WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Team USA captain Mike Trout said he had the time of his life "representing that USA on my chest" following Tuesday night's loss to Japan in the WBC.

Houston Astros star Jose Altuve has had surgery on his broken right thumb.

Kyle Schwarber's home run in the World Baseball Classic final Tuesday night almost ended in catastrophe for one fan in the stands at loanDepot Park in Miami.

This year’s World Baseball Classic left lasting memories, 47 games over two weeks that restored Japan’s supremacy and reinforced Shohei Ohtani’s unmatched ability while expanding the sport’s global footprint.

Team USA fielded a World Baseball Classic roster brimming with All-Star names from Trea Turner to Mookie Betts to Mike Trout.

Japan is once again kings of baseball, taking home their third World Baseball Classic victory due to the heroic ninth inning efforts of none other than Shohei Ohtani.

The World Baseball Classic will return for its sixth edition in March 2026, with organizers concluding spring training remains a better time than after the World Series or in the middle of the major league season.

The United States and Japan will do battle in the World Baseball Classic final on Tuesday night. It is a matchup of titans in the sport.

Japan's clutching hitting got them back into the game against Mexico and eventually the win to move onto the World Baseball Classic final.

Shohei Ohtani sparked a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double, and Munetaka Murakami hit a walk-off, two-run double to lift Japan over Mexico 6-5 and into the World Baseball Classic final.

Controversial political protests took the spotlight from the World Baseball Classic over the weekend.

Protesters gathered outside loanDepot Park in Miami as Cuba got ready to play the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic. There were demonstrations inside the ballpark too.

Members of the Cuban baseball team arrived in South Florida ahead of the next round of the World Baseball Classic.

Trea Turner homered twice to give him a tournament-leading four, and the defending champion United States romped over Cuba 14-2 to reach its second straight World Baseball Classic final.

Lars Nootbaar has become a fan favorite for his pepper-grinder celebration but the move has been discouraged in Japan's high school baseball circuit.

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve seems headed for a lengthy stint on the injured list after being hit on the hand with a pitch while playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.

Lars Nootbaar's imaginary pepper-grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder does not appear welcome in Japan's popular high school baseball tournament. When a player for Tohoku High School twisted his two fists together — imitating Nootbaar — after getting on first base Saturday, the umpire told him to stop. Hiroshi Sato, manager for Tohoku High School, defended his player.

Trea Turner hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning that lifted the United States over Venezuela 9-7 and into the World Baseball Classic semifinals.

Jose Altuve left Venezuela’s 9-7 quarterfinal loss to the United States with a possible broken right thumb after getting hit by a pitch.

San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Martinez left the World Baseball Classic on Saturday after he wasn't guaranteed to start for Team USA for the rest of the event. United States manager Mark DeRosa said Martinez will return to Padres spring training to prepare for the start of the major league season. Lance Lynn will start for Team USA in Saturday's game against Venezuela with a spot in the WBC semifinals on the line.

Members of the Cuban baseball team arrived in South Florida overnight ahead of the next round of the World Baseball Classic.

Luis Urías hit the go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning that fueled Mexico’s 5-4 comeback victory over Puerto Rico to advance to its first-ever World Baseball Classic semifinals.

Many of Major League Baseball’s biggest stars like Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani aren’t playing in spring training these days.

Members of the Cuban baseball team arrived in South Florida overnight ahead of the next round of the World Baseball Classic.

New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic.

Shohei Ohtani pitched shutout ball into the fifth inning and sparked a four-run third with a bunt single, leading Japan over Italy 9-3 and into its fifth straight World Baseball Classic semifinal.

Lars Nootbaar's pepper-grinder gesture is catching on all across Japan, not just at the Tokyo Dome. You see people doing it on the trains, across the counter ordering a coffee and of course among the 40,000 fans who have packed the Tokyo Dome to watch Japan play in the World Baseball Classic. “I heard the pepper grinders around the country, their sales have gone up quite a bit this past week.”

New York Mets fans began the year dreaming about a World Series closed out by Edwin Díaz.

New York Mets fans began the year dreaming about a World Series closed out by Edwin Díaz.

The World Baseball Classic has the occasional crazy celebration, but perhaps none wilder so far than the Puerto Rican crowd after Francisco Lindor's inside-the-park homer.

Italy’s baseball team is getting a lot of exposure at the World Baseball Classic, thanks to the new espresso machine that it kept in the dugout.

Cuba advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006 with a 4-3 win over Australia as Alfredo Despaigne hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-run single in three-run fifth inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman had to leave Tuesday's World Baseball Classic game for Team Canada with a hamstring injury.

Freddie Freeman says playing for Team Canada in this year's WBC is a way for him to honor his late mother, a Canadian native who passed away from skin cancer when he was 10.

Eugenio Suárez and Anthony Santander had two hits each as Venezuela beat Nicaragua 4-1 and improved to 3-0 in the World Baseball Classic.

Mark DeRosa said last week that one of his most important jobs as United States manager during the World Baseball Classic is making sure his players understand the tournament is a competition, not an exhibition.

José De León and three relievers combined on a perfect pitching performance as Puerto Rico routed Israel 10-0 in a World Baseball Classic matchup called after eight innings because of the tournament’s 10-run mercy rule.

Japanese pitching prospect Roki Sasaki threw a 100 mph fastball and hit Czech Republic batter William Escala over the weekend. As an apology, Sasaki gifted Escala with candy.

Nicaragua's 21-year-old pitcher Duque Hebbert struck out Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez and Rafael Devers on Monday in the WBC. The Detroit Tigers immediately signed him after the game.

Kunwoo Park and Ha-Seong Kim hit grand slams in consecutive innings, and South Korea set a World Baseball Classic scoring record with a 22-2 rout over China in a game between already eliminated teams.

South Korea scored 22 runs in its rout of China, setting a record for the most runs in a World Baseball Classic game. However, they are unable to make the next round.

There a common thread running through the World Baseball Classic when opponents face Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani and his Japanese teammates.

The Great Britain World Baseball Classic team faced internet ridicule on Saturday night as they took on the United States. It was about their uniforms.

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer that landed just below his image on a video advertising board, sending Japan to a 7-1 victory over Australia in the World Baseball Classic.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has suddenly become a popular star playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic.

Shohei Ohtani doubled and singled for his second straight two-hit game, and Japan overcame a three-run deficit to beat South Korea 13-4 for its second straight win at the World Baseball Classic.

LoanDepot Park is hosting the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Saturday.

Robbie Perkins hit one of Australia’s three homers to beat South Korea 8-7 on Thursday in Group B at the Tokyo Dome.

The 20-team World Baseball Classic got underway after a six-year absence with the Netherlands defeating Cuba 4-2 in a Group A game in Taiwan to open the tournament.

Aaron Judge would make a stacked Team USA roster much better. After signing a record contract, the Yankees captain is focusing on the team's first World Series since 2009.

The United States will be defending its World Baseball Classic crown six years after winning a WBC in 2017, and the roster for next month may be its best ever.

Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock, limits on shifts and larger bases will not be used during the World Baseball Classic.

Cubans signed with Major League Baseball organizations and other foreign clubs will for the first time join domestic stars on the national team that will play in the World Baseball Classic.

MLB stars such as José Abreu, Yordan Alvarez, Randy Arozarena, Yoán Moncada and Luis Robert can now decide to play for Cuba in the WBC in March.

The United States will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic next year.

Clayton Kershaw, still one of the best pitchers in baseball, is set to join a star-studded Team USA roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani has committed to playing for Japan in the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic.

The World Baseball Classic will return in 2023 and on Thursday the dates, venues and pools for the tournament were revealed.