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Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout is having a blast for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic. Trout spoke about his enjoyment of the 2023 iteration of the tournament after leading his country to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 win over Colombia on Wednesday. “This is the [most fun] experience I’ve had in baseball, […]

New York Mets fans’ worst fears came true during Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, as closer Edwin Diaz suffered an injury while celebrating the team’s victory on the field. But it wasn’t just Mets fans who felt crushed. It was Diaz’ teammates as well. Mets star Pete […]

Mookie Betts and Team USA are advancing to the next phase of the World Baseball Classic after finishing pool play with a 3-1 record following a 3-2 victory over Team Colombia Wednesday night at Chase Field. With a roster that is so stacked, particularly on offense, Team USA is considered the favorite to win the […]

Puerto Rico got the job done Wednesday night, as they took down the Dominican Republic but the excitement over their 5-2 victory suddenly turned into horror after star closer Edwin Diaz went down with an apparent leg injury while celebrating on the field. It was a gut-wrenching moment and sight to see for baseball fans, […]

Team Puerto Rico pulled off a massive 5-2 win in Pool D play in the 2023 World Baseball Classic Wednesday night over pre-tournament favorites Team Dominican Republic. However, Puerto Rico’s excitement about that victory has been greatly diminished after seeing star pitcher and New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz go down with an apparent lower-body […]

Francisco Lindor and Team Puerto Rico are giving Team Dominican Republic all sorts of troubles in Wednesday night’s marquee World Baseball Classic showdown between the two Pool D rivals. Francisco Lindor is stepping up big time for Puerto Rico and he even added to their lead in the fifth inning when he scored on an […]

The legend of Randy Arozarena at the World Baseball Classic continues to grow. In Mexico’s win-or-go-home matchup against Canada on Wednesday, Arozarena drove in half of Mexico’s runs en route to a 10-3 win. Arozarena’s nine RBIs are the most by any Mexican player in a single World Baseball Classic, surpassing Jorge Cantu’s eight RBI […]

Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers went on pins and needles waiting on an update on first baseman Freddie Freeman, after seeing him leave Tuesday’s game for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic. After the injury, Freeman went back to Camelback Ranch to get treatment on what was diagnosed as a strained right hamstring. […]

The United States will finish their pool play with a Wednesday night matchup against Colombia at Chase Field in Phoenix. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a USA-Colombia prediction and pick, laid out below. The United States has gone 2-1 in pool play, losing to Mexico […]

Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic will wrap up their pool play portions of the World Baseball Classic with a Thursday night matchup in Miami. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic prediction and pick, laid out below. Puerto Rico has gone 2-1 […]

Team Canada will need to get by without their star first basemen for the remainder of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Los Angeles Dodgers stud Freddie Freeman left Tuesday’s game against Venezuela with a hamstring injury and on Wednesday, manager Ernie Whitt said he’s out for the rest of the tournament, per Bob Nightengale. While […]

Julio Urias spun four perfect innings for Team Mexico in his first World Baseball Classic outing before running into trouble in the fifth. Nevertheless, Urias is clearly one of the best pitchers in the WBC. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ left-hander will play a pivotal role for Team Mexico as the tournament continues on. However, Team […]

In their final game of pool play, Mexico will take on Canada in a Thursday afternoon World Baseball Classic matchup at Chase Field in Arizona. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds series, which includes a Mexico-Canada prediction and pick, laid out below. Mexico has gone 2-1 in their […]

Team USA has quite a few stars on their roster at the World Baseball Classic, but arguably the biggest name of the bunch is Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout. Trout’s impact on the game of baseball has been monumental, and not many players can say they have ever been as good as he […]

Israel pitcher Jacob Steinmetz had an impressive showing against the Dominican Republic in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Steinmetz struck out Manny Machado, Jeremy Pena and Gary Sanchez Tuesday night. Steinmetz surrendered one run and four baserunners in 1.2 innings. The Israel pitcher was only allowed to get five outs in his start, but he […]

The San Diego Padres are waiving their World Baseball Classic restrictions on superstar outfielder Juan Soto, per Bob Nightengale. It was previously reported that San Diego didn’t want Soto playing in back-to-back games amid a lingering injury. However, Soto is now cleared to play in consecutive games for Team Dominican Republic. Soto recently led the […]

Los Angeles Dodgers’ star first baseman Freddie Freeman was forced to leave Team Canada’s World Baseball Classic game with a hamstring injury, per FOX Sports: MLB on Twitter. The Dodgers are certainly hopeful the move was simply a precautionary measure. The ailment is being called a “slight” hamstring injury at the moment. Freddie Freeman left […]

Team USA needed a victory against Team Canada on Monday in the World Baseball Classic after getting blown out of the water by Team Mexico on Sunday. The US started out strong on Monday, scoring six quick runs in the first inning. However, Mike Trout placed an exclamation mark on the inning with a three-run […]

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 […]