The Dominican Republic suffered their first World Baseball Classic defeat in eight years on Tuesday after being downed 3-1 by Puerto Rico in their opening second round game in San Diego. The defending champions, who became the only team in history to go through the tournament unbeaten en route to the 2013 crown, were undone … Read more
Nelson Cruz belted the go-ahead three run homer in the eighth inning as the Dominican Republic stormed back from a five-run deficit with a stunning 7-5 victory over the US in the World Baseball Classic. Cruz and Starling Marte smashed back-to-back home runs on Saturday for the defending champion Dominicans who stretched their WBC winning … Read more
The United States survived a scare in their World Baseball Classic opener as they needed a walkoff single from Adam Jones to defeat Colombia 3-2 in 10 innings. Colombian southpaw pitcher Jose Quintana carried a no-hitter through five innings until Brandon Crawford belted a two out single to right field in the sixth in front … Read more
Japan seeks a third title, the Dominican Republic wants to defend the crown and Americans wonder how they might ever win as the fourth World Baseball Classic opens Monday in Seoul. Elite Major League Baseball talent, with 63 former all-stars including 25 from last season, will play for their homelands against top global standouts in … Read more