SAN JUAN -- Colombia and Panama met for their final game of Pool A World Baseball Classic action in San Juan on Monday – both desperately needing to win. But for five innings, neither could scratch a run across to get on that ultimate path to victory. Then, in a

SAN JUAN -- Paolo Espino doffed his cap to the Panama fans at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico and gave his teammates high-fives and hugs as they poured out of the dugout. A 20-year career that started way back in the very first World Baseball Classic in 2006 had

Sunday night’s Panama vs Canada game started with a Logan Allen against Logan Allen dugout standoff. Panama’s Logan Allen won and, well, that proved prescient as Panama – with its backs against the wall – followed suit, shocking Canada with a twice rain-delayed come-from-behind, 4-3 victory. Panama moves to 1-2

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?

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rican fans swayed and sang along to Marc Anthony’s “Preciosa” in the stands of Hiram Bithorn Stadium – a beautiful rendition of a song expressing a person’s undying love for the island. A sort of second national anthem, as many Puerto Ricans will tell

Coming into the 2026 World Baseball Classic, there’d been so much talk of Cuba not having the kind of team, or the same historically strong footprint in the baseball world that they’d had for so many years. Still, outside of the noise, Cuba entered this year’s Classic looking to keep

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

TAMPA, Fla. – Watch José Caballero for a few innings and it’s easy to see what makes him so valuable. After leading the Major Leagues with 49 stolen bases last season, he has turned aggression into a signature, hunting an edge and daring opponents to do something about it. That’s

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Panama -- the country that's brought us inner-circle Hall of Famers like Mariano Rivera and Rod Carew -- has struggled on the international baseball stage. Especially in the early part of this century. It finished 14th in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 15th in the 2009 version, not winning

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

After Pool A of the World Baseball Classic ended in a five-way tie, Cuba and Italy are advancing to the next round. Cuba wins the pool based on tiebreakers and will face Australia, the Pool B runner-up, in the quarterfinals. Italy advances as the runner-up team -- clinching a spot

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- Panama came into its Saturday matchup in Pool A of the World Baseball Classic needing a win to keep its dreams of making it to the quarterfinals alive, while a loss by Italy would put its back against the wall. So, of course, they both played like

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- Well, Thursday's Pool A matchup between Netherlands and Panama in the World Baseball Classic turned out to be just as expected: An elite defensive battle. Panama gave up three runs on seven hits (it could’ve been more if not for a laser throw by left fielder Allen

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- A sellout crowd rolled into Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium on Wednesday night to watch its home team, Chinese Taipei, square off against Panama. Cheerleaders danced on dugouts, fans banged thundersticks and call-and-response chants rang out from behind home plate all the way to the outfield seats mid

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- It was the fifth inning of Panama's 12-5 win on Wednesday and Chinese Taipei was trailing by five runs, looking for something -- anything -- to match the energy of its sellout crowd. Leadoff hitter Tsung-Che Cheng launched a pitch from Panama right-hander Randall Delgado to deep

When Pool A play in Taichung, Taiwan, concludes, many expect that Cuba and the Netherlands will move on to the quarterfinals in Tokyo, but the margins are a lot closer than you may think at first glance. Italy -- led by manager Mike Piazza -- has Major League stars joined

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- Looking up at the podium, it'd be hard to find a better full battery in baseball history. There was the Netherlands' pitching coach, one of the best curveball artists to ever toe a rubber. He had two World Series wins, 287 victories and more than 3,700 strikeouts

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

Although the first recorded baseball game in Panama history dates back to 1883 in an area known as Chiriquí Plaza, some country historians have the sport going back even farther. Maybe as far back as when the United States first started playing ball in the 1850s -- when American traders

The Panama City Qualifier in Panama at Estadio Nacional Rod Carew finished up on Wednesday. Panama and Nicaragua will join Czech Republic and Great Britain as Qualifiers in next year's World Baseball Classic. Every second of the Qualifiers will be available to stream live and for free no matter where