MIAMI -- Shohei Ohtani is busy leading the way for the Japanese lineup at the World Baseball Classic -- but the two-way superstar is also getting ready for the 2026 MLB season as a pitcher. Ohtani threw a four-inning live batting practice session against Samurai Japan hitters at loanDepot park

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

Identifying the top 10 moments thus far from the 2026 World Baseball Classic is no easy task. The number of memorable, mind-blowing moments from this Classic far exceeds 10, for sure. But we’ve taken our best shot at paring all of what we’ve seen into the list below. With the

HOUSTON -- Leave it to Team Italy to come through for a guy named DeRosa. Team USA manager Mark DeRosa returned to Daikin Park for his club’s World Baseball Classic workout Thursday afternoon, having survived the public backlash over comments he made on MLB Network earlier in the week that

HOUSTON -- Members of the United States’ World Baseball Classic team were still in their Spring Training camps when Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal in overtime versus Canada to capture the country’s first men’s hockey Olympic gold since 1980. “I was actually doing an interview with some Japanese media

A 2013 Aaron Judge baseball card recently sold for a record $5.2 million. That makes it the highest publicly known sale of a modern baseball card, and the seventh-highest publicly known sale across all sports cards. The card is a one-of-one Bowman Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Superfractor, and the final

The first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic provided a bevy of indelible moments and wall-to-wall thrills. We should expect more of the same once the quarterfinals begin on Friday.

HOUSTON -- Yadier Molina has made no secret of the fact that he hopes to manage in the Major Leagues. Same goes for the former Cardinals teammate with whom he is often associated, Albert Pujols. With both greats having managed their respective clubs -- Molina with Puerto Rico and Pujols

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

The Yankees' Opening Day game this year will be unlike any in the franchise's 124-year history. The 27-time World Series champions will start a new Major League Baseball season on March 25 with a matchup against the Giants at Oracle Park as part of MLB Opening Night And with a

HOUSTON – Team USA has lived to see another day. And a date with its neighbor to the north for a rematch of the Olympic gold medal men’s and women’s hockey games with a chance for Canada to get some revenge. Much is at stake when Canada and the U.S.

Perhaps the most beautiful thing about baseball, the thing that truly sets it apart from every other major team sport, is that every ballpark is different. Interesting. Unique. Other than some standard minimums laid out in the rulebook, it’s fair game. You can have a 37-foot wall in left field

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is taking another step on Saturday in his return to the rotation. He will throw his first live BP of the spring.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- George Lombard Jr. continued to impress in his second big league camp, particularly on defense, where the Yankees’ top prospect contributed dazzling plays at three different infield spots. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has said the club believes Lombard -- baseball’s No. 32 overall prospect according to

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Depending on your passport, it’s been a tough spring for Canada versus the United States. Back in February at the Winter Olympics, the Canadian women’s hockey team lost the gold medal game to the United States, 2-1 in overtime. Three days later, the men’s team lost their

Managing in the World Baseball Classic is tricky. Teams are full of stars, sometimes adjusting to new positions. There are pitch-count rules. There are complex tiebreakers. And most importantly, there’s the tension of leading a national team in a high-pressure situation where the entire country might second-guess a decision.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The next step for Joe Ryan is clear: He’s throwing a bullpen session on Saturday. After that? The possibilities are, if not endless, certainly wide open. Ryan still hopes to make an appearance for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. At this point, it is

Dane Dunning has always straddled two cultures. His mother was from Korea, where she met his father, an American who was stationed there while serving in the military. It’s why he has a tattoo on his arm that reads “same blood” in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. He even grew up

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Justin Verlander could understand being called insane, the way his second start back as a Tiger unfolded. Through three innings, he had four strikeouts, but three hits allowed -- all home runs, all off fastballs, all against left-handed hitters, all intended for the outside corner but left

In a recent sit-down interview with MLB.com at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, Chaim Bloom, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations, answered questions on a wide range of topics, from the team’s outlook in 2026 to his relationship with manager Oliver Marmol. MLB.com: Opening Day is two weeks away. What has

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

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies manager Rob Thomson was at dinner on Wednesday night, so he couldn’t watch Italy play Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. But he followed the action on his phone because he wanted to follow Aaron Nola, who pitched for Italy. “Every time he threw a pitch