It’s a big year for the biggest sporting events around the globe, and the U.S. has taken center stage with more to come this summer. After U.S. men’s and women’s hockey’s big successes last month at the Olympics, Team USA is looking to add to the trophy case at the World Baseball Classic. Later this … Read more
The world’s best sporting event is coming this summer, and it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. We’ll have 48 teams, supported by 48 passionate fan bases, filling stadiums across three countries – the U.S., Canada, and Mexico — at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Plenty of action on the pitch, but we’re … Read more
Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Chris Richards were among U.S. men’s national team mainstays called up for next week’s FIFA World Cup 2026 preparation matches against Belgium (March 28) and Portugal (March 31) in Atlanta. Minor injuries will prevent 2022 veterans Tyler Adams, Sergiño Dest and Haji Wright — plus young attacker Diego Luna — … Read more
Venezuela is off to its first World Baseball Classic final on Tuesday night, but it used up a lot of its biggest bullpen arms in the process. While the USA had a day off on Monday night for its arms to rest, seven Venezuelan arms pitched in their 4-2 win over Italy. Keider Montero (Tigers), … Read more
Team USA and Venezuela needed to win low-scoring affairs to punch their tickets into Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic final. However, Derek Jeter believes that the championship matchup might be a bit different. After the two winning sides scored a combined six runs in their semifinal victories, Jeter predicted that the USA-Venezuela matchup will be a … Read more
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
Once again, the United States men’s national team will wrap themselves in the flag when the country hosts the FIFA World Cup — this time along with Canada and Mexico — for the first time in 32 years this summer. USA defender Tim Ream in the ‘Stripes’ kit. (Photo by Andrea Vilchez/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images) On … 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