Team Italy pulled off perhaps the greatest victory in the country's baseball history over the juggernaut Team USA on Tuesday night at the World Baseball Classic. It'll be hard for any member of the upstart squad to fuhgeddaboudit. That especially goes for Jac Caglianone, thanks to his hot off the

We got plenty of drama over the past two days of the World Baseball Classic -- and so much more than Team USA had bargained for, right? -- that didn’t involve Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, the two headliners of the whole thing.

MIAMI -- It's a miracle the roof stayed on loanDepot park. The juggernaut Dominican Republic lineup put on an epic fireworks display to beat Venezuela and take first place in Pool D at the World Baseball Classic. The D.R. mashed four home runs -- one each by Juan Soto, Ketel

MIAMI -- This Dominican Republic lineup is all-time. And so are its home run celebrations. Juan Soto, Ketel Marte, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. all crushed monster home runs in the heavyweight bout between the D.R. and Venezuela on Wednesday night at the World Baseball Classic, which the

What a day of baseball. The final day of pool play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic began with plenty of intrigue and did not disappoint, with excitement abound. At the end of the day, we have Canada advancing past pool play for the first time in the WBC, and

HOUSTON – After their enormous upset of the U.S. on Tuesday night, the members of Team Italy were just like the rest of us, learning about the mathematical tiebreakers that might decide their fate if they lost to Mexico the next night. The calculations came in and confirmed that Italy

HOUSTON – For a week, he had been the heart and soul of an upstart Italian squad, brewing up post-homer espresso shots in the dugout, kissing his teammates on the cheeks, arranging a spontaneous after-hours dip in the hotel’s lazy river and passing out celebratory bottles of wine to team

Pool play wrapped up Wednesday at the 2026 World Baseball Classic with three high-stakes games, setting the stage for an action-packed quarterfinal round.

After a thrilling round of pool play, the World Baseball Classic is about to level up. Eight teams -- two from each pool -- are still alive in their pursuit of a WBC title as the event takes on a tournament-style, single-elimination format. The quarterfinals begin with a two-game slate

The FOX Sports family of networks (FOX, FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes), the FOX Sports App and Tubi will combine to air all 47 games of the 2026 World Baseball Classic in the United States, and all matchups will be available to stream live and on-demand on FOX One. Additionally, 41

After a nerve-racking 24 hours, Team USA can exhale. The U.S. officially punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic with Italy’s 9-1 win over Mexico on Wednesday at Daikin Park in Houston. With a 3-1 record, Team USA finished second in Pool B and will

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Ernie Whitt walked into the postgame press conference, sat down and smiled. “I'm very excited about it, needless to say,” Canada’s manager said. “It's been a long haul.” Whitt has been the Canadian manager in every World Baseball Classic since the first tournament in 2006

MIAMI -- The Dominican Republic and Venezuela both brought out a legendary pitcher from their country to kick off their matchup at the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday. First, Juan Marichal -- MLB's first Dominican-born Hall of Famer -- threw out the ceremonial first pitch at loanDepot park.

HOUSTON – A shortstop flop benefited Team Italy early in a pivotal matchup with Mexico in Pool B play on Wednesday night. The Italians were ahead, 1-0, with one out in the bottom of the third when Mexico’s Joey Ortiz singled. Jarren Duran hit a fly ball to shallow left-center

HOUSTON -- The United States assembled its best roster yet for this World Baseball Classic. But its fate will now come down to the rosters of Italy and Mexico. “It’s out of our control,” Team USA captain Aaron Judge said. “Now we just need a little luck, and we’ll see

HOUSTON -- A big night for Team Italy catcher Kyle Teel ended abruptly, as the young White Sox backstop injured himself running the bases in World Baseball Classic pool play in an 8-6 victory over Team USA on Tuesday night at Daikin Park. A day later, White Sox general manager

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- The magnitude of the moment set in for Yoendrys Gómez last Saturday, when the Venezuelan team lined up at loanDepot park before taking on Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. There stood Gómez, alongside his countrymen, listening to the Venezuelan national anthem with pride. “I

GLENDALE, Ariz. – When Kyle Teel homered off Nolan McLean during Team Italy’s 8-6 victory over Team USA on Tuesday, Chris Getz literally jumped off his couch with excitement. Sam Antonacci, the No. 9 White Sox prospect according to MLB Pipeline, followed with a second long ball two batters later

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It’s been over a week since most of the Royals’ stars and biggest personalities left camp to play for their respective teams in the World Baseball Classic, but on Wednesday, a familiar face and very tall Texan right-hander was spotted roaming the clubhouse again.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The clubhouse at Joker Marchant Stadium was virtually empty Wednesday morning. The Tigers were playing a three-hour drive away in Fort Myers, and players who didn’t make the trip had the day off. But for Tarik Skubal, it was back to work.

Baseball, family and country. The three go together beautifully, and for some, all three have combined for a unique experience in the World Baseball Classic. In the 2026 tournament, three pairs of brothers teamed up to play on the same squad: Josh and Bo Naylor for Team Canada, William and

The way Pete Crow-Armstrong swung the bat in Tuesday's World Baseball Classic game against Italy likely has Cubs fans even more ready to start the season.

HOUSTON – They came here singing canzones. Not Dominic Canzone (though he was there) but Italian “canzones.” As in, songs.

Puerto Rico pitcher José De León has been waiting his whole life to see it. Nolan Arenado heard it might happen but said when it did, it “totally exceeded” his expectations. Puerto Rico’s official baseball historian, Jorge Delgado, can barely get out the words when asked how he felt hearing

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Canada, in five previous World Baseball Classic tournaments, has never made it to the quarterfinal round. After a 3-2 win over the previously undefeated Puerto Rico (3-1) on Tuesday night, they’re a step closer to doing just that. The two scenarios are pretty simple for