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The WBC Is Over But The Trash Talk Isn't

Hey, we’ve got some WBC beef! Maybe this tournament is legit after all.

The WBC Was Baseball As It's Going To Be

“It’s the most fun I’ve ever had playing baseball,” said OF Christian Yelich, and sure, it’s easy to say you had a blast when you win. But after Team USA’s 8-0 win to become World Baseball Classic champs for the first time in the event’s fourth edition, these were also the first words out of the mouth of Puerto Rico…

Team USA Clobbers Puerto Rico To Claim First World Baseball Classic Title

Thanks to impressive pitching from Marcus Stroman and solid hitting from nearly every player in the lineup, Team USA glided past Puerto Rico 8-0 to win their first Wold Baseball Classic title in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

Even Puerto Rico's Governor Dyed His Hair Blond For The WBC Final

The members of Puerto Rico’s baseball team died their hair blond for the World Baseball Classic, and as they’ve advanced through the tournament, the people of Puerto Rico have been catching on to the trend. In fact, “Team Rubio” has inspired so many Puerto Ricans to go platinum, the island is running out of hair dye,…

Kodai Senga Looked Like The Real Deal

In the top of the eighth inning of the World Baseball Classic semi-final Tuesday night between Japan and the U.S., Japanese relief pitcher Kodai Senga gave up an RBI fielder’s choice to Adam Jones that plated Brandon Crawford and put the Americans up 2-1. Third baseman Nobuhiro Matsuda bobbled the ball on the wet…

Team USA Makes WBC Final For The First Time Thanks To Mishandled Grounder

Tonight’s low-scoring World Baseball Classic semifinal between Japan and Team USA had none of the playful braggadocio seen in other World Baseball Classic games this year, but the Americans eked out a 2-1 win to advance to the WBC final for the first time.

The WBC Knows Baseball Is Supposed To Be Fun

If nothing else, the swag level at the World Baseball Classic is off the charts:

Netherlands Baseball Player, Busy Gloating Over A Single, Gets Thrown Out At First

In the World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and the Netherlands, Dutchman Jurickson Profar got ahead of himself while celebrating a first-inning single to right field. Puerto Rico’s right fielder threw a rocket to catcher Yadier Molina to hold up the runner at third, and then, as Profar was…

Team USA Smacks Two Eighth-Inning Dongs To Beat Venezuela

Team USA hit two late homers to beat Venezuela 4-2 in pool play at the World Baseball Classic.

Adrián González Goes Off On World Baseball Classic After Mexico's Controversial Exit

Mexico was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic under somewhat murky circumstances earlier this week. They finished 1-2 in their pool, good for a three-way tie with Italy and Venezuela. All three teams finished 1-1 in head-to-head play, so the next tiebreaker, runs allowed per defensive inning, came into play.…

Javier Baez Started Celebrating This Tag Before He Even Caught The Ball

Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 3-1 this evening in both teams’ first second-round game. Yadier Molina drove in two runs and five Puerto Rican pitchers kept the WBC’s best offense very quiet. Puerto Rico’s defense came up big all game, starting with Eddie Rosario’s rocket of a throw in the first inning.

Puerto Rico's Eddie Rosario Nails Runner At The Plate With Incredible Throw

With the bases loaded and one out in the first inning of the World Baseball Classic showdown between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, Carlos Santana hit a line drive to Puerto Rico’s Eddie Rosario in right field. At third base, Jean Segura tagged up and then sprinted for home, and the Dominican Republic looked…

Shohei Otani Won't Pitch In The WBC, But He Might Get A Chance To Smash Dingers

Unfortunately for Team Japan, who have won two of the first three World Baseball Classics, Shohei Otani won’t be able to pitch in this year’s tournament due to a sore right ankle. He was scheduled to start the team’s first game on March 7 against Cuba but recently told reporters in Arizona, where the Hokkaido…