Daikin Field (Houston) – Tarik Skubal thought he knew what to expect. After all, just last year, the two-time Cy Young Award started the All-Star Game and pitched in three playoff games. Yet nothing could prepare him for the emotions of representing his country at the World Baseball Classic. In the first inning Saturday, he … Read more
Sergino Dest appears likely to miss the United States’ pre-World Cup friendlies against Belgium and Portugal this month because a leg injury. Dest was hurt during PSV Eindhoven’s Dutch league match against AZ Alkmaar on Saturday, falling and grabbing at his left hamstring. The 25-year-old defender needed assistance to leave the field. “PSV will not … Read more
Can Team USA and its star-studded lineup and rotation win it all at the 2026 World Baseball Classic?  Two games, two wins so far for the USA after beating Brazil and then dominating Great Britain. It continues with Monday’s Pool B game against Mexico at Daiken Park, home of MLB’s Houston Astros. The game … Read more
It took a little time for the United States’ lethal offense to wake up, a credit to the weapons on Great Britain’s pitching staff. But once Team USA finally got rolling, the second game of the World Baseball Classic looked a lot like the first. After throttling Brazil on Friday, USA again took care of … Read more
It took a little time for the United States’ lethal offense to wake up, a credit to the weapons on Great Britain’s pitching staff. But once Team USA finally got rolling, the second game of the World Baseball Classic looked a lot like the first. After throttling Brazil on Friday, USA again took care of … Read more
Has Tarik Skubal thrown his last pitch for Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic? The Detroit Tigers ace went three full innings in the United States’ rout of Great Britain in pool play on Saturday at Daikin Park in Houston. He was retired after 41 pitches, five strikeouts, two hits allowed and one … Read more
United States defender Sergiño Dest limped off with an apparent hamstring injury during PSV Eindhoven’s 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch league on Saturday, putting him in doubt for the national team’s upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Portugal. Dest grabbed his left hamstring and screamed in pain while covering his eyes after tumbling … Read more
This was supposed to be the biggest mismatch of the World Baseball Classic, a team composed primarily of non-affiliated baseball players facing the most decorated roster in the competition’s history. Instead, Brazil gave the best USA team ever assembled everything that it could handle through the first eight innings of its first game of the … Read more
Alex Morgan is planning on being at every United States match at the World Cup. Not as a player, of course. The two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist retired from both club and country in 2024 ahead of the birth of her second child. But this summer, she hopes to attend every one … Read more
In the three years since Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout to end a riveting 2023 World Baseball Classic, winning the tournament in 2026 has consumed Mark DeRosa’s every thought. To give his team the best chance, the Team USA manager knew there had to be a shift. “You see it from every other country, … Read more