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The World Baseball Classic not only represents an opportunity for players to compete for their countries, but it’s also a chance for youngsters to get noticed by scouts. That’s exactly what happened for Team Nicaragua right-hander Duque Hebbert, who saw his life change within hours on Monday. With the Nicaraguans trailing in the ninth inning, […]

Shohei Ohtani was named the World Baseball Classic’s Pool B MVP, per World Baseball Classic on Twitter. Ohtani, who plays for Team Japan, went 6-12 with one home run, three doubles, and 8 RBIs at the plate. On the mound, Ohtani allowed just one hit over four innings while striking out five. Ohtani’s home run […]

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout boasted about Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson after Team USA’s 12-1 win over Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic. “He’s a star,” Trout said, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN. “There’s no other way to put it. I put his swing the other way with anybody.” Tim Anderson […]

Team Puerto Rico made World Baseball Classic history on Monday. The Puerto Ricans walked off Team Israel in the eighth inning via the mercy rule. And with that, they clinched perfection. Puerto Rico pitched the first perfect game in World Baseball Classic history. Four pitchers combined to achieve the feat, with a standout performance coming […]

Team Puerto Rico scored their second win in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in the most spectacular way, as they absolutely obliterated Team Israel in a 10-0 victory Monday night. The star of the night? It’s got to be pitcher Jose De Leon, who was feeling it on the mound all night long. Via ESPN […]

Great Britain can call themselves winners of a game at the World Baseball Classic for the first time ever. In the third pool play game of their inaugural appearance in the tournament, the Brits stunned Colombia with a 7-5 win, just a day removed from allowing 18 runs in a mercy rule loss to Canada […]

While Team USA is stacked with firepower for the World Baseball Classic, pitching is a clear weak link. New York Mets stud Max Scherzer gave a bit of insight as to why he, and many other top flight pitchers don’t compete in the World Baseball Classic. As the WBC rages on, MLB teams are in […]

Juan Soto led Team Dominican Republic to a much-needed win over Nicaragua Monday in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Team Dominican Republic shook up its vaunted lineup after losing its first game against Venezuela, placing Soto in the leadoff spot. The move paid off as Juan Soto went 2-4 with a home run in the […]

San Diego Padres’ star Juan Soto previously dealt with calf tightness in spring training. The injury placed his World Baseball Classic status in jeopardy, but Soto was ultimately cleared to play for Team Dominican Republic. Soto is in the lineup for Monday’s game versus Nicaragua, however, he is still facing restrictions, per Bob Nightengale. “San […]

Sunday was a historic day for Team Mexico, who not only grabbed their first victory of the 2023 World Baseball Classic but beat a star-studded Team USA in the process by a score of 11-5. Los Angeles Angels lefty Patrick Sandoval started this game and tossed three impressive innings to notch the win and dropped […]

Team USA’s second game of the World Baseball Classic did not go at all how Mark DeRosa and the squad wanted on Sunday night; the USA stunningly lost 11-5 to Mexico in Round 1 of the tournament, the second-worst loss by a U.S. team in WBC history, according to ESPN. DeRosa spoke afterwards about the […]

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani hit a home run at the top of the first inning as team Japan took on team Australia in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday. Fans passed around the baseball to take pictures of the ball before returning it to the fan who caught it, Fox Sports MLB wrote […]

It’s a North American showdown as Mexico battles the USA. We’re talking baseball today as we share our World Baseball Classic odds series, make a Mexico-USA prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. Mexico fell to Colombia 5-4 on Saturday in extra innings. Initially, pitcher Julio Urias got the first 12 batters out. […]

The World Baseball Classic is turning out to be, well, a classic. We have seen some electric performances and jaw-dropping results early in the tournament and Team Venezuela has added to it by blasting pre-tourney favorite Dominican Republic Saturday night, 5-1, in Pool D play at loanDepot park, Miami, Florida. That was the first win […]

It’s an old-school matchup as Great Britain faces the USA. We are sharing our World Baseball Classic odds series, making a Great Britain-USA prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The British will make their first-ever appearance in the World Baseball Classic. Therefore, the world will get their first look at a country […]

Dave Roberts revealed a conversation he had with Team USA manager Mark DeRosa ahead of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Roberts said he discussed Los Angeles Dodgers players such as Will Smith and Mookie Betts, who are both playing for Team USA, with DeRosa. “I talked to DeRo (Mark DeRosa) about Will (Smith) playing every […]

The Dominican Republic will battle Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. We share our World Baseball Classic odds series, make a Dominican Republic-Venezuela prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. Are you ready for some baseball? You are? And you also want to watch some baseball that counts for something and is not […]

The Dominican Republic play Venezuela in the country’s first World Baseball Classic group stage game on Saturday night, and the starting lineup the team boasts is nothing short of outrageous. Dominican Republic's lineup for tonight's huge game vs. Venezuela, per @Enrique_Rojas1: 1. Julio Rodríguez, CF2. Juan Soto, LF3. Manny Machado, 3B4. Teoscar Hernández, RF5. Rafael […]

