Typically, a hug in a baseball game draws attention around the MLB trade deadline when a player being embraced by teammates means that he’s been dealt to another club. In Saturday’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers, a hug on the basepaths had no such implications. The only consequence was the final…
TOKYO (AP) — National team baseball manager Hirokazu Ibata has said he will step down following Japan’s loss to Venezuela 8-5 in Miami in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The newspaper Sports Hochi reported Ibata saying it was his “intention to resign.” Advertisement Japan is the defending champion and had won the event…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX — It’s only fitting that the pitcher who recorded the Dodgers’ final eight outs of the World Series will take the mound on opening day, as the club tries to pick up where it left off in 2025 and chase a third straight championship in 2026. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shohei Ohtani and his Japanese teammates will not repeat as World Baseball Classic champions after falling apart against Venezuela in the quarterfinal round. Ohtani’s third home run of the tournament was wasted as Japan saw its 11-game WBC winning streak snapped. Wilyer Abreu hit a go-ahead, three-run…
For the first time in the history of the World Baseball Classic, Japan won’t be in the semifinals. They were out-slugged by Venezuela 8-5 on Saturday night at loanDepot Park in Miami. Venezuela is into the semifinals of the WBC for the first time since 2009, and with the win clinched a berth into the…
Team USA is moving on in the 2026 World Baseball Classic bracket. The Americans held on for a 5-3 win against Canada on Friday night at Daikin Park in Houston. Team USA’s win sets up the biggest game of the tournament so far: USA vs. the Dominican Republic on Sunday in the semifinals. The Dominican…
The United States and Canada have had some epic hockey games in recent memory, but I can’t recall a substantial baseball game between the countries. That changes tonight in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. Team USA is -4.5 on the run line with a total of 9.5 for the 8 ET first pitch…
