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 ...

The Cubs await return of Seiya Suzuki from WBC after an injury in the semifinal, while the Blue Jays face a setback with Jose Berrios.

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 WBC littered with big home runs from Red Sox players, Wilyer Abreu now owns the most dramatic moment of the entire tournament. After falling behind Team Japan 5-2 in the third inning and nearly ...

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

Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense ends with 8-5 quarterfinal loss to Venezuela as Shohei Ohtani and defending champions fall short of semifinals.

MIAMI (AP) — Wilyer Abreu watched the ball leave the park and tossed his bat high in the air. His Venezuela teammates streamed out of the dugout in celebration. The comeback was on, and the win over ...

Venezuela leadoff Ronald Acuna Jr. walked up to the plate and on the second pitch of the game by Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamto, he drove a 96.5-mph into the right-field seats. He danced around the ...

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