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· 8h

2026 World Baseball Classic: Venezuela stuns defending champion Japan, advances to semifinals vs. Italy

Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense is over.

· 5h

World Baseball Classic: Samurai Japan outpitched, outhit and outmanaged by Venezuela in quarterfinal loss

· 7h · on MSN

Venezuela knocks out champion Japan in electric World Baseball Classic game: Highlights

· 13h

Italy’s unbeaten WBC run rolls on with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico and semifinal berth

J.J. D’Orazio doubled with three RBIs and Andrew Fischer drove in two runs as Italy kept up its charmed World Baseball Classic run with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday to earn its first trip t...

· 20h

World Baseball Classic picks: MLB expert offers best bets for Saturday's Italy vs. Puerto Rico quarterfinal

· 6h

Venezuela stun Japan to reach WBC semi-finals, Italy eliminate Puerto Rico

· 12h

WBC: Italy stays hot, dispenses Puerto Rico to advance to semifinal

JJ D'Orazio drove in three runs and Andrew Fischer knocked in two for Italy, which erased an 1-0 deficit with four runs in the first and then pushed its lead to 8-2 with a four-run fourth.

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How to watch Puerto Rico vs. Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic online for free

MLB · 8h

Venezuela powers past defending champs to reach Classic semifinals

3hon MSN

Japan vs. Venezuela Live Updates: WBC Quarterfinals Starting Lineups

The Shohei Ohtani-led Japan squad attempts to punch their ticket to the World Baseball Classic semifinals.

1hon MSN

Wilyer Abreu uncorks epic bat flip after putting Venezuela ahead in stunning WBC upset against Japan

In a World Baseball Classic already filled with cinematic moments, with epic home run celebrations and moments capturing the magnitude of these games on the international stage, Wilyer Abreu just added another one to the list.

17m

Shohei Ohtani’s heroics not enough as Venezuela upsets Japan in shocking WBC quarterfinal

The response was swift, as Ohtani golfed a breaking ball at the bottom of the zone for a leadoff home run of his own. Ohtani discarded his bat and turned to the Samurai Japan bench, pushing his palms down as if to tell his team to calm down.

Japan’s World Baseball Classic once again ended with Ohtani. This time, with a loss

Ohtani hit a first-inning home run but also struck out twice and had the game-ending flyout in Japan’s quarterfinal loss to Venezuela.

6hon MSN

Venezuela rallies to beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champ Japan 8-5, advance to WBC semis

MIAMI (AP) — 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.