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The 2026 World Baseball Classic is winding down after a thrilling run through the knockout rounds. On Sunday, March 15, the semifinals get underway at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida. In the first semifinal,
The quarterfinals of the WBC are set after an action-packed final day of pool play.
Shohei Ohtani walked off the infield after Japan’s World Baseball Classic ended, just like three years ago, only the final out could not have been more different.
MVP winners made for an exciting start to the quarterfinal game and combined to make WBC history in the process.
SportsLine expert Angelo "Amags" Magliocca analyzes Saturday's Puerto Rico vs. Italy quarterfinal at the World Baseball Classic and offers his best bets
There have been dramatic finishes and upsets – the kind you don’t experience if you spent a lifetime watching games in the Cactus League or Grapefruit League. And to think: we haven’t even reached the semi-finals or the championship game.
The Red Sox outfielder was one of the best hitters in the tournament, going 5 for 15 with three home runs, five RBIs and two stolen bases in four games.
Bill Plaschke used to ignore the World Baseball Classic, but he has been wowed by the dramatic tournament that feels bigger than the World Series.