Team USA still favored over Japan, Dominican Republic
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The World Baseball Classic is back for the first time since 2023. First introduced 20 years ago, the event has pitted the best players in the world against one another while donning their nation’s colors. It has certainly made for some thrilling action in the lead-up to the Major League Baseball season.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye showed support for Los Angeles Dodgers, sporting a jersey at Japan's WBC match against Korea.
Japan improved to 2-0 at the WBC, slugging four home runs in an 8-6 win over South Korea.
Ondrej Satoria is back for one last ride. The electrical controller-turned-pitcher for the Czech Republic pitched 3.2 scoreless innings against Australia for his homeland in his return to the World Baseball Classic.
YouTube So far in the 2026 edition of the World Baseball Classic, the teams that we have come to expect positive results from are holding up their end of the bargain. With Team USA, Japan and the Dominican Republic all proving to be who we thought they were,
The World Baseball Classic is back for the first time since 2023 and Japan is all set for the action. Here's everything you need to know about the Japan national team, including roster, schedule and how to watch.
South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, moving past the first round for the first time since 2009 by beating Australia 7-2 at the Tokyo Dome behind four RBIs from Bo Gyeong Moon,
Team Czechia has won hearts with its underdog status and scrappy play in the WBC. Now they are seeking to topple a world power.
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Japan rallies late to beat Australia 4-3, clinches first place in group at World Baseball Classic
Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 on Sunday night in Tokyo and assure first place in its first-round group.
Seiya Suzuki missed Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic title run with an oblique injury, with the team marking his absence by hanging his No. 51 jersey above the bench in the dugout. In Japan's 8-6 win against Korea on Saturday at Tokyo Dome,