How insurance mess shaped 2026 World Baseball Classic

The star power in this World Baseball Classic is undeniable. Team USA debuted a lineup Tuesday afternoon that featured, in order, Bobby Witt Jr., Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Bregman and Cal Raleigh, part of a group that amassed 15 runs and 19 hits in an exhibition blowout that saw Paul Skenes and Mason Miller pitch. Later that night, Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Junior Caminero all homered in the fourth inning in a tuneup for the Dominican Republic. The WBC is now in its sixth iteration, and with every one of them, the rosters are more decorated, the buy-in more prominent. And yet, growing pains remain. When the tournament was first established, there was apathy from...