With in-market, blackout-free streaming subscriptions available for 22 of MLB’s 30 clubs and with ESPN having acquired the rights to sell the popular MLB.TV streaming service, fans have more flexibility in how they consume baseball broadcasts.

The Arizona Diamondbacks' second-overall pick in 2022, Druw Jones, hit an RBI double for the Netherlands in his first World Baseball Classic at-bat.

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Jurickson Profar, who was suspended for half of his first season with the Braves after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, has tested positive again. Profar was suspended for 162 games

Baseball fans, rejoice! The 2026 World Baseball Classic officially begins on Wednesday with the start of pool play. Colombia and Brazil secured the final two spots in this year’s tournament in qualifiers, rounding out the field of 20 nations set to compete.