PHOTO KIM KLEMENT, USA TODAY SPORTS ARCHIVE Alek Manoah (Dunedin) The Toronto Blue Jays named right-handed ace Alek Manoah their starter for the season. Manoah, 25,...
PHOTO SAM NAVARRO, USA TODAY SPORTS Japan won the 2023 edition. (Miami) The World Baseball Classic will return for its sixth edition in March 2026, with...
PHOTO ISSEI KATO, REUTERS (Tokyo) Japanese television maintained its live coverage of Miami for nearly two hours following Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States in...
PHOTO SAM NAVARRO, USA TODAY SPORTS Shohei Ohtani (16) celebrates with his teammates after beating the United States. (Miami) Shohei Ohtani came out of the bullpen...
PHOTO WILFREDO LEE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Trea Turner (8) (Miami) Trea Turner gave the team an eighth-inning Grand Slam lead when the USA defeated Venezuela 9-7 Saturday...
PHOTO ERIC ESPADA, FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCY Edwin Diaz is carried off the field (Port Saint Lucie) New York Mets goaltender Edwin Diaz suffered a ruptured patellar tendon...
PHOTO YUICHI YAMAZAKI, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (Tokyo) Shohei Ohtani allowed no runs in his first four innings on the mound and contributed a four-run push with a...
PHOTO MARK J. REBILAS, USA TODAY SPORTS Jake Sanchez and Austin Barnes of the Mexico national baseball team. (Phoenix) Canada lost 10-3 to Mexico on Wednesday...
PHOTO PHILIP FONG, FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCY Members of the Cuban national team celebrate their 4-3 victory over Australia. (Tokyo) Alfredo Despaigne broke the tie with a fifth-inning...
PHOTO MARK J. REBILAS, USA TODAY SPORTS Otto Lopez (Phoenix) Otto Lopez hit a three-run home run Tuesday as Canada beat Colombia 5-0 in the World...