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Seth Lugo made a successful return to the World Baseball Classic on Friday. Lugo helped Puerto Rico to a 5-0 win over Colombia in their Group A opener. The right-hander pitched four-plus innings of three-hit ball at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. "That was awesome. Every inning you could feel the fans," Lugo said. "Go out there and get the W. It was really special for me, something I won’t forget." Edwin […]

Can Team USA and its star-studded lineup and rotation win it all at the 2026 World Baseball Classic? It continues with Saturday's Pool B game against Great Britain at Daiken Park, home of the Houston Astros. The game will be Saturday, March 7, at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. How to Watch the 2026 World Baseball Classic FOX is your exclusive home to the WBC with games spread across the […]

This is the Shohei Ohtani effect. Ohtani hit a grand slam in the second inning on Friday at the World Baseball Classic, pushing Japan to a quick 4-0 lead over Taiwan. He also doubled in his first at-bat in the first inning. That was the early game action. He also put on a giant show in batting practice hours before the game even started, thrilling many who had traveled from […]

Australia defeated Czechia 5-1 on Friday behind a three-run homer from Chicago White Sox infielder Curtis Mead to remain unbeaten in Pool C in the World Baseball Classic. Australia is lining up among the favorites from Tokyo to reach the quarterfinals along with home team Japan. Japan is the defending champion and many expect a final in Miami on March 17 against the United States. Mead's homer in the third […]

Can Team USA and its star-studded lineup and rotation win it all at the 2026 World Baseball Classic? It begins with Friday's Pool B opener against Brazil at Daiken Park, home of the Houston Astros. All four of its games in Pool B will be played at Daikin Park (home of the Houston Astros) against Brazil, Great Britain, Mexico, Italy. Team USA's first game will be Friday, March 6, at […]

Korea hit four home runs and defeated Czechia, 11-4, in the first game for either team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The four homers marked a WBC high for Korea. Two of the long balls came off the bat of Shay Whitcomb, a Houston Astros infielder who split his 2025 season between the majors and the minor leagues. The 27-year-old drove in 3 runs, second on Korea for the […]

Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 on Robbie Perkins' two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana's homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome. The two big swings were enough in a tight game dominated by pitching on both sides. Chinese Taipei managed only three hits, and Australia had seven. It was a critical victory for Australia, which also won its […]

Team Australia infielder Travis Bazzana has yet to make his Major League Baseball debut, but he has already made MLB history. Bazzana became the first Australian-born player to be drafted in the first round when the Cleveland Guardians made him the first overall pick in 2024. Two years later, the top prospect is knocking at MLB’s door. After finishing last year at Triple-A, where he had an .858 OPS in […]

The United States is bringing its most talented roster ever to the 2026 World Baseball Classic with the hope of avenging its loss to three-time champions Japan in the 2023 championship game. But first, the two powerhouses will go through a gauntlet in the pool stage with the competition being as fierce and widespread as it has ever been. [RELATED: Full World Baseball Classic broadcast schedule] Here are eight games […]