The Athletic MLB Staff 57 MLB players scout their WBC competition, we hand out some awards: Touching Base Nick Groke 7 World Baseball Classic tiers: Sorting the teams guaranteed a spot in 2026 ...

Japan defeated the United States in the 2023 World Baseball Classic final by a score of 3-2. Shohei Ohtani was named MVP of the tournament as Japan claimed its third WBC title (2006, 2009).

Alvarez dominated from start to finish, applying the pressure on Berlanga for 12 rounds while remaining defensively ...

Japan's star pitcher Shohei Ohtani struck-out the US captain to win the game The World Baseball Classic (WBC) final between Japan and the US delivered on many fronts: sporting prowess, drama and ...

Diego Pacheco is more determined than ever to reach the very top after becoming ... attempt as she meets Sarah Mahfoud for the vacant WBC featherweight strap and British Olympic gold medal man ...

The next installment of the World Baseball Classic is less than two years away and, on Wednesday, World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) announced dates, venues, and pools for the 2026 WBC.

Stevenson won the WBC lightweight ... will be the final bout on Stevenson’s Top Rank promotional agreement, with talks taking place over an extension, but no agreement being reached.

That will lead us into the Semifinals ... Much like in the past, the 2026 WBC will be even bigger and better than years prior. The game continues to grow and reach new audiences, and will do ...

In the locker room at loanDepot Park in Miami, Samurai Japan members huddled together, ready to take on the defending champion United States in the final of the World Baseball Classic. Japan ...

The passion of many Japanese people gave us energy. I’m so grateful ... the provisional average ratings figures for the WBC final between 8:25 a.m. and 12:08 p.m. on March 22 in the Kanto ...

“And I think it feels even more sweet to us because of just all that we have gone through as a team.” Italy swept Turkey in straight sets to reach the final while the U.S. beat Brazil in a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States will face Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic ... will be the site of the final on March 17.