The World Baseball Classic is underway, and it has been a bit strange to see players across the league stop their Spring Training action and participate in the tournament. It’s certainly been concerning for teams with key players that are taking part in the tournament, and it looks like those concerns have reared their ugly […]

Los Angeles Dodgers’ star pitcher Clayton Kershaw didn’t have the best start to his 2023 spring training, surrendering three runs over three innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Nevertheless, Kershaw focused on the positives after the start. He mentioned that he feels healthy before later discussing the upside of not pitching in the […]

Panama will take on Italy at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan for a World Baseball Classic matchup on Friday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a Panama-Italy prediction and pick, laid out below. Panama opened their WBC with a convincing 12-5 victory over […]

The 2023 World Baseball Classic is here and will provide us with some meaningful baseball games before spring. China will take on Australia at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Friday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a China-Australia prediction and pick, laid out […]

Cuba will take on Panama at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan on Thursday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a Cuba-Panama prediction and pick, laid out below. Cuba has been shocked in two games thus far, falling to 0-2 and finding themselves at […]

The World Baseball Classic kicked off for Shohei Ohtani and Japan on Thursday, and the Los Angeles Angels’ superstar wasted no time putting his country on his back. Ohtani pitched four innings of shutout ball on the mound, striking out five batters and giving up just one hit. And he drove in two runs at the […]

The Czech Republic will take on China at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Thursday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a Czech Republic-China prediction and pick, laid out below. Czech Republic’s roster is full of relative unknowns, save for infielder Eric Sogard, who […]

Team Australia sent shockwaves across the sport Wednesday night as they took down Team South Korea in Pool B play in the 2023 World Baseball Classic to the tune of an 8-7 score. It was a thrilling game that started slow offensively before turning into a back-and-forth affair, ending with Australia sealing the deal by […]

The 2023 World Baseball Classic is here and will provide us with some meaningful baseball games before spring. Panama will take on the Netherlands at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan on Wednesday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a Panama-Netherlands prediction and pick, […]

The 2023 World Baseball Classic is here and will provide us with some meaningful baseball games before spring. Australia will take on Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Wednesday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes an Australia-Korea prediction and pick, laid out […]

Nelson Cruz became the first player/GM to hit a home run during the Dominican Republic’s exhibition game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, per Hector Gomez. Although the stats don’t count from the contest, Cruz’s homer was still impressive to say the least. https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1633559347279134720 Cruz signed with the San Diego Padres in free agency. He […]

The Atlanta Braves will take on Team Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The Dominican Republic is currently preparing for the World Baseball Classic with no shortage of heavy hitters in their stacked lineup. Meanwhile, Snitker is looking to get young pitchers innings during Spring Training. As a result, Snitker hilariously asked Dominican Republic manager Rodney Linares […]

The 2023 World Baseball Classic features a plethora of talented ballclubs and right in the mix with the best is Team Japan. They’ve won the tournament twice in their history, in 2006 and 2009, and should find themselves in the quarterfinals at the very least this time around. Headlined by Los Angeles Angels two-way star […]

For those who watched the World Baseball Classic opener on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, they surely heard the horn in the background. The noise was provided by a Cuban superfan, per MLB.com’s Matt Monagan. Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world? pic.twitter.com/sy8h9zdEtg — Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 8, 2023 Video via Talkin Baseball. Baseball […]

The World Baseball Classic is an event that is growing in stature. Team Puerto Rico is likely to have one of the stronger teams, even with Carlos Correa deciding not to participate. This year’s version of the event will be the fifth championship and the first since 2017 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

The World Baseball Classic seemed little more than an afterthought in the United States in its first few editions, but for many baseball-loving countries, it has been welcomed with open arms. That is especially true for the Dominican Republic, and this year’s team will be one of the favorites to come away with the championship. […]

For the first time in six years, we’re back. The 2023 World Baseball Classic will take place from March 8-21, with the tournament being played in Japan, Taiwan, and the US. Speaking of the States, Team USA is of course one of the favorites to win it all after taking home the ultimate prize in […]

Mike Trout was not going to let an opportunity to suit up for Team USA pass by him again. The Los Angeles Angels superstar outfielder said that he “regretted not doing it (representing Team USA)” in 2017, so when he got the chance again to wear the country’s colors this year, he did not think […]

Team USA is not favored to win the 2023 World Baseball Classic, despite being the defending champions. It’s a fact that has not been lost on the United States club heading into the start of the tournament. Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said the players are “very aware” that it doesn’t have the best odds […]

St. Louis Cardinals’ SP Adam Wainwright was announced as Team USA’s Game one starter for the World Baseball Classic, per Jon Morosi. Wainwright, a former All-Star who’s preparing for his final season in the big leagues, is set to make his WBC debut. Team USA will battle Great Britain to kick things off on Saturday night […]

The 2023 WBC is finally upon us! After a long break due to covid-19, the world’s biggest international baseball tournament returns and it is stacked with the best talent on earth. Join us for our WBC odds series with a World Baseball Classic prediction and pick. The three teams to look out for this year […]