Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. made history in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal by hitting leadoff home runs, marking a first in the tournament's history.

Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. got the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal off to a pulsating start, combining for the ...

They danced around the bases, pounded their chests, screamed and shouted, and by the end of the night Saturday, Venezuela had knocked off the World Baseball Classic giant. Team Venezuela, for the ...

Wilyer Abreu's no-doubt three-run home run in the sixth proved the difference as Venezuela upset Shohei Ohtani and Japan ...

Ronald Acuña Jr. crushes the second pitch of the game for a solo home run to right-center field, giving Venezuela the early lead ...

Ronald Acuna Jr. and Venezuela advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals with an upset win over Shohei Ohtani and defending 2023 champions Japan 8-5 on Saturday.

Facing defending champion Japan, the Venezuelans took a haymaker and hit back even harder in an 8-5 victory to close the WBC ...

And in the end, in a heavyweight battle lived up to its billing, Venezuela overcame an early three-run deficit to upset Japan 8-5 at loanDepot park in front of a sellout crowd of 34,548 to advance to ...

Japan, the defending champion, went 4-0 in group play by outscoring opponents 34-9. Four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani went 5-for-9 with two home runs in his three games. The ballpark in Miami has been the ...

This is the platonic ideal of the World Baseball Classic. With a nearly packed crowd at Miami’s loanDepot park, Saturday's quarterfinal matchup -- an 8-5 Venezuela win over Japan \-\- started with the ...

Poised to run more this season ...