Players who have won the World Series and World Baseball Classic
Winning a World Series is cool. So is winning a World Baseball Classic. How about both? Better yet, how about winning both of them in the same year? That happened for three members of the 2026 Brewers World Series team who also won the '26 World Baseball Classic with Venezuela.
Four NPB stars who could be Major League-bound
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Venezuela's championship DNA sparking Brewers' October run
MILWAUKEE -- What a difference a year can make. This time around, the trip from Milwaukee to Los Angeles feels very different. The Brewers are enjoying a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series after winning the first two games at home over the Dodgers. This Milwaukee team certainly
Spain qualifies for its first Premier12, with Italy returning for first time since 2015
Playing in front of a home crowd in Barcelona -- at the training grounds from the 1992 Olympic Games, the first where baseball was a medal sport -- Spain took care of business at the 2027 Premier12 Qualifiers. They now advance to the tournament for the first time in national
World Baseball Classic experience paying off for Caminero, Aranda in October
ST. PETERSBURG – As he waited in the on-deck circle before an at-bat last Saturday in Game 1 of the American League Division Series, with more than 40,000 vociferous Rays and Yankees fans in attendance at Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero remarked to manager Kevin Cash that
For Blue Jays' historic all-Italian battery, they're ready for the moment
The two ballplayers had never met before arriving in Dunedin, Fla., swapping out Italy’s azzurri blue for the Blue Jays’ shade. But now Giaconino Lasaracina and Giacomo Taschin are together. Not just as teammates and road trip roomies for the Single-A ballclub, though: They just might be the first all-Italian
10 of the coolest international baseball objects in the Hall of Fame
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Hao-Yu Lee sets single-season record for hits by a player born in Taiwan
Tigers rookie Hao-Yu Lee had himself a night on Monday: The rookie second baseman went 3-for-3 with two walks -- reaching base all five times -- and driving in two runs in the Tigers' 8-5 win against the Pirates. Along the way, Lee put himself in the record books: The
Curtis Mead nearly chose a much more popular Aussie sport. But he didn't love to run
If Curtis Mead had listened to his father, he wouldn't have made his Red Sox debut on Monday night. He'd be a star in the Australian Football League. That's not because his father is some anti-baseball zealot, though. He was a ballplayer himself, suiting up for the Adelaide Giants in
After 50 years and 30 countries, ex-MLB manager McLaren continues to 'spread the word of baseball'
Former big league manager John McLaren had his career planned from a young age, telling his schoolteachers, "I'm going to make a living in baseball.” But even the 74-year-old baseball lifer couldn't have predicted where the game would end up taking him. Name a job, and he's likely done it:
Raw herring and homers: Honkbalweek has both
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The cap worn by the 'Czech electrician' who struck out Shohei Ohtani enters Hall of Fame
He struck out Shohei Ohtani -- along with Lars Nootbaar and Munetaka Murakami, though those two K's didn’t receive nearly the same level of attention.
Venezuela's Classic cult hero breaks down the steal heard 'round the world
Red Sox Nation has Dave Roberts, his daring theft of second base jumpstarting Boston’s remarkable comeback in the 2004 ALCS. For Venezuelans, they have Javier Sanoja, his ninth-inning steal setting up the game-winning run in this spring’s World Baseball Classic final against the USA. But Venezuela manager Omar López wasn't
From North of the border to South Beach, Canadian talent driving Marlins' lineup
NEW YORK -- When Marlins catcher/first baseman Liam Hicks found out that he would be representing Team Canada at this spring’s World Baseball Classic, no one told him. There wasn’t a phone call or text, nor did he learn about it on TV the way some players discover they’ve been
Rodrigo López looks back at his career, the Classic, and Fernandomania
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Speaking the global language of baseball in CDMX
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Taiwanese fans go out of their way to thank Fairchild for epic Classic … literally
Stuart Fairchild is quick to admit his return to Spring Training after representing Team Chinese Taipei in the 2026 World Baseball Classic was a bit of a culture shock. Sure, transitioning from the high-stakes at-bats of an international tournament to the “spring stats don’t matter” mentality at Guardians camp would
Naming the All-World Baseball Classic second team roster
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Salvy celebrates Venezuela's title run with a Classic tattoo
ARLINGTON -- It didn’t take long for Salvador Perez to commemorate Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic victory. Perez is carrying that memory on forever, unveiling a new tattoo on his left thigh that celebrates his native country’s first WBC title. “It’s going to be with me the rest of my life,”
The Team Italy espresso machine that had everyone buzzing fetches $16K at auction!
Editor's note: This story was originally published on March 19. Bidding for the espresso machine closed on March 23 with a winning bid of $16,510.
Classic hero Sanoja wants to bring winning ways to Marlins
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'It means the world': López reflects on Venezuela's Classic title
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Back from Classic, Webb prepares for another Opening Day start
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Logan Webb made his final start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals in Houston, but he always planned to see the entire tournament through. He accompanied his teammates to Miami for the final two rounds and soaked in the playoff-like atmosphere at loanDepot park,
López earns redemption for country with Classic championship
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Suárez returns to Reds a Classic hero -- and gets right back to work
MESA, Ariz. -- Eugenio Suárez couldn't help being a little tired when he rolled back into Reds camp after his triumphant experience with Team Venezuela at the World Baseball Classic. “When I first talked to him, he was like ‘Man, I’d love to have a day to kind of catch