Baseball hasn’t been kind to the Big Apple. The Mets and Yankees both struggled mightily last week, costing the Bombers a few spots on the top 10 and the Mets to fall off the list. The Amazins’ have dropped nine games in a row after starting 7-4 and fundamentally look like one of the worst teams in baseball. And the Yankees got swept by the Rays, split a series with the Angels, and...
Long live the robots. The robots are here to stay. After trial runs in both Triple-A and spring training, the Automated Ball Strike Challenge System [ABS] has made its way to the big leagues in 2026. Starting on Opening Day 2026, players have been able to turn to ABS to issue a final judgment on close ball/strike calls. ABS is the first system to take away unilateral ball/strike decision-making...
Winter is officially in the books. Even if the weather on the East Coast is still in the 40s. Baseball began Wednesday night with the Yankees defeating the Giants 7-0, kicking off an exciting 2026 season. The Dodgers still have a target on their heads coming off back-to-back World Series rings, and will look to be the first team to three-peat since the Yankees from 1998-2000. Meanwhile, the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets kicked off the 2026 season with a huge home win on Opening Day, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7. Carson Benge had a dream MLB debut and the entire offense was firing on all cylinders making for a fun home opener at Citi Field. The Mets will have a customary day off on Friday before returning to Citi Field on Saturday for the second game of the series. It...
Team Venezuela is the 2026 World Baseball Classic champion. Venezuela struck first in the top of the third. After McLean gave up a single to Salvador Perez and a walk to Ronald Acuna Jr., a wild pitch allowed the runners to advance into scoring position. Maikel Garcia then took advantage and hit a sacrifice fly to center field that drove in a run and made it a 1-0 lead for Venezuela. McLean...
The United States took down the Dominican Republic in a low-scoring 2-1 affair to advance to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic Sunday night. Propelled by a couple of home runs and stout pitching, the United States will now await the winner of Italy versus Venezuela. Two solo home runs in the fourth inning by Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony were enough. The lone Dominican...
Sunday, March 15, 2026 • 8:10 PM LoanDepot Park • Miami, FL RHP Paul Skenes (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Luis Severino (1-0, 2.25 ERA) FS1 The United States is set to face off against the Dominican Republic for a spot in the World Baseball Classic championship game. The U.S. defeated Canada in the quarterfinals while the D.R. mercy-ruled Korea, 10-0, in their quarterfinal match. The Dominicans have not...
After an upset loss at the hands of Team Italy in their last game of pool play on Tuesday, Team USA had its backs against the walls with its destiny for the remainder of the 2026 World Baseball Classic out of its control. Luckily for them, Italy kept them alive after they defeated Team Mexico by a score of 9-1 on Wednesday night. Now, the United States have new life in the tournament and are set...
The World Baseball Classic is down to its elite eight and every game from here on out is single elimination. (Mark DeRosa, do not bench any stars.) Also, 17 Mets (including minor leaguers) were on WBC rosters at the outset and now a lucky seven still have a chance for a ring. Friday’s games Korea vs. Dominican Republic at loanDepot park in Miami, 6:30 p.m. ET on FS2 Korea is the only team...
Good morning, Mets fans. Team USA needed help on Wednesday night, and they got it with Italy beating Mexico. USA will now move on to the quarterfinal and play Canada on Friday in Houston at 8 p.m. ET. World Baseball Classic Results As mentioned, Italy beat Mexico by a 9-1 score behind three home runs from first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Mets nemesis Jon Berti also homered for Italy, and Aaron...
Team USA dropped the ball on Tuesday night when they lost 8-6 to Team Italy despite a couple of late inning runs. I’m not going through all the scenarios USA needs to advance (you can see them here), but the simplest way for them to move on is for Italy to beat Mexico tonight. The following teams have already clinched a spot in the quarterfinals: Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,...
First, a confession. Prior to last Friday night, I had never watched a full inning of a World Baseball Classic game. After going to two games over the weekend, I am looking forward to my next one. Pre-Game The experience, however, started off poorly. There is a list of 17 instruments that are allowed at the WBC and it includes bongos, tambourines, trumpets and trombones. There is also a list of...
