MIAMI -- Fernando Tatis Jr. spent the first two games of the World Baseball Classic setting the table for his teammates. Monday, he decided to eat. Tatis hit the first grand slam by a Dominican Republic player in Classic history, setting a team record with six RBIs to lead the

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

MIAMI -- After watching Luis Arraez drive in two runs for Venezuela in its opening win, Willson Contreras wanted the world to know what he thought of his teammate. “Arraez is a great player,” Contreras said of Arraez, who owns a .317 career average and only 36 home runs. “He

Get ready to dive into World Baseball Classic pool play. The 2026 tournament, which gets underway this week, features four pools: A, B, C and D. Each of those pools consists of five teams battling it out in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each pool then advance

JUPITER, Fla. -- RJ Schreck has yet to make his Major League debut, but he’ll cross off his third ballpark this Saturday in Miami. Schreck is one of three top prospects, along with shortstop Cole Carrigg and right-hander Charlie Beilenson, representing Team Israel at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in

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With a roster made up almost entirely of American Jewish players, this will be Team Israel’s third World Baseball Classic appearance. Israel narrowly missed out on qualifying in 2012, for the third WBC held in 2013, but then did qualify in 2016 in time to play in 2017. Team Israel

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Team Israel’s need for a shortstop in the World Baseball Classic could have the domino effect of increasing the Major League appeal of Rockies No. 3 prospect Cole Carrigg. The switch-hitting Carrigg, an athletic second-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft out of San Diego State, spent

Below is a list of the players in every Major League organization who have been included on the rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Pitchers denoted with ^ are part of the Designated Pitcher Pool (DPP), a reserve of up to six pitchers per federation that can be called

The World Baseball Classic begins on Wednesday, March 4, at 10 p.m. ET in a game between Australia and Chinese Taipei. It will kick off a fortnight of absolute madness, with the best baseball players on the planet highly motivated by patriotism, pride and plain old competitiveness squaring off in

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

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins outfielder Harrison Bader confirmed Tuesday that he intends to play for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Daisuke Matsuzaka carving up batters en route to back-to-back MVP Awards; Nelson Cruz’s triumphant blast; Adam Jones’ leaping home run robbery; Javier Báez’s no-look tag; and Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout with the championship on the line -- these are just some of the World Baseball Classic’s indelible moments that

Europe's baseballing nations made a statement at the World Baseball Classic this spring. Often overlooked, the success of Italy -- which reached the quarterfinals at the expense of the Netherlands -- along with victories by Great Britain and the Czech Republic that confirmed their place in the 2026 tournament, helped

MESA, Ariz. -- Matt Mervis already cherishes the memory of hearing Israel's national anthem playing with his family in the stands in Miami. The Cubs' No. 7 prospect described crowds unlike anything he had experienced and spoke about the impact of conversations with Team Israel hitting coach Kevin Youkilis. Needless

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Garrett Stubbs had a blast, first and foremost. He hit a game-winning ground-rule double to left field in the eighth inning Sunday to help Israel beat Nicaragua, 3-1, in the opening round of the World Baseball Classic. Stubbs, who has never been afraid to express himself, savored

MIAMI – Two years ago, Jacob Steinmetz made history. He became the first known practicing Orthodox Jewish player to get drafted by a Major League organization when the D-backs selected him with the seventh pick in the third round of the 2021 Draft. Getting drafted is surely one of Steinmetz’s

MIAMI – With a lineup that has Juan Soto, Manny Machado, Rafael Devers and countless other superstars, it’s easy to fall in love with the offense the Dominican Republic features in this World Baseball Classic. And while that offense may just be starting to click on all cylinders, it’s actually

MIAMI – José De León smacked his glove a few times. He then looked up and took a second to appreciate the raucous crowd at loanDepot park. Shortstop and captain Francisco Lindor put both his hands around De León.

MIAMI -- In a Pool D that includes powerhouses Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, not many people are giving Israel a chance to get out of the group and go deep in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. But that’s exactly how they like it. • Box score Remember,

If there’s a "Group of Death" in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, it has to be Pool D. With powerhouses Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico all in one group, there won’t be a shortage of star players and extremely competitive games when the teams duel at loanDepot park in

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Team Israel left-hander Alex Katz expresses himself as a baseball player on the mound with his arm. When he’s not pitching, he expresses his creative talents through the cleats worn by players throughout baseball (and beyond). Katz is the founder of Stadium Custom Kicks, a

JUPITER, Fla. -- Team Israel hopes to shock the baseball world for a second consecutive World Baseball Classic, and in doing so prolong Ty Kelly’s playing career. Kelly, who last appeared in the Majors in 2018 with the Mets, will serve as a fourth coach for Triple-A Tacoma in the

It’s nearly here. After a six-year wait, the World Baseball Classic has returned, and it’s bigger than ever. That’s not hyperbole, either: The tournament field has been expanded to 20 teams, with three first-time participants in Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Nicaragua hoping for a Cinderella run. But they’ll