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The Latest Breaking News from the World Baseball Classic

Puerto Rico to host the World Baseball Classic for the first time since 2013; Miami also makes the cut

The 18,000-seat Hiram Birthon Stadium will serve as the venue for pool games held in Puerto Rico

Latin Times

Yoan Moncada’s four-hit day evidence that he’s feeling good again

He’s hitting .339/.369/.565 over his last 17 games, and he said this is the best he has felt physically since before the World Baseball Classic in spring.

Chicago Sun-Times

Britain looks for increased interest in baseball as MLB returns

Baseball enthusiasts in the U.K. — there’s more than you’d think, they say — hope to build on momentum from the World Baseball Classic with the Cubs-Cardinals London Series.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Mets closer Edwin Diaz ahead of schedule with rehab of torn patellar tendon

NEW YORK — Edwin Diaz didn’t immediately know how badly his knee was injured. He was elated after striking out the side for Puerto Rico on March 15, helping his country defeat the favored Dominicans and advance to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.

Tribune News Service

Paul Sullivan: 2023 MLB season begins with new rules, old narratives and the same opening-day dreams

After the success of the World Baseball Classic, Major League Baseball begins its regular season Thursday at a ballpark near you.

Chicago Tribune

Championship trophy put on display

The championship trophy won by Japan at the World Baseball Classic went on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday, with fans lining up more than one hour before the facility opened to view the coveted prize.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ohtani told WBC catcher to sit back and enjoy the show

NARITA, Chiba -- Before Shohei Ohtani closed out Japan's dramatic victory over the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, catcher Yuhei Nakamura went out to the mound for a talk.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Ohtani donates WBC cap to U.S. Hall of Fame

MIAMI -- Shohei Ohtani has donated the cap he wore in the final of the World Baseball Classic to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the museum said Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Cardinals opening day starter Adam Wainwright will instead begin year on injured list

JUPITER, Fla. — A few hours before being named officially as the Cardinals' opening day starter for his final season in the majors, Adam Wainwright instead will be placed on the injured list with a groin strain sustained during the World Baseball Classic.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mets’ Steve Cohen Explains Plan to Replace Edwin Diaz

He suffered a torn patellar tendon while celebrating a win in the World Baseball Classic.

Sports Illustrated

Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright Headed for IL With Groin Injury

The St. Louis projected opening day starter is headed to the injured list after a groin strain during the World Baseball Classic.

Sports Illustrated

After watching from afar as Japan won the World Baseball Classic, Cubs' Seiya Suzuki is focused on rehab

MESA, Ariz. — Seiya Suzuki needed time to grasp the reality nearly four weeks ago that his left oblique strain would prevent him from playing in the World Baseball Classic.

Chicago Tribune

Trea Turner, J.T. Realmuto, and Kyle Schwarber look back on WBC experience with pride

MIAMI — Here’s the thing about playing in the World Baseball Classic: There isn’t much time to reflect on it. One day, you’re hitting a home run against Japan in the championship game in front of 36,000 fans; the next, you’re back in Phillies camp, getting four at-bats in a…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘Another level’: Cubs players returning from WBC describe unforgettable experience

Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman is calling for MLB to learn from the World Baseball Classic and grow the game.

Chicago Sun-Times

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A compilation video of fans in Japan celebrating the World Baseball Classic win was so cool to watch

It means so much to them.

The Independent UK

Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing

Japanese television stuck to its live coverage from Miami for almost two hours after Japan beat the United States 3-2 to win the World Baseball Classic

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: World Baseball Classic teases Miami’s potential to support game. Now Marlins must step up.

MIAMI — The World Baseball Classic hosted by Miami has seen a packed stadium rocking with excitement this month, before and including the United States facing Japan in the championship game Tuesday night.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ohtani shines in sparkplug role in thriller

Going into the World Baseball Classic, Shohei Ohtani was the biggest star on the Japanese team, if not the entire tournament. On Monday night, the two-way Los Angeles Angels superstar was content to play a vital supporting role.

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The Japan News/Yomiuri

Struggling Murakami finally gets big hit

Struggling Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami smashed a two-run sayonara double to complete a 6-5 comeback against Mexico in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Miami on Monday.

WhatToWatch

How to watch the World Baseball Classic championship game: USA vs Japan

We've got everything you need to know about how to watch Team USA take on Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic championship game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A Japan fan was seen classily comforting a Mexico diehard after the World Baseball Classic walk-off

A classy moment between opposing World Baseball Classic fans.

Sports Illustrated

Shohei Ohtani Is Showing His Potential to Carry Baseball to New Heights

It’s not just about his metronomic ability to both hit and pitch. At the World Baseball Classic, we’re seeing a part of his personality and passion we’ve never seen in MLB.

Miami Herald

Cuban catcher defects in Miami after World Baseball Classic game

MIAMI — Just hours after playing in the World Baseball Classic in Miami, Cuba’s national baseball team took an early-morning flight back to the island on Monday — a quick return home in line with the Cuban government’s desire to prevent defections by its athletes.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Injuries be damned, the World Baseball Classic is the best

The WBC is the best.

The Independent UK

Cuban baseball team draws ire, support in Little Havana

Hundreds gathered outside Miami Marlins' home ballpark in Little Havana on Sunday to protest for the Cuban national baseball team played the United States in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic

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