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Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr. combine for first WBC game with two leadoff home runs
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (192+ words) MIAMI " Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acu'a Jr. got the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal off to a pulsating start, combining for the first WBC game with two leadoff homers. Acu'a homered on the second pitch from World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto…...
Venezuela rallies to beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champ Japan 8-5, advance to WBC semis
11+ hour, 58+ min ago (358+ words) MIAMI " Wilyer Abreu hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after Maikel Garcia sparked the comeback with a two-run shot, and Venezuela beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan 8-5 in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday night to advance to the semifinals....
U.S. beats Canada 5-3, advances to the World Baseball Classic semifinals
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (513+ words) HOUSTON " Aaron Judge doubled and Pete Crow-Armstrong and Brice Turang each had two hits as the United States beat Canada 5-3 on Friday night to reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals. The U.S. squad rebounded after an 8-6 loss to Italy in pool…...
For baseball's tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (497+ words) PHOENIX " San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 "and some change," he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues' Automated Ball-Strike System. That is one expansive strike zone " but a more defined…...
Mark DeRosa owns 'overly confident' WBC remark before Team USA's loss to Italy
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (604+ words) HOUSTON " Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an "overly confident statement" and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed…...
Japan finishes World Baseball Classic group unbeaten, tops Czechs 9-0 behind Murakami's grand slam
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (337+ words) Defending champion Japan completed an unbeaten group stage at the World Baseball Classic, beating the Czech Republic 9-0 on Tuesday night behind a nine-run eighth inning capped by Munetaka Murakami's grand slam. After outscoring opponents 39-9 in going 4-0, Japan advanced to a…...
Japan rallies late to beat Australia 4-3 behind Masataka Yoshida's home run, Taiwan tops South Korea
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (577+ words) Defending champion Japan rallied from 1-0 down to beat Australia 4-3 on Sunday behind a seventh-inning, two-run homer with two out by Masataka Yoshida in the World Baseball Classic. Japan added two insurance runs in the eighth. Ukyo Shuto scored on Teruaki…...
Shohei Ohtani hits a grand slam at the World Baseball Classic after putting on a show in BP
1+ week, 2+ day ago (438+ words) TOKYO " This is the Shohei Ohtani effect. Ohtani put on a giant show in batting practice hours before he hit a grand slam in the second inning " in the first he doubled on the first pitch of the game but…...
Astros All-Star SS Jeremy Peña's broken finger will keep him out of the World Baseball Classic
1+ week, 3+ day ago (202+ words) Astros All-Star SS Jeremy Pe'a's broken finger will keep him out of the World Baseball Classic'KSAT WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. " Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Pe'a will miss the World Baseball Classic with a broken right ring finger, the team…...
Team Venezuela expects the WBC to be a celebration, even on US soil
1+ week, 2+ day ago (463+ words) MIAMI " A Venezuelan flag was stitched on the right side of Omar L'pez's cap. And an American flag was positioned a few feet to his left. Baseball, meet politics. Politics, meet baseball. Like it or not, it's happening. The World…...