The Latest Breaking News from World Baseball Classic

Many of the game’s top players have skipped the tournament in the past. But this year teams across the world are fielding strong rosters

The Blue Jays star was slated to play for the Dominican Republic in the event.

Suzuki officially withdrew from the World Baseball Classic on Monday evening.

Before Ha-Seong Kim became a fan favorite in San Diego, before he jumped to the United States, before he won three straight Gold Gloves in Korea, he was a 21-year-old shortstop who hoped the World Baseball Classic would be the perfect springboard for a budding career.

Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman has also been a big proponent of the World Baseball Classic.

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw and Miguel Cabrera have résumés few other baseball players have ever matched. Both are former MVPs and future first-ballot Hall of Famers. Kershaw has three Cy Young Awards. Cabrera has won a Triple Crown and surpassed both 500 home runs and 3,000 hits for his…

PHOENIX — Does the World Baseball Classic want to remain a glorified exhibition or does it want to be baseball’s equivalent of a World Cup?

PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw will not pitch in the World Baseball Classic after all.

PHOENIX — The Dodgers are still expecting Clayton Kershaw to play in next month’s World Baseball Classic for Team USA.

Since its inception in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has been a fun event for hardcore fans, but it has never quite shed its reputation as a silly little World Cup wannabe. To an extent, this is understandable. Despite baseball’s global reach, soccer is by far the most popular sport…

The international event takes place in Japan next month.