Stacked with Major League stars, the Netherlands were a team to watch heading into the World Baseball Classic. Now the Dutch will make a return trip to the semifinals, and their lineup is clicking.
Tokyo (March 10, 2017)
A now much-diminished Cuban national squad and a perennial bridesmaid Australian nine hooked up in a dramatic do-or-die Friday showdown in the Tokyo Dome that went a long...
Another night, another thrilling win for Samurai Japan at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Tokyo (March 8, 2017)
Cuba’s one-sided opening night setback at the hands of host Japan by a convincing 11-6 count followed a widely expected scenario. There were no surprises here despite a heavy dose of disappointment in the Cuban camp.
Tokyo (March 6, 2017)
Cuba has unquestionably been the biggest overall surprise of the first three World Baseball Classic editions. Team Israel may already be well down the road to changing that...
Language can be quirky, change one vowel and you go from Affluence to Effluence. Cuban naming traditions are also quirky, change one vowel or consonant and you go from a power hitting third baseman to a rangy outfielder.
Matanzas le entró por los ojos al pitcheo granmense (13×3) y se puso en franca ventaja de cara al cierre de su semifinal, en un choque deslucido por continuos errores defensivos que desembocaron en un récord indeseable.
His fastball has long since died. He still has a few curveballs which he throws at us routinely. – Nicholas Burns, United States State Department Spokesman
The popular national sport of baseball maintained and even tightened its hold on the island nation of Cuba in the aftermath of the 1959 socialist revolution. In fact the national game actually expanded...
