Miami – Being selected to play for Japan has fulfilled one of Lars Nootbaar’s childhood dreams, but hearing of encouraging words from Hall of Fame slugger Sadaharu Oh gave him chills on Saturday. Before Samurai Japan’s World Baseball Classic opener against China on March 9 at Tokyo Dome, Oh praised […]
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Trea Turner’s go-ahead grand slam leads United States past Venezuela
Trea Turner slugged a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning as the United States defeated Venezuela 9-7 in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals on Saturday night in Miami. Team USA will play Cuba in a semifinal game on Sunday night in Miami. “I tried to not do too much,” […]
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Mexico into World Baseball Classic semis as rally stuns Puerto Rico
Miami – Mexico staged a dramatic comeback to stun Puerto Rico 5-4 on Friday and set up a semifinal showdown with Japan at the World Baseball Classic. In-form Puerto Rico stormed into a 4-0 lead in the first inning after tormenting Mexico’s starting pitcher Julio Urias with some ruthless hitting […]
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Baseball icon Miguel Cabrera soaks up a lot of lasts at World Baseball Classic
Miami – On April 23, 1939, Alex Carrasquel, a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators, was summoned from the bullpen in the fourth inning of a game to face Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Carrasquel was the first Venezuelan-born player to appear in a Major League Baseball game […]
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Shohei Ohtani’s focus and mentality helping to power Japan’s run at WBC
Shohei Ohtani’s bunt single has been a hot topic among baseball fans since it ignited a four-run third inning that keyed Japan’s 9-3 World Baseball Classic quarterfinal win over Italy on Thursday. Most fans expect to see the two-way superstar swing for the fences every time he steps to the […]
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Mets closer Edwin Diaz expected to miss 2023 season with knee injury
New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz sustained a full thickness tear of the patellar tendon in his right knee, an injury that will require surgery. He is expected to miss the 2023 season. The Mets announced Diaz will undergo surgery on Thursday. The recovery timeline is approximately eight months, six […]
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In shadow of Tokyo Tower, fans cheer Samurai Japan into WBC semifinals
At the foot of brightly lit Tokyo Tower on Thursday night, fans of Samurai Japan filed into the Star Rise Tower media center to watch the national team on the big screen as they faced off against Italy in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal. Dozens of people in jerseys emblazoned […]
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In shadow of Tokyo Tower, fans cheer Japan into WBC semifinals
At the foot of brightly lit Tokyo Tower on Thursday night, fans of Samurai Japan filed into the Star Rise Tower media center to watch the national team on the big screen as they faced off against Italy in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal. Dozens of people in jerseys emblazoned […]
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Japan routs Italy to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals
It’s not every day that someone manages to steal the spotlight from Shohei Ohtani. Kazuma Okamoto might just have pulled it off, however, while also putting Japan one step closer to winning the World Baseball Classic. Okamoto homered and drove in five runs to help back up Ohtani as Japan […]
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Japan blows out Italy to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals
It’s not every day someone manages to steal the spotlight from Shohei Ohtani. Kazuma Okamoto might have pulled it off, however, while also putting Japan one step closer to winning the World Baseball Classic. Okamoto homered and drove in five runs to help back up Ohtani as Japan advanced to […]