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We have four quarterfinal teams for the World Baseball Classic. And we were treated to a thriller in Houston with Team USA taking down Mexico.Taking in all the action from Monday's full slate of games: JUMP TO: Korea Advances, Ousts Aussies | Tatis Grand Slam in D.R. Win | Great Britain Takes Down Brazil | Colombia Outlasts Panama | Acuña Shines Again | Puerto Rico Cruises Past Cuba | Judge, […]

Can Team USA and its star-studded lineup and rotation win it all at the 2026 World Baseball Classic? Three games, three wins so far for the USA after beating Brazil, dominating Great Britain, and getting past Mexico. It continues with Tuesday's Pool B finale against Italy at Daikin Park, home of MLB's Houston Astros. The game will be Tuesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. How to Watch […]

HOUSTON – It’s not only the ending of the 2023 World Baseball Classic that still lingers with USA manager Mark DeRosa three years later. In the last tournament, Team USA finished as the runner-up in its pool after getting crushed 11-5 in an upset loss to Mexico, which holds the all-time WBC advantage between the teams. In fact, the United States hasn’t beaten Mexico in the WBC since pool play […]

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. Not to be outdone, Mexico were equally impressive as they put up 16 runs against […]

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 will be Monday, March 9 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. How to Watch the 2026 […]

Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 on Sunday night and assure first place in its first-round group. Japan clinched advancement earlier Sunday when South Korea lost to Taiwan 5-4 in 10 innings. Japan's win clinched first place in Group C for Shohei Ohtani and […]

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 run earned. Skubal's start vs. Great Britain was supposed to be his lone appearance for […]

At 17 years old, Joseph Contreras got the best hitter in baseball to ground into a double play on national television. Brazil was outclassed on Friday night by Team USA in a 15-5 win for the Americans, but a couple sons of former big-league stars stood out for the Brazilians. Lucas Ramirez (Manny’s son) hit a pair of home runs, while a promising young arm of a former New York […]

Defending champion Japan hit four home runs — two by Chicago Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki — to beat South Korea 8-6 on Saturday and stay undefeated in Pool C of the World Baseball Classic. Shohei Ohtani and Masataka Yoshida also homered for Japan. Ohtani’s homer followed his grand slam Friday in a 13-0 win over Taiwan. Both teams showed more power than pitching, particularly in the first four innings in […]