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 ...

So Ibata was left uncomfortably answering questions about why he pulled Yoshinobu Yamamto before 80 pitches, Japan’s bullpen struggles, its inability to score in 6 ⅓ innings against Venezuela’s ...

In a World Baseball Classic already filled with cinematic moments, Wilyer Abreu just added another one to the list for Venezuela against Japan.

Wilyer Abreu opens up on his monumental three-run homer which helped Venezuela knock Japan out of the 2026 WBC.

Venezuela's offense explodes, fueled by clutch hits, to stun defending champions Japan and secure a long-awaited WBC ...

Venezuela qualified to make its Olympic baseball debut by reaching the World Baseball Classic semifinals. Venezuela earned the last 2028 Olympic spot for a North or South American nation by beating ...

The 2026 World Baseball Classic produced its most dramatic game yet on Saturday night. Venezuela, trailing 5-2 against ...

On Saturday, Lugo — representing Puerto Rico — took the mound against Italy in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals at Daikin Park in Houston. He stood squarely across from Vinnie Pasquantino and ...

Both teams got the fireworks going early with Ronald Acuña Jr. and Shohei Ohtani both hitting lead-off home runs in the first ...

Vinnie Pasquantino makes an embarrassing presumption after Italy beat Puerto Rico to reach the 2026 WBC semifinals.

Wilyer Abreu hit a go-ahead, three-run shot in the sixth, and Venezuela rallied to stun defending champion Japan to advance ...

In a tournament that has had no shortage of dynamic moments, jaw-dropping home runs and epic comebacks, Saturday’s ...