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World Baseball Classic 2023

Mike Trout in his Angels uniform

Mike Trout shares his response to strikeout against Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani got the best of fellow Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout to close out the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night, but Trout seems to think he will have a chance at revenge. Ohtani struck out Trout to seal Japan’s 3-2 win over …

Shohei Ohtani gives a locker room speech at the WBC

Shohei Ohtani had great message for Japan during pregame speech

Shohei Ohtani helped lead Japan to a win in the World Baseball Classic final on Tuesday night, and the two-way star had a great message for his team before the big game. Ohtani gave his teammates a speech in which he essentially told them not to be …

Japan holds a Seiya Suzuki jersey

Team Japan brings out Seiya Suzuki jersey to celebrate WBC win

Team Japan had one of their fellow players with them in spirit during their World Baseball Classic win in Miami on Tuesday night. Japan beat Team USA 3-2 in the championship game. They had a Team Japan jersey with number 51 and the name …

Shohei Ohtani celebrates

Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to win World Baseball Classic

Japan remains the king of the World Baseball Classic, and they knocked off Team USA on Tuesday to win their latest WBC. Japan beat the U.S. 3-2 in an exciting championship game on Tuesday night at loanDepot Park in Miami. Japan got out to a 3-1 lead, …

Trea Turner after a home run

Trea Turner does it again at WBC with home run against Japan

Trea Turner continues to be the hottest hitter at the World Baseball Classic. Turner was batting in the top of the second inning of Tuesday’s final between Team USA and Japan and smacked a solo home run to left field off Japan starter Shota …

Shohei Ohtani smiles

Could Japan vs. USA be the most watched baseball game ever?

The World Baseball Classic has produced a dream matchup in the finals for TV executives with Japan set to face the United States on Tuesday night. Though the WBC hasn’t caught on in popularity for all sports fans in the U.S., there is little …

Japan players celebrate

Japanese call of walk-off win over Mexico is fantastic

Japan never led in its 6-5 win over Mexico in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic until the final play, which was an incredible walk-off hit. And the Japanese call of Munetaka Murakami’s walk-off 2-run double to win the game was every …

Randy Arozarena poses after a catch

Randy Arozarena posed so hard after robbing home run with great catch

Randy Arozarena delivered yet another huge play for Mexico at the World Baseball Classic, and he sure knew how to celebrate afterwards. Arozarena’s Mexico squad was leading Japan 3-0 in the bottom of the 5th inning of their semifinal game at …

Luis Urias hits a home run

Luis Urias slugs huge 3-run home run for Mexico against Japan

Luis Urias broke a scoreless game between Japan and Mexico in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic on Monday with a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning at loanDepot Park in Miami. The game had been a pitchers’ duel between …

Trea Turner screams

Mark DeRosa took funny shot at himself over Trea Turner home runs

Trea Turner has been an absolute wrecking machine for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, and manager Mark DeRosa had a great reaction to the star shortstop’s latest monster game. Turner belted a grand slam in the eighth inning on Saturday …

Trea Turner screams

Trea Turner has gone crazy for Team USA in WBC

Trea Turner has turned into an absolute machine for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic. Turner delivered the big blow on Saturday night, hitting a grand slam in the 8th inning to propel the U.S. to a 9-7 win over Venezuela in the quarterfinals. …

Randy Arozarena on the bases

Randy Arozarena calls out Cuba at World Baseball Classic

Randy Arozarena already has his eye on the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. The Tampa Bay Rays outfielder has been a star player for Mexico, helping to carry them to the semifinals of the WBC this year. Though Mexico still has to face …

Trea Turner screams

Trea Turner had great reaction to his incredible grand slam

Trea Turner on Saturday delivered the biggest hit of his career, and his reaction to it was incredible. The U.S. was down 7-5 in the top of the 8th inning against Venezuela on Saturday night in their quarterfinal game at the World Baseball Classic at …

David Ortiz in sunglasses

David Ortiz makes excuse for why Dominican Republic lost in WBC

Retired MLB star David Ortiz is making excuses and laying blame for the Dominican Republic being ousted from the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Edwin Diaz fired up

Do the Mets have to pay Edwin Diaz after he got hurt in WBC?

Edwin Diaz unfortunately got hurt during the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night, which has prompted all sorts of questions. Diaz was injured while celebrating Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic in Group D play at the event …

Edwin Diaz being held up

Edwin Diaz taken off in wheelchair after suffering right leg injury

Puerto Rico’s 5-2 victory over their rival the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday was bittersweet. New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz struck out the side to close out the team’s 5-2 win at LoanDepot Park in Miami. …

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