball tournaments and the top two other nations from the Americas in next month’s World Baseball Classic will earn berths. Major League Baseball hopes big leaguers will be able to participate in the six-nation tournament, to be played at … Read more
All 20 teams at the World Baseball Classic will have MLB representation. And all 30 MLB teams will have several players taking part in baseball’s marquee international event. In all, 190 players who are on major league rosters will be at the WBC. Which team has the most? The Mariners (16) lead the pack with … Read more