The home runs were flying, and the espresso shots were flowing, for Italy during its win over the U.S., which sets up a huge Italy-Mexico matchup today to decide which two of the three teams will advance out of Pool B.
Team Italy center fielder Jakob Marsee with the must-see play, backing up left fielder Dante Nori while also sort of being in front of him? Impressive, any way you look at it.
Picking Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani is too easy. And there's an obvious group of stars behind them ready to claim the hardware should either of them falter. But let's look a bit deeper and pinpoint six less obvious choices -- three in each league -- with the goods to surprise everyone and capture MVP honors this season.
Twenty years ago, Ken Griffey Jr. was playing for the United States in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Now, he's capturing Team USA's biggest moments of the 2026 Classic -- behind the camera.
Fans and players alike in San Juan have been celebrating Puerto Rico victories by singing "Preciosa," a nearly 90-year old folk tune that's experienced a revival after Marc Anthony recorded it in 1998.
When Angels manager Kurt Suzuki was asked about the probable pitchers -- Mitch Farris vs. Walker Buehler -- he quickly realized why. What he wasn't so sure was if his younger players would understand the reference.
As part of the foundation’s annual Mentoring and Leadership Conference, MLB hosted a sponsor luncheon for a group of scholars who are majoring in a wide variety of fields and not necessarily seeking to work in sports directly.
