Starting this evening, the World Baseball Classic goes pretty much non-stop through Monday. There are a few hours between the first game in Japan (which is late in the evening US time) and the second ...

Pool C features the defending champs and arguably the greatest baseball player to ever live. No pressure. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic Pool C kicks off play in Tokyo with Chinese ...

In Samurai Japan’s first game of this World Baseball Classic, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was unsettled by a formidable offense. His own. Japan scored 10 runs in the second inning of its 13-0 mercy-rule ...

It’s time for baseball’s international competition to move into the spotlight. That’s right: We’re less than a week away from the start of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, the sixth edition of the ...

Ukyo Shuto belted a three-run homer and Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami added a grand slam to highlight a nine-run eighth inning, lifting Japan to a 9-0 win over Czechia on Tuesday in ...

The 2026 World Baseball Classic continues on Friday, March 6 with Japan starting its title defense vs. Chinese Taipei at the Tokyo Dome. Japan has won the WBC three times – 2006, 2009 and 2023 – and ...