Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd is the latest member of Team USA’s squad for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The 34-year-old broke the news during Wednesday’s episode of Foul Territory, saying that when Team USA manager Mark DeRosa called him a couple of weeks ago with the offer, “it was something

Shohei Ohtani says he will play for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, seeking yet another repeat after his Dodgers successfully defended their title this past season. Ohtani on Monday announced his intention to play in the upcoming WBC, adding baseball's biggest global superstar to the already star-studded

Venezuela came a Trea Turner grand slam away from reaching the semifinals in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. They can thank their catcher, Royals veteran Salvador Perez for that. In '23, Perez slashed .429/.467/.929 with a home run, four doubles, and six RBIs -- five of which came in a

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LAS VEGAS -- Hours after earning top-10 finishes in the National League Most Valuable Player vote, two of baseball’s brightest young stars made some news at the MLB Awards. Corbin Carroll and Pete Crow-Armstrong were announced as the two newest members of Team USA, joining AL MVP Aaron Judge, Cal

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The 2026 World Baseball Classic will again be televised and streamed in the United States by FOX Sports; it was announced today by World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI). WBCI is an organization that is owned by Major League Baseball and jointly operates the tournament with the Major League Baseball Players

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Netflix will become the new home of the 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan, as part of an exclusive media rights partnership with World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI), an organization that is owned by Major League Baseball and jointly operates the World Baseball Classic tournament with the Major League Baseball

Watch out, World Baseball Classic. Great Britain is showing up next year with “a bunch of freaking tough dogs” and an energetic new manager. After its impressive performance in the 2023 WBC, in which it beat Colombia for its first-ever victory in the Classic and qualified for 2026, Great Britain’s

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to your inbox every month. Sign up for future installments HERE and check out the full newsletter HERE. Last week, MLB Pipeline released its major midseason re-rank. It’s the biggest update to

Puerto Rico’s coaching staff just picked up a few new legends. With Carlos Beltrán as GM, Yadier Molina returning to manage and Francisco Lindor leading the way as team captain, hopes were already high that Puerto Rico could finally win its first World Baseball Classic after second-place finishes in 2013

Andruw Jones' final at-bats before he retired came in a Netherlands uniform. It wasn't the plan -- the 10-time Gold Glove Award winner and five-time MLB All-Star had spent the 2013 and '14 seasons in Japan with the Rakuten Golden Eagles before joining the Kingdom for the 2015 Premier12. Playing

Dusty Baker will manage Nicaragua at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, the Nicaragua national baseball team announced on Monday. Baker, 76, is the eighth-winningest manager in MLB history and one of just 13 managers with over 2,000 wins. A three-time NL Manager of the Year, Baker spent 26 seasons at

Andrés Muñoz was just 14 years old when he was given an adult's decision: Stay in school or pursue his dreams on the diamond? If he stayed, he'd continue to live with his parents in Los Mochis, a coastal city in northern Sinaloa famed for its sports including track and

ATLANTA -- Big Dumper is ready to take on the world. Mariners All-Star catcher and MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh announced on Monday that he will join Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. (And then he went out and won the T-Mobile Home Run Derby.) “Obviously, what

Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer has been a crucial member of Israel's pitching staff for the last decade -- even appearing for the team at European Baseball Championships years before the team qualified for the World Baseball Classic. Kremer was then the youngest player on the roster at the 2016 World

World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) on Tuesday announced the key on-sale dates for ticket sales at all 2026 World Baseball Classic venues and unveiled game times for each pool. Starting today, full venue ticket strips are available exclusively to season ticket holders in Houston and Miami for their respective pools.

There were two outs in the top of the ninth inning and Japan was trailing Chinese Taipei, 3-2, in the second round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The tying run was on second base and veteran infielder Hirokazu Ibata stepped to the plate in front of a raucous, jam-packed

Multiple Japanese media outlets have reported that Tetsuya Hayashida, President and acting owner of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, publicly spoke about slugger and star Samurai Japan third baseman Munetaka Murakami's desire to be posted and play in the Majors for the first time. Hayashida stated that the club intends to

KANSAS CITY -- In March 2023, Bobby Witt Jr. was a 22-year-old coming off a solid rookie campaign for the Royals and tagged as a future face of baseball, emphasized by his inclusion as the youngest player on a World Baseball Classic Team USA roster packed with the greatest stars

Yadier Molina will return as the manager of Team Puerto Rico for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. As announced by the team on Wednesday, Molina will be Puerto Rico’s manager for the second straight WBC after guiding the nation to the quarterfinals of the 2023 tournament. Molina, a 10-time All-Star,

The Netherlands has a new manager for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Andruw Jones, a five-time MLB All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove Award winner, will manage the Netherlands at the 2026 WBC, the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation announced on Tuesday.

This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. LOUIS -- Team USA’s entry into the 2026 World Baseball Classic already has its headline-grabbing, key pillars with Aaron Judge and Paul Skenes

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