Daisuke Matsuzaka carving up batters en route to back-to-back MVP Awards; Nelson Cruz’s triumphant blast; Adam Jones’ leaping ...

The 32-year-old slugger did not play in the last World Baseball Classic in 2023, when a team led by Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout lost to a Shohei Ohtani-inspired Japan in the final.

Aaron Judge will be the U.S. captain at next year's World Baseball Classic, the same role the ... 2023 championship game to Japan 3-2 as Shohei Ohtani struck out Trout, his then-Angels teammate ...

Ohtani struck his then-Los Angeles Angels teammate out to give Japan the victory. Team USA is hoping to bounce back in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The 2023 team featured no shortage of elite ...

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Former major leaguer Mark DeRosa will manage the United States for the second straight World Baseball Classic ... lost to Japan 3-2 as Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout ...

Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run double off the left ... leading Japan over China 8-1 on Thursday night in its opener at the World Baseball Classic. The Los Angeles Angels two-way star, struck out ...

Get ready to play ball, world. Officials with the World Baseball Classic announced the finalized pools and schedule for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The announcement came out Wednesday morning ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brazil will join the United States, Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of next year's World Baseball Classic at ... home and Shohei Ohtani's weekend creates ...