Italy, Puerto Rico
Digest more
Sporting News on MSN
Last time USA won World Baseball Classic: Revisiting 2017 championship over Puerto Rico led by Marcus Stroman, Eric Hosmer
The United States has been on top of the World Baseball Classic before.
Italy jumped out to a big lead and stopped a late Puerto Rico comeback for an 8-3 win to reach the WBC semifinals
Puerto Rico becomes the only team to reach the quarterfinals in every World Baseball Classic.
Sporting News on MSN
Puerto Rico World Baseball Classic schedule: Dates, times, channels, live streams to watch every 2026 WBC game
Puerto Rico finished as the World Baseball Classic runner-up in both 2013 and 2017. After a sixth-place finish in 2023, Puerto Rico will look to fare better at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Vinnie Pasquantino makes an embarrassing presumption after Italy beat Puerto Rico to reach the 2026 WBC semifinals.
Italy scored four runs in the first inning to take the lead over Puerto Rico.