https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/page/6/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/venezuela-clinches-spot-in-2028-olympics-advances-in-wbc-with-win-over-japan-r6871/Lead-off home runs from Ronald Acuna Jr. and Shohei Ohtani are how Saturday night’s World Baseball Classic quarterfinals game began. After some back and forth, Venezuela would come out on top, defeating the 2023 World Baseball Classic champ Japan by a final score of 8-5, reaching their first-eve...6871Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:47:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/who-to-watch-in-the-wbc-brice-turang-sparks-us-vladimir-guerrero-powers-dominican-republic-r6869/The U.S. has played with fire throughout the World Baseball Classic. Now, it faces a Dominican Republic team with the hottest offense on the planet. But the Americans have their extinguisher ready in the form of Paul Skenes. The 23-year-old right-hander is arguably the best pitcher in world...6869Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:16:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/who-to-watch-in-the-wbc-ranger-suarez-steps-up-for-venezuela-seth-lugo-controls-puerto-ricos-fate-r6853/It's no secret that there was going to be one powerhouse quarterfinal matchup in the World Baseball Classic. You could see that as soon as the bracket was released, Pool C was paired with Pool D for the quarterfinals. That meant Japan, the defending champ and three-time WBC winner, was like...6853Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:42:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/usa-edges-canada-5-3-to-secure-semifinal-berth-r6858/For the third time in the past month, the USA and Canada squared off in a major sporting event. Last month it was the Olympics, this the WBC. Team USA took this matchup, 5-3 over Canada. For the USA, Logan Webb was dominant. He pitched 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and not allowing a run...6858Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:30:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/cristopher-sanchezs-dominant-outing-leads-dominican-republic-past-quarterfinal-round-r6855/The Dominican Republic's potent offense continued to be in high gear on Friday night as they run-ruled Korea by a final score of 10-0, defeating them in seven innings. Although the DR offense was still as good as ever, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez turned in a sensational star...6855Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:33:05 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/who-to-watch-in-the-wbc-roman-anthony-powers-us-fernando-tatis-jr-stars-for-dominican-republic-r6821/After a little more than a week of round-robin play, with some dramatic finishes, Friday marks the beginning of the knockout rounds in the World Baseball Classic. In the first two of four quarterfinal games, the U.S. squares off against Canada, and South Korea takes on the Dominican Republic....6821Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:18:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/the-dominican-republics-historic-world-baseball-classic-clinches-top-spot-in-pool-d-r6797/In front of 36,230 fans who filled the seats at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, the biggest matchup of the World Baseball Classic up to this point took place, with the undefeated Dominican Republic and Venezuela facing off. It would be Albert Pujols' Dominican Republic squad, powered by four h...6797Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:18:04 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/usa-crumbles-in-8-6-loss-to-italy-awaiting-the-fate-of-the-tiebreaker-r6772/Team USA lost to Team Italy 8-6. Their future in the tournament is now in serious jeopardy.  Nolan McLean got the start for Team USA and got off to a quick start, but crumbled after that. He gave up three runs in the second inning, including two home runs. He only completed three innings of...6772Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/canada-edges-puerto-rico-3-2-sets-up-win-or-go-home-clash-against-cuba-r6773/On Tuesday night, the World Baseball Classic featured a matchup between two of the top teams in Pool A. Puerto Rico entered the game 3-0, sitting atop the group, and was looking to maintain a perfect record through pool play. Standing in their way was Team Canada. After taking care of business a...6773Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:40:37 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/who-to-watch-in-the-wbc-sandy-alcantara-arms-dominican-republic-wilyer-abreu-sparks-venzuela-r6763/Wednesday is the final day of pool play in the World Baseball Classic—and it features the game everyone has been waiting for: The Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela in Miami. Both teams had the day off on Tuesday and are 3-0 in Pool D, having already punched their tickets to the quarterf...6763Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:15:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/from-the-captain-to-the-kid-aaron-judge-roman-anthony-power-usa-past-mexico-r6740/Team USA won their third game of pool play by a score of 5-3 against Team Mexico. They did it with a great offense and an excellent outing by AL Cy Young Winner Paul Skenes. Skenes pitched like an ace today for Team USA, being the first starter to not surrender a run. He pitched four inning...6740Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:38:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/who-to-watch-in-the-wbc-pete-crow-armstrongs-glove-valuable-for-us-vinnie-pasquantino-anchors-italy-r6733/We are down to the final games of pool play in the World Baseball Classic. The U.S., fresh off a thrilling 5-3 win over Mexico, wraps up its Pool B schedule with a clash against Italy on Tuesday. The U.S. is 3-0, but has not yet clinched a quarterfinal spot. That is because Italy is 2-0 and...6733Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:15:01 +0000