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Junior Caminero hit the Dominican Republic’s record 15th home run of the World Baseball Classic, breaking a mark set by Mexico in 2009.
Spring training is entering its final stretch for the Baltimore Orioles, and the club has continued to evaluate how its lineup will look heading into Opening Day. After an active offseason that reshaped several parts of the roster,
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is winding down after a thrilling run through the knockout rounds. On Sunday, March 15, the semifinals get underway at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida. In the first semifinal,
On the other side of the bracket, Italy continued its unbeaten run on Saturday. The Italians knocked Puerto Rico out with an 8-6 win in Houston. In the last quarterfinal bout, Venezuela knocked out Shohei Ohtani and the reigning champions, Japan, in an 8-5 upset on Saturday night.
Shohei Ohtani walked off the infield after Japan’s World Baseball Classic ended, just like three years ago, only the final out could not have been more different.
With Venezuela trailing in the sixth inning, the right fielder crushed a 409-foot, three-run home run off Japanese starter Hiromi Itoh to flip the game and spark an 8-5 victory that sent Venezuela to its first WBC semifinal in 17 years.
Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense is over. Saturday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, Venezuela rallied from behind to eliminate Japan (VEN 8, JPN 5) and advance to the semifinals. Venezuela is one step away from Tuesday's Championship Game and Japan will head home following its worst World Baseball Classic finish ever.
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