Fernando Tatis Jr. isn't playing for Slam Diego right now, but he brought a little of it with him to Team Dominican Republic's matchup with Israel on Monday afternoon. The Padres superstar launched a no-doubt grand slam in the second inning, the first in Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic history.

MIAMI – The Dominican Republic has steamrolled its way to lopsided wins in each of its first two games of this year’s World Baseball Classic. If manager Albert Pujols’ team can do the same against Israel today, it will have accomplished its first goal of the tournament.

TOKYO -- Korea began its week celebrating home runs by spreading their arms wide as if they were on an airplane, carrying an inflatable "M" to stand for Miami. On Monday night, needing a win against Australia and for everything to go exactly right, it made it happen. Forget the

HOUSTON -- It's time for the game we've all been waiting for in Pool B of the World Baseball Classic: USA-Mexico. The two baseball heavyweight nations are set to face off on Monday night at Daikin Park (8 p.m. ET, FOX) in what might be the most hyped game in

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- With their backs against the wall, Panama pulled out a comeback win against Canada on Sunday to move to 1-2 and keep their chances at advancing to the knockout stage alive. Now, they’ll take on Colombia, which is eliminated at 0-3 but will still be

There's so much on the line every Spring Training as all 30 MLB teams work to finalize their rosters for Opening Day. While some positions are set long before the season begins, each club is still trying to nail down at least one key aspect of its roster -- and

Two teams have advanced out of pool play at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, leaving six spots in the next round up for grabs. Samurai Japan clinched the top spot in Pool C with a narrow victory over Australia on Sunday, while Korea secured the second seed in Pool C

HOUSTON -- Both Great Britain and Brazil are hungry for a win at this year's World Baseball Classic. Only one of them will get it. The two teams are both winless in Pool B, and this is their final game. They'll be pulling out all the stops to get that

TOKYO -- One pitch changed Ondřej Satoria’s life -- and he thought it was a mistake. Facing Shohei Ohtani in the Tokyo Dome three years ago, Satoria -- an electrical controller at ČEZ Group in Ostrava, a city on the border of Poland – threw his changeup, which he calls

MIAMI -- A small band marched through the concourse at loanDepot park shortly before Sunday’s game, working the Dominican Republic fans into a lather before the first pitch was even thrown. The party didn’t stop for more than two hours, as the D.R. lineup kept the drummers busy all afternoon,

TOKYO -- Baseball has taken Todd Van Steensel around the world. He's pitched in the Minors for the Phillies and Twins, played for Kinheim in Holland's Honkbal Hoofdklasse, Guadalajara in the Mexican League (for current Mexican national team manager Benji Gil), the Tigres de Aragua in Venezuela's Winter League and

Left-hander Joey Lucchesi is headed back to the Giants on a Minor League deal with an invite to big league Spring Training, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reported Monday. The team has not confirmed the news.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It was his sophomore year at Sam Houston State when catcher Walker Janek began to rapidly lose weight. He dropped about 25 pounds in a month and knew immediately something wasn’t right with his body. So what does any college student with a problem do?

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Rebuilding a Major League team takes time. We often hear about so-called “five-year plans” when a club embarks on such a project, but just how soon a team can contend after tearing things down to the studs is an inexact science. Paul Toboni, who took

HOUSTON -- The Team Mexico electric factory has arrived in full force -- and the showdown with Team USA is on. Mexico’s bats erupted in a 16-0, six-inning run-rule-shortened drubbing of Brazil in their second game of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday. The offense is firing on all cylinders

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Two historically great international baseball nations. One World Baseball Classic game to rule them all. Cuba vs. Puerto Rico. The legendary names of Orlando Hernandez, Luis Tiant and Alexei Ramirez (oh, he’s still on the team?) against Carlos Delgado, Ivan Rodriguez and Edgar Martinez. Who

Rumors about Cuba losing its swagger on the international baseball scene may, in fact, have been greatly exaggerated. The global hardball titans won again on Sunday afternoon, beating Colombia, 7-4, and moving them to 2-0 in World Baseball Classic’s Pool A while eliminating Colombia (0-3) from advancing to the knockout

HOUSTON -- Make it a double espresso for Team Italy this time. Italy smacked back-to-back home runs to spark its 7-4 win over Great Britain in Sunday's World Baseball Classic matchup at Daikin Park -- the first by Brewers No. 6 prospect Andrew Fischer in his first WBC at-bat, the

MIAMI -- Nicaragua may have been the first team in Pool D eliminated from the possibility of advancing, but manager Dusty Baker isn’t approaching Monday night’s game against Venezuela any differently than he would if his team was fighting for a spot in the quarterfinals. “I've been on first-place teams

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Hours after Tarik Skubal left open the possibility of making another start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said they’ll sleep on it before making a decision. “I don't think anything's been determined,” Hinch said Sunday morning before the Tigers faced

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Paul Skenes has been Rookie of the Year and a Cy Young Award winner in the National League. Apparently he’s also now a prankster. Before the Pirates’ 9-7 win over the Red Sox on Sunday at LECOM Park, Skenes ordered and had delivered a custom, pirate-themed cake

Yes, yes, we know that you've seen baseball player standoffs -- usually done before the national anthem. One vs. one, one vs. five, even some that have lasted three innings. But have you ever seen a player stand off against ... himself?

MIAMI -- Unlike Saturday, when Team Israel looked across the field at Venezuela and saw familiar faces such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Luis Arraez and Eugenio Suárez, its opponent Sunday night presented a different type of challenge. “It’s a little bit more old-school baseball when you don't have as much